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Anybody you will ever meet or interview. bar none. no one has had the incredible life that ive had. i think that the run for president made me appreciate how fortunate a person i am. once i got over the 24 hours of defeat, which was not unexpected, i began to be a little receitrospective and appreciate the life that ive led and that i could continue to contribute. that was one very important thing. i said i lost, its bad, all that, but i can go back to the united states senate and i can still ma...

Marshal mathers and the biggest star in hip hop is eminem, bar none. ♪ >> eminem came from a white working class background and those are the stories he told. it put him on a different level because he brought authenticity to the game. >> i saw "8 mile" in times square opening night. it was one of the most satisfying movie experiences i have ever had. lose yourself in the speakers at a giant movie theater, thats a big moment. >> the oscar goes to eminem. >> its not quite "purple rain", but it ...

With a future president, seen here with donald trump at the grand opening of the trump international hotel and tower in new york city. president trump tweeting today that she will be missed. in 2005, former president george w. bush presented frank lip with the presidential medal of freedom, the nations highest civilian award. heres how he honored her. >> one record executive put it this way. aretha is still the best singer in the world bar none. she finds meanings in lyrics that the composers ...

Inauguration. again, her ability to take standard songs and then speak to and through us, i think its bar none. she was a walking icon and legend to us all. >> trey, mark, thank you. i appreciate it. >> she took you a song and didnt give it back. >> right, it was her song. sorry, its mine now. thank you. i appreciate that. >> put it right in that purse. >> thanks for watching, everyone. were going to leave you with this from the legend. i hope i did you proud, queen. aretha franklin. ♪ amazing...

>> van, you just mentioned george w. bush. we have some sound. this is the impact she had. when you cover politics, youre around a lot of celebrities and politicians. watching the face of the president of the united states, for example, whether its george w. bush or barack obama, we have both. you understand when they understand theyre in a special place because theyre around famous people all the time. theyre around celebrities all the time. theyre themselves the president of the united states....

This way, aretha is still the best singer in the world, bar none. >> in january 2009 she performed "my country tis of thee" at the inauguration of barack obama and hit the stage in washington yet again in a surprise performance to honor carole king singing, a natural woman at the kennedy center honors in 2015. two years later aretha franklin called it quits announcing she was retiring from touring. over five decades the legendary singer scored 17 top ten hits, won 18 grammys plus two additional ...

>> bill: how do you remember the life of your friend today, fonzy? >> my goodness, she is one of the most magnificent people that i ever met. just as a great lady, as a business woman, and, of course, as an amazing singer and musician. she was my childhood idol and i must say that i became acquainted with aretha franklin through my best friend. we used to sing background and respect and that type of stuff. and then in 1982 luther produced an album called "jump to it" that i sang on. later on in ...

Others who are not. there really is a fine line between false modesty and being bragging. she walked that line perfectly. she really did. >> sandra: she dominated the charts, earning her the title queen of soul. the first woman to be inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame. featured at president barack obamas inauguration. awarded the presidential medal of freedom. she was in class all on her own. >> she was. and its so funny because we get a lot of musicians over here at tmz. we get them out...

The best-tasting food. libations. charlie rango was there with his wife. she had a cross section of friends to help celebrate her birthday parties at the ritz and we all dressed for the occasion. >> sandra: she was the first woman inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame. only featured singer at president barack obamas inauguration. how important was that to her? >> that moment for her was very -- history, first of all. having the first black president asking you to sing at his inauguration wh...

It. i havent let it out of my hands pretty much for the entire time. >> the ipad wasnt the first tablet. but it was the best. >> steve jobs turned a dying company into possibly the greatest company america has ever seen. >> where do you fit in the american family of thinkers and inventors? >> you know, i dont -- i dont really think that way. >> steve jobs is kind of like the thomas edison crossed with pablo picasso with a touch of pt bar none. he has the style. he has the flare. he has the genus...