Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
QUINCY JONESMusic in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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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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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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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I don’t remember feeling love.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
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I look back and say, “This must have been somebody else.” I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.
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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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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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