American music Quote by Taylor Hackford

I know that what's happened in the election has changed American reality, and I understand that I have to change with it. I have…

— Paul Auster

Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.

— Laurence J. Peter

I know in an existential sense that life can change on a dime ... something has instantly and inexorably changed in American life.

— John Lahr

The Great Migration changed American history not just for the migrants but for all of us. It made possible American cultural milestones like the…

— William Barr

“A half-century later, Mark Twain would say that the gold rush drastically changed the American character, ending the tradition of patient apprenticeships, the gradual…

— Pete Hamill

One day, I'll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it's nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day…

— J. Cole

The church didn't know what to do with Ray Charles or Al Green. And so they were kind of ostracized.

— LeCrae

I grew up listening to a lot of Ray Charles and '60s rock, thanks to my father, and then my brothers got me in…

— Avicii

I knelt at the altar of Ray Charles for years. I worked at a restaurant, and that's all there was on the jukebox.

— Tom Waits

I would like to be able to do a song with Ray Charles, before we both get too old.

— Joe Cocker

God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from…

— Norah Jones

Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles.

— Taylor Hackford

When Ray Charles is concentrating he's like a piece of granite, nothing twitches, nothing, ... He sat for 25 minutes solid like that, like…

— Taylor Hackford

Ray Gomez is truly an unsung hero in American music.

— Stanley Clarke

I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles.

— Clint Eastwood