Ray Charles Quotes

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so...

Learning to read music in Braille & play by ear helped me develop a [very] good memory.

Dreams, if they're any good, are always a little bit crazy.

I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my h...

I suppose I've always done my share of crying, especially when there's no other way to contain my fe...

I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or...

Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I jus...

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

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

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.

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