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
care being-myself take-care
What I've got to live up to, is being myself. If I do that, the rest will take care of itself.
people deals
Sighted people, you gotta deal with them.
art genius
Art Tatum -- he was a genius. And Einstein, not me.
sound helping knows
I can't help what I sound like. What I sound like is what i am. You know? I cannot be anything other that what I am.
sadness contentment too-much
There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment.
paper printed meant-to-be
Drunken talk isn’t meant to be printed in the paper.
feelings way emotion
Crying's always been a way for me to get things out which are buried deep, deep down. When I sing, I often cry. Crying is feeling, and feeling is being human.
song men people
My version of 'Georgia' became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching.
blank chalk music-is
Music is the chalk to the blackboard of life. Without it everything is a blank slate
play ifs can-do
If you can play the blues, you can do anything.
teenager writing heart
I never considered myself part of rock 'n' roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to; my stuff was filled with more despair than anything you'd associate with rock 'n' roll. Since I couldn't see people dancing, I didn't write jitterbugs or twists. I wrote rhythms that moved me. My style requires pure heart singing.
israel feel-good causes
Even though I'm not Jewish...Israel is one of the few causes I feel good about supporting.
rain sadness heart
Absence makes the heart grow fonder and tears are only rain to make love grow.
birthday romantic dream
Other arms reach out to me, Other eyes smile tenderly, Still in peaceful dreams I see, The road leads back to you.