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