Best quotes by Ray Charles on Music

Checkout quotes by Ray Charles on Music

• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ Music is powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond.

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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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• ‟ Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.

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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's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal.

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• ‟ What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

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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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