Ne-Yo Quotes

God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from just two feet away.

Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles?

I would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz story that we haven't seen before. I would love to do that! I would love to play Diana Ross 'cause she's an icon. I'm salivating to do that.

I'd really like to do a biopic of a musician.

Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.

I knelt at the altar of Ray Charles for years. I worked at a restaurant, and that's all there was on the jukebox.

I would love to play Janis Gaye in the Marvin Gaye story. If they ever do the Marvin Gaye story, I would love to play Janis - just throwing that out there.

I grew up with Ray Charles playing in the car all the time or playing in the house.

I've been promoting the idea of a Jimmie Rodgers documentary for years.

Albert Grossman called my office and spoke with my partner Richard Leacock and asked if we'd be interested in making a film with his client, Bob Dylan.

Stevie Wonder is extraordinary.

I'm a huge Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu fan, so working with those two in any capacity would be a dream.

Shortly after I moved to Los Angeles, I was looking for work, and I happened to be invited to Ray's studio and sat in and played on a couple of his demos. I didn't charge him a dime for it. I was on cloud nine to be working in the same room as Ray Charles, one of my huge idols.

I always have something by Stevie Wonder in my CD player.

You know, I thought seeing Aretha Franklin last year was amazing, and I didn't think anyone can top that. But if someone can, John Legend would be the man. In my mind, he's a legend, no pun intended.

I would have to say Sam Cooke is the one I admired most. His artistry and vocal, just the way he did it.

My favourite artist is Beyonce. I also like Jasmine Sullivan.

The film, 'Searching For Sugar Man,' has excited my music career.

I like to watch movies - I just saw the documentary about Amy Winehouse, which was very good and emotional.

I've been dying to do something with Ms. Patti LaBelle because she is so iconic. I grew up listening to her with my mom in the house. She is such a big inspiration to me.

I was fortunate enough to meet Aretha Franklin but I was so overwhelmed that I just burst out crying.

Al Green is something else.

Berry Gordy is a music legend, and we all know that, but I don't think Berry gets enough credit for his involvement with the civil rights movement.

My first job in the film business was working as a production assistant, and then a production manager on a documentary about Townes Van Zandt.

I want to be what Kenny G. and Carlos Santana were, but for this day and age.