I always loved James Brown, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke.
People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.
If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do.
Hey, I'm like Aretha Franklin, I don't get no R -S -P -E -C -T around here!
To me, R&B means Aretha Franklin, who is otherworldly.
In the end, the sign of Aretha Franklin's artistry is that she always leaves her mark - first, on the music, then on us.
Aretha Franklin, first and foremost... That's my top girl there.
I'm an old spirit, and my voice tends to be kind of heavy and loud. I've been referenced as 'a young Aretha.'
When Aretha Franklin came on the radio when I was in college, we would stop the car, throw open the doors, jump out, and dance.
The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin's.
'La Lupe' is my passion project. I've done it as a one-woman show, but I'm raising money to turn it into a film. It's a story of a Cuban singer who became the Queen of Latin Soul, the first woman on the N.Y. salsa scene.
There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.
My ultimate film role would be to play the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.
I was fortunate enough to meet Aretha Franklin but I was so overwhelmed that I just burst out crying.
