It’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
QUINCY JONESPrince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
-
-
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
QUINCY JONES -
The only music I don’t like is bad music.
QUINCY JONES -
I never felt like I had a mother.
QUINCY JONES -
I don’t remember feeling love.
QUINCY JONES -
I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
QUINCY JONES -
Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
QUINCY JONES -
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
QUINCY JONES -
Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
QUINCY JONES -
I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.
QUINCY JONES -
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.
QUINCY JONES -
All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
QUINCY JONES -
I was the most subtle person in the world.
QUINCY JONES -
I’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.
QUINCY JONES -
A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer – you put a great song on top of that, you’re really in great shape!
QUINCY JONES -
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.
QUINCY JONES