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I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.

Quincy Jones

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.
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Myself See Steal Thinking Time Touch
Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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Arrangement Myself Writing
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
I don’t remember feeling love.
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Feeling Love Myself Remember
You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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God Harmony Melody Music Study Yourself
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
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
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Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
My son is a hip-hop producer.
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Job Myself Production Son
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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Harmony Himself Imagination Old Person Young
The process is the most beautiful part.
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Beautiful Part Process
My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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Early Memories Myself
I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Music Player Record
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
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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Economics Money Myself Racism

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