I never felt like I had a mother.
QUINCY JONESIt’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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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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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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What happens when you get a big break and you haven’t prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. I see it happen all the time.
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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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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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The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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It’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Hell, nobody knows where jazz is going to go. There may be a kid right now in Chitlin Switch, Georgia, who is going to come along and upset everybody.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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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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