Ronnie Milsap

“My mother told me, 'Son, you may be blind, but you're not stupid. You can do anything you want to do.'”

“I've always tried to make records that have a positive message.”

“I just knew that I wanted to be a musician. It was a passion, and I really didn't have a plan B.”

“I think the key is to be true to yourself and the music that you love.”

“Country music is about storytelling, and that's what I love to do.”

“I'm not a country singer. I'm a singer who happens to be from the country.”

“I was a rhythm and blues guy. I was a soul singer.”

“The wonderful thing about music is that it knows no boundary.”

“You can't have a country song without a steel guitar.”

“I'm a great believer in a great melody.”

“I have been a lucky man. I've been able to do what I love for a living.”

“Ray Charles was my hero. I learned so much from him.”

“It's all about the song. A great song can make a career.”

“I don't think of myself as a legend. I just think of myself as a guy who's been very fortunate.”

“You have to have faith in yourself. That's the most important thing.”

“I'm just thankful for every day that I get to wake up and make music.”

“Music has a way of healing. It can touch people in a way that nothing else can.”