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I sing to the realists people who accept it like it is.
Aretha Franklin
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Aretha Franklin
Age: 76 †
Born: 1942
Born: March 25
Died: 2018
Died: August 16
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Aretha Louise Franklin
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As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war ... You have to learn when to let go. And that's not easy.
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I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.
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If a song's about something I've experienced or that could've happened to me it's good. But if it's alien to me, I couldn't lend anything to it. Because that's what soul is all about.
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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It's a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it's sad and smiles when it's happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin' takes courage.
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Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.
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Call in the Caped Crusader, Green Hornet, Kato, too. I'm in so much trouble I don't know what to do.
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It's so glamorous, you have to see it. (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
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Judy Garland is a singer with a capital S. And talk about soul. This woman was soul personified. Judy Garland is a class by herself.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion.
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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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You're a no good heartbreaker, you're a liar, and you're a cheat. I don't know why I let you do these things to me.
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On the sly, scoping for love.
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Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!
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My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.
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