You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
QUINCY JONESYou have to know that your real home is within.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn’t deserve that, either. So I’ll keep it.
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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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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
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I’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.
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Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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The process is the most beautiful part.
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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’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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A person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
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