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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.

Quincy Jones

I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”
QUINCY JONES

Laughter Loud Myself Truth
I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn’t deserve that, either. So I’ll keep it.
QUINCY JONES

Award Brain Deserve Fame Myself Operation
I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.
QUINCY JONES

Ground Industry Myself Place
Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
QUINCY JONES

Children Writing Yourself
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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Hope Imagination Myself Society Start
I don’t remember feeling love.
QUINCY JONES

Feeling Love Myself Remember
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

Artist Goodness Love Production Relationship Respect
Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
QUINCY JONES

Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
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 JONES

Myself See Steal Thinking Time Touch
If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
QUINCY JONES

Architecture Frozen Music
I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
QUINCY JONES

Heart Love Myself
Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
QUINCY JONES

Age End Myself Practice Time
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.
QUINCY JONES

Class Easy Music Reminder Theory Yourself
I’ve met every freak in the business.
QUINCY JONES

Business Freak Myself
A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
QUINCY JONES

Bad Myself Save Sing Song
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
QUINCY JONES

Mom Music Myself

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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