Article: Ray Charles Quotes


AP Online
06-10-2004
Quotes by singer Ray Charles:

"What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man." _ (Los Angeles Times, 1986)

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"I never considered myself part of rock 'n' roll. My stuff was more adult. It was more difficult for teenagers to relate to; my stuff was filled with more despair than anything you'd associate with rock 'n' roll. Since I couldn't see people dancing, I didn't write jitterbugs or twists. I wrote rhythms that moved me. My style requires pure heart singing." _ From his 1978 autobiography "Brother Ray."

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"When I started to sing like myself _ as opposed to imitating ...

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