Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life.

We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.

Find something that makes you want to give and give and give 'til it hurts.

Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life.

You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give. You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live.

Remember the Stax label and how if you liked one record, you liked all the others as well? You don't talk to a lot of people who tell you how much they love their record label. I don't care how many records they sell.

There's two times of year for me: Football season, and waiting for football season.