They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
QUINCY JONESA person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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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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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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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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Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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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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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.
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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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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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I don’t remember feeling love.
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