Facts about Ray Charles

Occup.	Musician
From	USA
Born	September 23, 1930
Died	June 10, 2004
Aged	73 years

Summary

Ray Charles was a famous Musician from USA, who lived between September 23, 1930 and June 10, 2004. He/she became 73 years old.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac libra, who is known for Balance, Justice, Truth, Beauty, Perfection. Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by Ray, under the main topic Music.

Related authors: Brenda Lee (Musician), Billy Preston (Musician)

16 Famous quotes by Ray Charles

"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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"Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap"

Ray Charles

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

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"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"

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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'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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"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 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"

Ray Charles

"There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, "If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles.""

Ray Charles

"Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor"

Ray Charles

"Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine"

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"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities"

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"The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done"

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"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"

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"I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great"

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"I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear"

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