A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
QUINCY JONESI never felt like I had a mother.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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 have to know that your real home is within.
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Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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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.
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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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I don’t remember feeling love.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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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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 found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
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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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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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