Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson, known professionally as Ray Charles, was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. He was sometimes referred to as "The Genius", and was also nicknamed "The High Priest of Soul"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth23 September 1930
CityAlbany, GA
CountryUnited States of America
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.
blue low-self-esteem losing
All my life I've always been so blue, born to lose, and now I'm losing you.
like-something prerogative ifs
If somebody don't like something that I do, that's his or her prerogative. Just like it's mine.
music bullshit people
I heard someone say that all black people got rhythm. Bullshit.
music memories play
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
country men special
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.
goodbye mean gone
Goodbye don't mean gone.
life one-day lasts
Live each day like it's your last, 'cause one day you gonna be right
song believe heart
I don't sing a song unless I feel it. The song don't tug at my heart, I pass on it. I have to believe in what I'm doing.
practice hell be-good
I really feel that if you're gonna be good, you gotta practice... Practice whatever the hell you do.
giving-up dont-give-up done
The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.
good-life blessed ocean
You ask me what I'd like to do that I haven't done and I say 'Nothin'!' I haven't any mountains to climb or oceans to swim. I've been an extremely blessed individual. ... I'm not clamorin' for more trinkets. If I were to die tomorrow, I could say I've had a good life.
clothes pawns pay
I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent.
prayer supernatural-forces blind
When I was going blind, I didn't turn to God. It didn't seem to me then - and it doesn't seem to me now - that those items were His concern. Early on, I figured I better begin to learn how to count on myself, instead of counting on supernatural forces.