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Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

Quotes by Whitney Houston

I am in love with old school funk and soul music. That's what I grew up listening to, and I want to bring that style back with my music. I love artists like Stevie Wonder, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Michael...

Quotes by Raini Rodriguez

On long car rides, we would always listen to the 'Blues Brothers' soundtrack and try to emulate everything that Aretha Franklin was doing. There was soul and grit in it that I think a kid from the suburbs really needed.

Quotes by Phillipa Soo

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.

Quotes by Peabo Bryson

Always Quotes

If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do.

Quotes by Peabo Bryson

I've always been attracted to music, and women like Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Tina Turner showed the path, in a way. They're all tough women but not afraid to be vulnerable. They made me feel someone...

Quotes by Pearl Mackie

Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin...

Maya Angelou

As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Mahalia Jackson. It was truly spiritual. It made you understand what God was. We are...

Quotes by Mary J. Blige

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

Quotes by Marianne Faithfull

Franklin Quotes

Like when you hear Aretha Franklin sing - it touches your soul. Crunk music, it makes you just wanna lose your mind - just be free and wild out.

Quotes by Lil Jon

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

Quotes by Lena Horne

I used to be a pop singer; well, not used to be. I am an R&B singer. My emphasis was on Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin.

Quotes by Keala Settle

I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too excited when I had Aretha or the Stones pumping.

Quotes by Kara DioGuardi

I've been getting into different gospel artists; Aretha Franklin is someone I've been listening to a lot of.

Quotes by Jonny Lang

God Quotes

Atlantic's Jerry Wexler believes first-rate records are made by first-rate voices. He certainly has worked with enough of them: Clyde McPhatter, Joe Turner, La Vern Baker, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin.

Quotes by Jon Landau

In the end, the sign of Aretha Franklin's artistry is that she always leaves her mark - first, on the music, then on us.

Quotes by Jon Landau

My sound comes from my inspiration, which is people like Aretha and Jay Z and Kanye, as well as everyone from the Whitneys and Mariahs to Destiny's Child and Usher. They all inspired me growing up.

Quotes by Jess Glynne

Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin. Now, they are so subtle, they can milk you with two notes. They can make you feel like they told you the whole universe. But I don't know that yet. All I got now is strength....

Quotes by Janis Joplin

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

Quotes by George Thorogood

Like Quotes

I love Aretha Franklin, Edith Piaf, Blondie.

Quotes by Esperanza Spalding

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