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Ray Charles has 72 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart.…
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Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it…
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There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New testament, that says, 'If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have…
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What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light…
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My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.
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Affluence separates people. Poverty knits 'em together. You got some sugar and I don't; I borrow some of yours. Next month you…
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I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
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There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities.
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My version of 'Georgia' became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me.…
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Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.
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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do…
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Back then, the business depended on bohemians. ... They needed Kristofferson and Roger Miller ..It was the tail end of something...the last…
— Steve Earle
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The words to country songs are very earthy like the blues. They're not as dressed up and the people are very honest…
— Ray Charles
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There's not one Tin Pan Alley song on my record.
— Branford Marsalis
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Then on to all the terrific american songwriters, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles, from Bob Dylan to Paul Simon. Whoever…
— Tom Chapin
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I was at the Apollo Theater all the time, skipping school, and I worked in a barbershop. That's how I started with…
— George Clinton
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You don't just have to be influenced by rock, or goth, anymore. It's okay to say, 'My influences are Tin Pan music…
— Grimes
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I grew up listening to a lot of player-piano music in my house and a lot of old Tin Pan Alley songs…
— John C. Reilly
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It is becoming increasingly difficult to decide where jazz starts or where it stops, where Tin Pan Alley begins and jazz ends,…
— Duke Ellington
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