Ray Charles

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

Ray Charles

famous

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

food

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

Ray Charles

learning

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

music

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

Ray Charles

music

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.

Ray Charles

music

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.

Ray Charles

music

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

Ray Charles

music

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

society

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