Ray Charles Quotations | Page 2

I sing what I sing true. Each night I sing it the way I feel that night.

I always stay out of the rehearsal room you know when they first come in. Then once they had chance to play a little bit, then I walk in. Because I've seen guys fall apart.

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

Sometimes my dreams are so deep that I dream that I'm dreaming.

I was born with music inside me. That's the only explanation I know of

I set my own rhythm and it was usually a little faster than other people's.

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.

Nowadays they say you need a special chip to put in the TV so kids can't watch this and that. In my day, we didn't need a chip. My mom was the chip. End of story.

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.

Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more.