Quote by Ray Charles
What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do

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. – Ray Charles

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I did it to myself. It wasnt society… it wasnt a pusher, it wasnt being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing. – 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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Put you energy into music. If it fails you, you can become an accountant or a dentist. And then if you become a dentist or an accountant, its too late to become a musician afterwards. – Peter Tork

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I think the world is ready for some rock n roll. Some real time guys that play their own instruments, write their own songs, and sing the music and have a good time doing it. – Vince Neil

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Ive studied various schools of thought… I acknowledge that some Muslims consider music prohibited, but Ive found a lot of evidence from the life of the Prophet to show that he allowed certainly, but even encouraged, music at certain times. – Cat Stevens

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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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