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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.

Quincy Jones

I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Music Player Record
The process is the most beautiful part.
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Beautiful Part Process
Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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Arrangement Myself Writing
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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Paint Record School
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
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
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
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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Big Deal Experience Start World Yourself
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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Acceptance Confidence Myself Worth Yourself
All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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Love Music Relationship Woman
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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People Right Unfair Yourself
My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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Early Memories Myself
Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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Country Food Language Music Soul
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
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

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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