I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
QUINCY JONESEvery country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I chose the trombone because the trombone players in the marching band got to be up front with the majorettes (because of the slides) and I loved that!
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around me.”
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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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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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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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It’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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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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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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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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