My faith always has been and always will be important to me.

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

Being the Queen is not all about singing and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.

I'm a big woman. I need big hair.

If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody's supposed to respect you?

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.

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