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.
QUINCY JONESHell, 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.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.
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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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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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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 learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you’re supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.
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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You’re dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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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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I don’t remember feeling love.
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It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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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 never felt like I had a mother.
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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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