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Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.

Quincy Jones

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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Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
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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Break Mistake Preparation Time Yourself
It’s easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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Class Easy Music Reminder Theory Yourself
You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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God Harmony Melody Music Study Yourself
My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Door Lock Mom Problem Security System
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
QUINCY JONES

Artist Death True World
A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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Bad Myself Save Sing Song
Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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Age End Myself Practice Time
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
You have to know that your real home is within.
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Home Reality Spiritual Yourself
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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Act Arrangement Record
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!
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Greatness Singer Sound Yourself
I’ve met every freak in the business.
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Business Freak Myself
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.
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Harmony Himself Imagination Old Person Young

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