R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me.

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

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

I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.'

We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right.

As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war ... You have to learn when to let go. And that's not easy.

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.