Ray Charles Music Quotations

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.

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 powerful. As people listen to it, they can be affected. They respond.

To me, music is entertainment - what else can it be? In fact, it's the only language I know of that's universal.

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

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

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

Music is about the only thing left that people don't fight over.

Music is the chalk to the blackboard of life. Without it everything is a blank slate

I was born with music inside me

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

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