How Aretha Franklin’s tragic life turned her into a demanding diva
NY Post
Aretha Franklin was one of the biggest stars in America — and one of the biggest divas. She refused to travel by plane. She insisted on the heat being cranked up while she recorded, other people’s comfort be damned.
Once in the studio, Aretha required special fuel: “She would call out . . . ‘Get me the fried chicken and cheeseburger,’ ” Narada Michael Walden, a drummer who worked with her, told The Post. “Then she would eat the chicken and burger, undo the top button of her jeans and blast [the vocals] out.” Food was just one of her excesses, along with alcohol, cigarettes and sex.More Related News