Aretha Franklin
Well, 20 Grammys is not bad.
What is auto-tune? I don't even know what auto-tune is.
People are not as nice as they used to be. There used to be a time when we conversed. You don't get a lot of real responses now. They used to be more polite and well-mannered people, generally. It's minimal now.
You have singers that are trained, and then you have natural singers: people that, in my opinion, were just born to sing. And hopefully, I am one of them.
I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying.
I came up in gospel.
I always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music.
Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
I'm really an old-fashioned girl - I like to be romanced.
I sing, and the musicians kind of fit things around me.
I think you have a lot of really good artists today. You have your Beyonce, Usher, Nicki Minaj and the like. But our generation, the artists were stronger. You're talking about myself, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, The Four Tops.
I certainly enjoy Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and there is Fantasia; these people will be around a while. They've got it. They've got the 'it' factor.
Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing. If youre not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.Collection: Artist
If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?Collection: Running
Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.Collection: Soul
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.Collection: Inspirational
Being the Queen is not all about singing and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.Collection: Queens
People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don't let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.Collection: People
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.Collection: Mean
Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.Collection: Leadership
The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.Collection: Men
Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they're now more and more in the power seats.Collection: Glasses
The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.Collection: Jesus
I love to sing. It's just a natural thing for me.Collection: Natural
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.Collection: Jesus
Better friends than lovers. Sugar can't you see? You need you and I really need me.Collection: Past
R&B is not a fad; it's the truth.Collection: Music
And I've been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I'm an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin'on sixty-five.Collection: Hurt
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.Collection: Letting Go
I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.Collection: People
I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.Collection: Music
On the sly, scoping for love.Collection: Expression
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.Collection: Class
...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a PicassoCollection: Music
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.Collection: Liars
Clark Terry is an American Master. I love to listen to him, particularly 'Mumbles.' I was so delighted when we received degrees together, along with Edward Kennedy, at the New England Conservatory in 1997.Collection: Together
Call in the Caped Crusader, Green Hornet, Kato, too. I'm in so much trouble I don't know what to do.Collection: Green
It's so glamorous, you have to see it." (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)Collection: Rocks