of an incredible life. aretha -- aretha loved detroit. she loved the life in detroit. she loved her family. and detroit, you led the world in loving aretha. [ applause ] >> when i sat down in her kitchen, when i had dinner with aretha in 1979, she -- she already was of course the queen of soul. she had given the world respect, natural woman, chain of fools, "i never loved a man the way i loved you," rock steady, amazing grace, think and so much more. we talked -- we talked into the