Ray Stevens Quotes

#1. Take the wonder drug that cures all your ills, take Jeremiah Peabody's polyunsaturated, quick dissolving, fast acting, pleasant tasting, green and purple pills.

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#2. I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

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#3. Osama, yo Mama didn't raise you right. When you were young, she must have wrapped your turban too tight.

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#4. I love what I do. I made my first record in '57. I don't think I'll ever get tired of making records and writing songs and singing and being in the music business.

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#5. The government is already into our lives a whole lot more than they should be. If I were president, I'd roll everything back. Everything!

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#6. I'm not just a singer of funny songs; I am basically, first and foremost, a musician. I'm always recording all styles of music.

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#7. George Jones may be gone but his music will live on forever. What a great voice and a great friend.

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#8. Everything is beautiful in its own way.

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#9. I originally passed on 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' in 1969, so they gave it to B.J. Thomas.

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#10. I'm basically a keyboard player, so if it's got a keyboard on it, I'll give it a shot. I played a lot of organ in the early days. I can make a few chords on guitar, but that's about it.

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#11. Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called 'Raunchy.'

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#12. Whatever you think, don't never, unless you will.

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#13. I saw Louis Armstrong perform at Albany State College on Radio Springs Road. He was probably the first famous individual I saw in concert. Unfortunately, I never did get to meet him.

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#14. I kinda halfway paid attention to politics during my early years, but the older you get, the more you realize it's very important to pay attention to who gets elected. They can ruin the country.

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#15. They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.

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#16. I did recording sessions as a musician as well as a background vocalist and enjoyed every minute of it. I remember singing harmony with Waylon Jennings on a few songs that were hits. Chet Atkins always put me up so high that I strained to hit every note. It was a lot of fun.

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#17. The human brain is a funny thing: it's very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it, and it becomes very influential.

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#18. There is none so blind as he who will not see. We must not close our minds, we must let our thoughts be free. For every hour that passes by, we know the world gets a little bit older, it's time to realize that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

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#19. Take your love and put it where the sun don't shine.

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#20. I'm a terrible trumpet player.

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#21. Do you qualify to be alive or is the limit of your senses so as to survive?

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#22. I just love music in general. I've been a fan of all different kinds of music since I can remember.

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#23. I'm a big fan of comedy music.

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#24. As you know, I played a little trumpet with Elvis. I overdub a few drum licks here and there on a session, but I'm not a drummer by any means.

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#25. If 10% is good enough for Jesus, it oughta be enough for Uncle Sam.

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#26. People will remember a good comedy song a lot longer than they would some of the so-called straight love songs.

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