Ray Charles
Soul music pioneer
Sayings by Ray Charles
I can't retire. What would I do? Sit around and watch my toenails grow?
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.
I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't been blind. I might have been a pimp or a dope pusher.
I don't sing to sound like nobody. I sing like me.
Heroin was my only friend. It killed my pain.
I don't sing to sound like nobody. I sing to sound like Ray Charles.
I don't care about color. I care about music.
I'm not a politician. I'm a musician.
I don't give a damn about what people think about me.
I'm not a saint, but I'm not a sinner either.
I'm not a victim. I'm a survivor.