Music quote by Ray Charles

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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.
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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"

- Ray Charles

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This quote by Ray Charles talks to the power of music in his life. He suggests that music belonged of him from the minute he was born, as if it were a physical part of his body. He compares it to his ribs, kidneys, liver, heart, and blood, recommending that it was as vital to him as food and water. This quote speaks with the power of music in Ray Charles' life, and how it belonged of him from the very start. It was something he might not live without, and it was a force that drove him to produce the music he is known for today. Music was a part of his identity, and it was something that he might not live without.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Ray Charles between September 23, 1930 and June 10, 2004. He/she was a famous Musician from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Music. The author also have 15 other quotes.

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