Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory. – Ray Charles
Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor. – Ray Charles

Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory. – Ray Charles
Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor. – Ray Charles
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
My music had roots which Id dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. – Ray Charles
In this business, if you take too long, the landscape changes. So the opportunities that were there when I decided to take a break werent there when I came back. Its like, Wait a second – what happened here? It was a real learning experience. Ive paid my dues, I will tell you that. – Chris ODonnell