Phrases
01. 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.
02. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
03. Music is nothing separate from me. It is me… You’d have to remove the music surgically.
04. I never considered myself part of rock ‘n’ roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to.
05. Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision.
06. I can’t stop loving you.
07. Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.
08. 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.
09. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
10. You’re going to live with yourself for a long time. You better try to get along.
11. Music is powerful stuff.
12. 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.
13. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
14. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
15. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
16. 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.
17. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
18. You better live every day like your last because one day you’re going to be right.
19. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
20. 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.
21. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
22. 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.
23. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
24. 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.
25. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
26. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
27. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
28. You’re going to live with yourself for a long time. You better try to get along.
29. 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.
30. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
31. Music is powerful stuff.
32. 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.
33. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
34. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
35. You better live every day like your last because one day you’re going to be right.
36. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
37. 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.
38. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
39. 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.
40. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
41. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
42. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
43. You’re going to live with yourself for a long time. You better try to get along.
44. 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.
45. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
46. Music is powerful stuff.
47. 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.
48. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
49. I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
50. You better live every day like your last because one day you’re going to be right.