Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter and composer known as Ray Charles.
I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap. Use this quote
My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
