Memorable Quotes from Clifton Powell
5 quotesBetrayal Among Friends in the Music Industry
Jeff Brown
Ray, I know that jealous bastard planted that lie in your head, but I've never stolen from you, Ray, and I never will. I got myself a small business loan. And, yeah, Milt Shaw was giving me a little extra, but I'm not a thief, Ray.
Ray Charles
Then, what about that, Jeff, huh? Promoters swearing that you did side deals with them so that you could strip my overages. How could you do that? We've been through so much. We were like brothers.
[accuses Jeff of stealing]
Jeff Brown
You know what, Ray... if we were like brothers, why are you paying Joe more than you're paying me?
Ray Charles
Damn all that. You broke my heart, man.
Jeff Brown
Well, you know what, Ray? You broke mine a long goddamn time ago.
Ray Charles
Well, there it is.
Jeff Brown
You know something, Ray? You're gonna get yours one day. And I pray to God he has mercy on your soul, you son of a bitch!
[walks away]
Joe Adams
Everything all right, Ray?
[walks out of his office]
Ray Charles
How the hell do you think it is?
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Aging Gracefully: Wine vs. Beer
Finnegan
Like a fine wine, I'm aging gracefully, thank you.
Mason
Like a fine wine my ass. You look more like a keg of beer to me.
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A Night of Disagreement and Concern
Ray Charles
Margie is drunk, Jeff. You should go home and sleep it off.
Jeff Brown
Margie, come on now, let me take you home.
Margie Hendricks
No, I'll leave when I'm good and goddamn ready to!
Ray Charles
She's good and goddamn ready right now.
Margie Hendricks
Why don't you make me leave this, sucker! Teach you to treat me like some piece of meat!
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Struggles of Creativity and Survival in Music
Margie Hendricks
Listen to that crap. I thought you said ABC wasn't gonna force that nothing on him.
Jeff Brown
They didn't. It was Ray's idea. Something new.
Margie Hendricks
Well, what are we then, Jeff? Something old?
Fathead Newman
Yeah, what about us? We got to eat too.
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A Dispute Over Arrival Times
Fathead Newman
Ray, this fool, Joe Adams, is trying to fine for me for being late.
Ray Charles
What time did you get here?
Fathead Newman
What? Just now. The band's still setting up. Jeff never...
Joe Adams
I'm not Jeff.
Fathead Newman
That's a fact, Jack.
Jeff Brown
Ray, you said the band was my thing.
Ray Charles
That's right, I did.
Jeff Brown
Fathead, you go on back to rehearsal.
Fathead Newman
Ray! You know how it is, you've been there.
Jeff Brown
Fathead, go on now. I'll take care of this. Ray, you want to tell me what the hell is going on.
Joe Adams
I'm not doing anything I haven't been asked to do. Ray's running a business. He shouldn't have to waste time hearing why people were late.
Jeff Brown
I'm not talking to you, Joe. I'm talking to Ray.
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