Aretha Quotes

"It was the women (Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes) who drove me to the stereo. Men feel they have something to prove. They don`t trust their automatic pilot chops. Females do. They go on deeper dramatic trips, take more chances. Put it out there with greater flair."

I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald.

When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That`s what I wanted to do.

Don`t say Aretha is making a comeback, because I`ve never been away!

The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin`s.

I know I`m not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people.