Guys like me and Ray Charles, when we was coming up through our days, country music and soul music was just a very thin line between the two.

Musically, he was like an old man in a boy's skin.

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

I think Ray Charles did as much as anybody when he did his country music album. Ray Charles broke down borders and showed the similarities between country music and R&B.

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.

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