Charles Bradley Quotes

Charles Bradley

American Musician

Born: Nov 5, 1948

Died: Sep 23, 2017

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My grandmother always told me that regardless of what the world gives you, stay humble. Stay strong in your beliefs, and be honest. And when you're wrong, be a man and say you're wrong. And be strong when you're right. Charles Bradley

One thing I learned about that I always knew about myself - that I always been afraid of myself. Charles Bradley

Myself One Thing About Knew Learned Always Been Afraid Thing

We've got to learn how to not look at creed or color. Look at how beautiful a bouquet of roses looks like - different color roses, all look beautiful. We have to learn how to let our beauty of the color of our roses shine to the world. Charles Bradley

Beautiful World Beauty Shine Our Color Bouquet Like Look Looks Learn Got How Different Different Color Roses Creed

A real good artist learns to be a better person through all the changes they've been through. They keep their loving and honesty growing and learn to look at the world and not be full of hatred. Charles Bradley

Good Honesty World Better Hatred Changes Through Better Person Look Learn Learns Real Been Person Artist Loving Full Growing Keep

I was 14, and I left on my own. Living in a subway train, and police used to come in with a nightstick and say, 'You can't sleep here.' I'd get up and go across the street, get on another train, and go back the other way. Charles Bradley

I just have to open up when I'm on stage because that's what I did in my life. I want people to know what I've been through, and the love and the honesty that I have kept inside me. I just open my heart and let my heart go free. Charles Bradley

If you're gonna sing, sing from your heart, and the world will hear you. Charles Bradley

You Heart World Will Sing Hear Gonna Your

I was determined not to sit around and watch my life deteriorate. I kept reaching out in hope and honesty that someone would find me. I never gave up hope. I fell flat on my face and got up again. Charles Bradley

Life Hope Me Honesty Face My Life Sit Gave Out Would Find Deteriorate Someone Determined Never Fell Reaching Around Got Up Flat Again Watch Kept

I can't be angry at God. Look at all the love that he gave us. Look at the beautiful planet that he gave us. Charles Bradley

Love Beautiful God Angry Gave He Look Us Planet

When people are screaming when I'm on stage, I can't even find the words to thank them and tell them how much I love them, but I'll never forget all these faces. Charles Bradley

Love People Words Stage Tell Find Faces Never Never Forget How How Much Thank Forget Screaming Them Much Even

When I got out of Job Corps, I was an empty shell. I didn't know what to do with myself. Charles Bradley

Myself Job Corps Out Know Empty Shell Got

James Brown came from that hard, rough life that I came from. He took the blues and added rhythm to it. And he always had the most funkiest band; I liked the way he took his words and mixed it in with the band. Charles Bradley

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

Love Music Crazy Soul Heart People World Lose Think Out Constantly More More People Putting Go Doomed Where Gonna Start

I did a tour down South someplace, and it was an all-day festival, and there were about 2,000 people. It was pouring down rain, and I went to grab the mic, and I got electrocuted. I felt the electricity flow through my body. Charles Bradley

Rain People Down About Someplace Through Pouring Tour Felt Got Were South Mic Grab Festival Did Body Electricity Flow

My biggest struggle is time and trying to create the quality of music that I want. Charles Bradley

Music Time Struggle Quality Trying Want Biggest Create

My faith in God is totally... there's nothing on this planet that can change my faith and love for God. Because I believe that's who kept me strong, who kept me going through all the darkness and brought me through the darkness into the light. Charles Bradley

Love God Faith Me Change Strong Darkness Light Nothing Believe Brought Totally Through Because Going Planet Who Kept

When I was a child, it was segregated, and I couldn't go across a fence to certain parts of Gainesville. Charles Bradley

Segregated Parts Fence Go Child Certain Across

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