“When I first heard Ray Charles, he was a flop artist on a small label ...” — Ahmet Ertegun Quote

“When I first heard Ray Charles, he was a flop artist on a small label in California. He hadn't sold any records. And I bought his contract for $2,500.”

“Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city.”

“If anybody asks me where I'm from, my first inclination is to say, 'Washington,' because that's where I grew up meaningfully.”

“I feel more like a creative artist using photography because there's - the digital work is so interesting now. It's come to that. I have had many different stages of photography - there are many different ways to take photos. But I feel now I'm in that stage of my life where I use the camera, you know, in that way.”

“Every artist wants something different out the game.”

“I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.”