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

- Aretha Franklin

I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people.

- George Thorogood

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

- Joss Stone

The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin's.

- Marianne Faithfull

Aretha Franklin does not like me.

- Natalie Cole

If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do.

- Peabo Bryson