Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.
Ray Charles
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More quotes by Ray Charles
- I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
- 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.
- Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
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- My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.