I'm not into the money thing. You can only sleep in one bed at a time. You can only eat one meal at a time, or be in one car at a time. So I don't have to have millions of dollars to be happy. All I need are clothes on my back, a decent meal, and a little loving when I feel like it. That's the bottom line.

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.

Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more.

You never can overwhelm an instrument. You will never get out all that's in an instrument. An instrument will bring you to your limits.

I set my own rhythm, and I do believe it was usually a little faster than most other people's.

I sing what I sing true. Each night I sing it the way I feel that night.

Sighted people, you gotta deal with them.