I got thrown out of music school for even listening to Fats Domino and Ray Charles. I was asked, 'What kind of music do you like to listen to?' and I said, 'Well, I do like Paul Hindemith and Igor Stravinsky but I also like Fats Domino and Ray Charles,' and they literally said, 'Either forget about that or leave.'

Steve Winwood

Steve Winwood

About Also Asked Charles Domino Either Even Fats Forget Got Kind Leave Like Listen Listening Literally Music Out Paul Ray Ray Charles Said School Thrown Well You

Related Quotes

When you listen to Ray Charles, there's never any doubt whose voice that is.

— Clint Eastwood

AnyCharlesDoubt

Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles.

— Taylor Hackford

CharlesLifeMy Life

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

— Van Morrison

CapturedCharlesFirst

My dad has always been a big Ray Charles fan, and I've grown up listening to all kinds of music.

I knelt at the altar of Ray Charles for years. I worked at a restaurant, and that's all there was on the jukebox.

AltarCharlesRay