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

...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso

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

Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.

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.

When God loves you, what can be better than that?

I love to sing. It's just a natural thing for me.