Quote by Ray Charles
My music had roots which Id dug up from my own childhood, musical

My music had roots which Id dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. – Ray Charles

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

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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. – 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. – Ray Charles

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Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours. – Elton John

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Def Leppard is obviously a different band that we are, but the music work well tighter. And the audiences seem work well together too. We are opening, but were having a good time. – Joan Jett

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