Jill recently shared her first interaction with Aretha Franklin.
During a March 31 episode of NPR’s Fresh Air podcast, Scott shared Franklin’s stunning request.
“Aretha Franklin sent me to get her two hot dogs with cooked onions and mustard,” Scott told host Tonya Mosley.
“You met her, you told her you loved her, and then she said what?” Mosley asked.
“‘Go to the corner and get me two hot dogs with cooked onions and mustard,’” Scott recalled. “And I went.”
“I think I had the number one album in the country at the time,” Scott continued, “And I went to the corner and I got those hot dogs, and I brought them back, and I just waited.”
“I don’t even think she ate them,” Scott went on.
Mosley then asked Scott what she took from the interaction.
“I would, one, say be nicer to people,” Scott laughed.
“Two, you gotta earn your stripes,” she said. “[Back] then I was like, ‘Aww, I wanted her to be nicer to me, to embrace me, to tell me, you know, give me some advice and hold my hand a little bit. “But that’s not what happened.”
As an established artist in the game now, Scott said she understands what Franklin was trying to teach her.
“Now, I am that woman to a certain degree,” said Scott.“Don’t waste it, don’t waste my time, don’t waste your time. It’s too valuable,” she said of what she imagined Franklin may have been thinking at the time.
“I like this,” Scott said. “This is the auntie portion; she’s a little tougher.”
“’This is good for me. It’s good for you too, if you want it,’she said.
Responding to the video on Instagram, comedian Tony Baker disagreed with the whole scenario.
“Nah. What was the point of Aretha doing that? I don’t get it,” Baker wrote in the comments. “We are not pledging a Sorority or Fraternity here. Just be nice to folks. Cause acting like that can create villains.”