Song Quotes by Charles Bradley

I never knew about racial segregation until Martin Luther King.

— Charles Bradley

A real good artist learns to be a better person through all the changes they've been through. They keep their loving and honesty growing…

— Charles Bradley

I was learning 'Changes' at the time that my mom was sick and she was leaving me. And those last verses in that song,…

— Charles Bradley

I always loved James Brown, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke.

— Charles Bradley

If you want to give a show, make it real, and people will listen to you more carefully.

— Charles Bradley

I did a CD way back in 1989, but I never got it off the ground.

— Charles Bradley

We've got to learn how to not look at creed or color. Look at how beautiful a bouquet of roses looks like - different…

— Charles Bradley

I'm trying to find a home that I can come home to, and there's no stress or pressure to be scared to be in…

— Charles Bradley

James Brown really taught me a lot - his lyrics and his performance and whatever he does when he's onstage. I'll always call him…

— Charles Bradley

I lived in the streets for three years when I was a kid, and every day, I didn't know where my next meal would…

— Charles Bradley

My grandmother always told me that regardless of what the world gives you, stay humble. Stay strong in your beliefs, and be honest. And…

— Charles Bradley

Peforming as James Brown, I didn't really have to go deep in my soul the way I do as Charles Bradley.

— Charles Bradley

I'm 63 now, and I need to take care of myself so that I can continue to perform at my best.

— Charles Bradley

I've always been a person who wanted to withdraw from the world, because the changes I've been through, I just don't want to go…

— Charles Bradley

Just know that all the pain that I've been through, it made me strong.

— Charles Bradley