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
I love 'Anne of Green Gables.' I have for years. That's one of my favourite things. She's such a can-do kind of girl; that's why I'm crazy about her.
Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.
I've never recorded anything I didn't like.
I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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.
On the sly, scoping for love.
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.
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'm a big woman. I need big hair.
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.
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.
Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.