Once a bad thought has already entered the mind, it becomes a sin. So, am gonna go ahead and say what’s on my mind. She didn’t have to bring Toni into it. Another thing I noticed about her, she wasn’t very humble. She was actually quite arrogant and I never really liked her voice. To me, her tone wasn’t clear. I always preferred Whitney’s voice over hers, as well as Gladys, Dionne in her prime, Minnie Riperton, Phyllis Hyman, Deneice Williams, Melba Moore & Patti. May she rest in peace.
@@shawnjones4527Aretha had a hard life and that reflected in how she acted the older she got, there was a sense of bitterness there People forget she had her first child at 12 and her second child at 14. And she was also in a abusive marriage That definitely did a number on her as a person Her character was probably her self defence mechanism and way to cope. It doesn't excuse the behaviour but explains it well.
@@shawnjones4527 , Aretha had a beautiful and clear voice before the cigarettes took a toll , she smoked for 30 years and from time to time talked about how she regretted all those years she did smoke and the negative affects it had on her voice. I don`t think she mentioned Toni for any ill intent or anything personal but because Toni`s dire financial circumstances were made public at that time by Oprah Winfrey, Aretha probably felt the interviewer was getting confused . Toni joined Aretha on stage and performed with her at some point after this interview was filmed so obviously there was no beef .
@@christhomas5761 yeah, that's how I took that. Those interviewers don't do good research before hand because I never heard anything about Aretha having financial problems.
She doesn't even give a reaction. She shades but because she was so calm most of the time, it doesn't look aggressive. She is an interesting character and I gotta watch her interview more often to know how to deflect from conflicts
Miss Aretha was so spunky, spirited, cheeky and SEXY. An indomitable spirit NOT to be messed with. She didn't miss a thing, quick to let someone know about themselves, honest. An Icon! 🔥
The interview about R E S P EC T takes me out every time. The interviews gasp sends me, she was so genuinely clueless and surprised about the real lyric, Aretha was amused 😹😹😹
She’s an Aries! So am I. No wonder I chuckle at her shadiness! People be getting on my nerves too 😂 I am almost 60 and must admit the shady remarks increase with age. I don’t care child. You better come correct. No hard feelings though 😊
Ithink it's funny as heck how the reporter thought that just because Lauren Hill said the studio smelled like church, Aretha didn't act all floored and awed out and just said, what does church smell like. Clearly Aretha didn't see the church as the safe sanctuary that others expected it to be.
Being born and raised up in Michigan not too far outside of Detroit… Miss Franklin was beloved… my 5th grade teacher Miss Williams would play ‘Respect’ everyday at the end of the day. It was the second song I can remember being truly engrained in core memory. I also did a book report on her. As I grew up and she died, I was so saddened that this figure that I had known of through my formative years was no longer around. It wasn’t until after her death that I realized the scope of her impact, the genius of her artistry, and the beauty of her as a person. I now marvel at who she was in a much different way than I did as a 10 year old kid. She is the greatest female vocalist of all time in my book. And I miss her.
@@narutohyuga1845 I think she considers Mariah too white, and not black enough. The way she talked about Adele, Debbie Harry, and even said these white people are bat sh*t crazy, and she also said "whatever! Black people like Christina Aguilera, she is alright." Its almost as if for her, white people are just musically inferior to blacks. Like if u didnt grow up singing the old school black way of developing ur talent singing gospel in church, u not talented enough. There are many genres of music outside r&b, soul, gospel, etc. She clearly respects older black singers like Aretha, Patti, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Donna Summers, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, or women before around her age, like Stephanie Mills, Anita Baker, or even those who grew up the old school way like Whitney Houston. But divas from the 90s onwards are not good enough in her eyes. Even MJ Blige, who yeah, doesn't have the vocals of Chaka. But she probably considers 90s more new school, when hip hop started taking over the black genre scene. But yeah, i find her very closed minded and ignorant to think that singers in black genres are the most superior.
She’s queen of the universe imo. Everyone was always trying to take her down a notch; you don’t do that unless someone IS on the very top. Loved how firm she was in her confidence.
Didn't mince words either. Well, "R-e-s-p-e-c-t" was evenly sliced to make sure everyone got an idea of what it should taste like, but as her instructions clearly stated, anyone taking a slice was expected to give the whole word back to her when they got home. (For reasons unknown, in a sock.) (Advice: Don't think about it, just do it.) (Correction: Apparently don't just do it, do it right. Per Aretha. So you better think. My bad.)
I have watched a lot of interviews with 60s singers and it's amazing how well they answer their questions during interviews. They know what to say and stop saying too much whenever the reporters wanted to press for more info. I feel like the PR training they received back then was way superb than today
@@donalddavis6689 I agree with u. I think labels need to give more training to artists to stop speaking too much. You don't want to give too much information as a celebrity.
Ms Aretha FRANKlin, queen of soul and of shade! She really knew how to throw that shade and still keep it classy. That interview she did with Wendy Williams had me in absolute stitches, if you have't seen the complete clip, you must, it is epic! 😆
Just imagine what Queen and Mariah talked about in Aretha's trailer before Diva's 98. When Queen said they had a little girl talk. And side-note I can listen to her speaking voice all day. So soothing and calm.
Aretha grew up in a time where she had to quickly learn not to take anyone’s sh*t. She still didn’t take anyone’s sh*t until her last breath. Love this woman 🤣🤣🤣
Growing up in the toughest and roughest of cities it was Hard to get buy ...thank God we had a stereo and tv mom had every Aretha Franklin and Al Green album that were ever made mom loved her so much and I grew up thinking Miss Franklin was my auntie 👠👠💋 ❤️💯💯💢💯💋💔
