If we start putting music out constantly where people don’t think no more, people go crazy. We’re gonna lose the love of heart, of soul. And if the world lose that, I think the world is doomed. Charles Bradley Read Quote
I don’t always know what I want to hear, but I’m gonna try and pull it out and sing it to you, and if you hear it the way I sing it to you, then a wall is broken. Charles Bradley Read Quote
Back in the day, I was afraid to speak out. When I get music behind me, it feels like I can soothe the hurt and put it in vocals and say it to the room the way I feel it. Charles Bradley Read Quote
When I was a child, it was segregated, and I couldn’t go across a fence to certain parts of Gainesville. Charles Bradley Read Quote
Honestly, I’ve been excited for music ever since I was 16 years old. I’ll always love the music. Charles Bradley Read Quote
Everybody tell me everywhere I go that I’m the closest thing to James Brown they ever seen. Charles Bradley Read Quote
I go out of my way to acknowledge the public and let them know that I’m not always on stage. Offstage, I care. I live their life. Charles Bradley Read Quote
I have a routine to work on my vocals. I always get some honey and some extra virgin olive oil to coat my throat, and I go to bed. Charles Bradley Read Quote
My biggest struggle is time and trying to create the quality of music that I want. Charles Bradley Read Quote