All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around me.”
QUINCY JONESAll the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around me.”
QUINCY JONESI was the most subtle person in the world.
QUINCY JONESI improvised my life along the way – I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.
QUINCY JONESYoung people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
QUINCY JONESWhenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
QUINCY JONESEvery 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.’
QUINCY JONESMy grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
QUINCY JONESEvery country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
QUINCY JONESImagine 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.
QUINCY JONESDid you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
QUINCY JONESMy dream is to put together a performance of the evolution of black music with Cirque du Soleil . I would also like to do street opera and children’s books. But even as I work toward these things, I want to simplify my life.
QUINCY JONESLet’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
QUINCY JONESYou can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
QUINCY JONESAll guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
QUINCY JONESA 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.
QUINCY JONESA song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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