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've never recorded anything I didn't like.

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.

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

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

Be your own artist, and always be confident in what youre doing. If youre not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.

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