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"[Georgia on his mind: After watching] Ray, ... Georgia on My Mind." — 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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American Musician    Music   

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"Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Records 1952-1959" — Ray Charles
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"It was like a playoff atmosphere. This was a great game for us to play at this time of the year." — 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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American Musician    Honor   

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"Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I'll give you some of mine." — Ray Charles
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American Musician    People   

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"(Night Time Is) The Right Time." — Ray Charles
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"What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room" — Ray Charles
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"I still sit and wonder, how can we have war in these times?" — Ray Charles
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"I Walk the Line." — Ray Charles
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"McQueen and us, we always seem to have a playoff-type game. One mistake can cost you the game." — Ray Charles
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"It Should've Been Me." — Ray Charles
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"I loved those cats at Atlantic. They were the only record guys who never told me what to do. Ahmet (Ertegun) let me do what I wanted to do and I loved him for that." — Ray Charles
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"The artists ... that's what makes it so good for us," — Ray Charles
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"Do it right or don't do it at all. That comes from my mom. If there's something I want to do, I'm one of those people that won't be satisfied until I get it done. If I'm trying to sing something and I can't get it, I'm going to keep at it until I get where I want it." — Ray Charles
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"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities." — Ray Charles
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American Musician    Life   

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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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American Musician    Learning   

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"I never considered myself part of rock 'n' roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to; my stuff was filled with more despair than anything you'd associate with rock 'n' roll. Since I couldn't see people dancing, I didn't write jitterbugs or twists. I wrote rhythms that moved me. My style requires pure heart singing." — Ray Charles
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"I don't think any of us really KNOWS why we're here. But I think we're suppose to BELIEVE we're here for a purpose." — Ray Charles
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"I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing." — Ray Charles
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American Musician    Society   

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"When I started to sing like myself - as opposed to imitating Nat Cole, which I had done for a while - when I started singing like Ray Charles, it had this spiritual and churchy, this religious or gospel sound. It had this holiness and preachy tone to it. It was very controversial. I got a lot of criticism for it." — Ray Charles
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