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I don't sing a song unless I feel it. The song don't tug at my heart, I pass on it. I have to believe in what I'm doing.
Ray Charles
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Ray Charles
Age: 71 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 23
Died: 2004
Died: June 10
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I can't help what I sound like. What I sound like is what i am. You know? I cannot be anything other that what I am.
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Just because you can't see anything , doesn't mean you should shut your eyes.
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I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent.
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