Ocupation: Singer-songwriter
Life: September 23, 1930 - June 10, 2004
Birthday: September 23
Death: June 10
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.
source: Ray Charles (2004). “Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story”
topic: Inspiring, Music, Heart, Music Life, Musical Life, Music Is Life, Inspirational Music, Music Education, Music Is My Life, Predestination, Powerful Music, Born This Way, African American Music, New Music, Artistry, Musical Education, Liver