Many times during auditions, I was told that I couldn't carry a note with a bucket, and that I sure couldn't play the piano.
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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.
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It's great for families - we really take care to make sure all of our entertainment is family appropriate. We've added new children's activities, lots of free things to do and great music.
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I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.
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McQueen and us, we always seem to have a playoff-type game. One mistake can cost you the game.
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