Ray Charles Quotes about Music

Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.

Music to me is like breathing. I don't get tired of breathing, I don't get tired of music.

Funny, Music, Wisdom

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

Inspirational, Inspiring, Music

Ray Charles (2004). “Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story”

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

Ray Charles

Music, Badass, Bad Ass

The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it.

Ray Charles

Music, Believe, Piano

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

Ray Charles

Music, Memories, Play

"Quotes: Ray Charles in His Own Words", www.foxnews.com. June 10, 2004.

Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically.

Ray Charles

Music, Musical, Music Is

"Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story". Book by Ray Charles and David Ritz (Little Bit of Soul, p. 307), October 1978.

I heard someone say that all black people got rhythm. Bullshit.

Ray Charles

Music, People, Bullshit

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

Ray Charles

Music, Roots, Childhood

Ray Charles, David Ritz (2004). “Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story”, p.111, Da Capo Press

Ray Charles Quotes about Music

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