Quote Originally Posted by drlorne View Post
this is a family that can't agree on anything. Aretha knew she was dying and didn't put things in place and look at the chaos and pain that it has caused. Again, from what I read, this was more her way of dealing with things than not. Clive Davis must have very special qualities to have worked with her so long.
The other thing I noticed is the amount of smoking that happened, no wonder her voice deteriorated...same with Dionne Warwick...no denying the ravages the smoking does.
I agree about the smoking, but everybody smoked back then. It was thought of as being glamorous and cool, but we know that it's dangerous now.