Nowadays they say you need a special chip to put in the TV so kids can't watch this and that. In my day, we didn't need a chip. My mom was the chip. End of story.

Now Listen You know I work so hard, all day long Everything I try to do, Seem to always turn out wrong That's why I wanna stop by on my way home and say Let's go get stoned

Even though I'm not Jewish...Israel is one of the few causes I feel good about supporting.

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.

The important thing is to feel your music, really feel it and believe it.

Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.