Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklinis an American singer–songwriter and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin's church as a child. In 1960, at the age of 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but only achieving modest success. Following her signing to Atlantic Records in 1967, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as "Respect", "A Natural Woman" and "Think". These hits and more helped her to gain the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth25 March 1942
CityMemphis, TN
CountryUnited States of America
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.
I've never recorded anything I didn't like.
I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.
Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
I've always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
It's so glamorous, you have to see it." (describing the $92 million Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
Call in the Caped Crusader, Green Hornet, Kato, too. I'm in so much trouble I don't know what to do.
I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.
Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.
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.
Politics are not my arena. Music is.
I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.