Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
QUINCY JONESMusic in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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A lot of the guys were like that – Oscar Pettiford – they just took me under their wing, and that’s why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me.
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I chose the trombone because the trombone players in the marching band got to be up front with the majorettes (because of the slides) and I loved that!
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Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. ‘Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.’
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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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The relationship with a producer and an artist is really special. It’s got to be love and respect, amazing mutual respect for each other, because that’s what makes a good record.
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I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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China’s got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain’t right.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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