“My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.”
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Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.
I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.
Learning to read music in Braille and play by ear helped me develop a damn good memory.
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.
