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
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I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.
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To me, music is entertainment - what else can it be? In fact, it's the only language I know of that's universal.
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Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond.
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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.
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My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.
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I heard someone say that all black people got rhythm. Bullshit.
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Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
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Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically.
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I was born with music inside me
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Music is the chalk to the blackboard of life. Without it everything is a blank slate
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Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over.
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I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
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Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.
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I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me-like food or water.