Ray Charles Quotes (30 Quotes)

(Night Time Is) The Right Time.

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.

It's great for families - we really take care to make sure all of our entertainment is family appropriate. We've added new children's activities, lots of free things to do and great music.

The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.

There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.

My version of "Georgia" became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching.

I'm not into the money thing. You can only sleep in one bed at a time. You can only eat one meal at a time, or be in one car at a time. So I don't have to have millions of dollars to be happy. All I need are clothes on my back, a decent meal, and a little loving when I feel like it. That's the bottom line.

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.

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.

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.

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'

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.

Many times during auditions, I was told that I couldn't carry a note with a bucket, and that I sure couldn't play the piano.

Music's been around a long time, and there's going to be music long after Ray Charles is dead. I just want to make my mark, leave something musically good behind. If it's a big record, that's the frosting on the cake, but music's the main meal.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

Pure Genius The Complete Atlantic Records 1952-1959

I still sit and wonder, how can we have war in these times

McQueen and us, we always seem to have a playoff-type game. One mistake can cost you the game.

Dear B.E. The song is Night Time Is the Right Time, ... Ray Charles Ultimate Hits Collection.

I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been able to hear.

There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, "If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles."

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.

I Walk the Line.

I'd like to think that when I sing a song, I can let you know all about the heartbreak, struggle, lies and kicks in the ass I've gotten over the years for being black and everything else, without actually saying a word about it.

It was like a playoff atmosphere. This was a great game for us to play at this time of the year.

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

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.

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

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