Aretha Franklin Quotes

Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!

Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I'm using to the highest degree possible the gift that God gave me to use. I'm happy with that.

I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.

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.

I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.

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