We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don’t think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.
QUINCY JONESPrince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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 Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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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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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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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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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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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I improvised my life along the way – I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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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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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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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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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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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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