Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson, known professionally as Ray Charles, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. He was sometimes referred to as "The Genius", and was also nicknamed "The High Priest of Soul"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth23 September 1930
CityAlbany, GA
CountryUnited States of America
conversation good relatively ringing telephone writer
I don't know about other writers, but for myself, to write I must be relatively quiet - it's very difficult to write with the telephone and the doorbell ringing and conversation going on; I'm not that good a writer to write through all that!
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I met Quincy Jones in Seattle. We were kids together... liked each other when we met and have been close ever since. He wasn't writing when we met - in fact, I more or less started him off to write; voicing, harmony, and stuff like that.
electricity force light room
What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room
hear outside window
I hear like you see -- like that hummingbird outside that window for instance.
believe knows suppose
I don't think any of us really KNOWS why we're here. But I think we're suppose to BELIEVE we're here for a purpose.
mom thinking people
My mom taught me a lot. A lot about minding your own business and leaving other people's business alone. And let them think what they want.
jobs guy trying
When I'm having a rehearsal and there are new guys who come in to try out for the job, I always let my conductor rehearse them. Because I don't want the guy to get bent out of shape, because I walk in.
thinking artist people
I think that most great artists who are extremely known, as I am, would intimidate a lot of people. I don't want to do that to people, but I know I do.
night way feels
I sing what I sing true. Each night I sing it the way I feel that night.
fall play guy
I always stay out of the rehearsal room you know when they first come in. Then once they had chance to play a little bit, then I walk in. Because I've seen guys fall apart.
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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.
dream sometimes
Sometimes my dreams are so deep that I dream that I'm dreaming.
born explanation knows
I was born with music inside me. That's the only explanation I know of
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I set my own rhythm and it was usually a little faster than other people's.