Aretha Franklin

American singer-songwriter and pianist123 QUOTES

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Aretha Franklin was an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Active in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, she was widely known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her voice made her one of the defining figures in popular music, and Rolling Stone twice named her the greatest singer of all time. She was also a pianist, and her work is closely associated with soul music and the performance style that made her famous.

“I just got into Mike Tyson. My security people kept saying, 'Haven't you seen him yet?' Well, I finally did, and he's got a real knockout punch.”

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“People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you.”

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“I've been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well.”

ART

“Certainly, gospel was my background - is my background.”

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“There is no way in the world anyone else could do my wedding other than myself, along with whomever I select to do various things.”

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“I like being married. It's an institution that I like.”

MARRIAGE

“There's a lot of great singers out here.”

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“I came up in gospel.”

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“I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.”