Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
QUINCY JONESI don’t remember feeling love.
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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you participate in protecting the country, you think you can be part of it, but you come back home and it’s worse than ever.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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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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My dream is to put together a performance of the evolution of black music with Cirque du Soleil . I would also like to do street opera and children’s books. But even as I work toward these things, I want to simplify my life.
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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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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.
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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 learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you’re supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.
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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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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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Every day you must be able to say, I have to get up because I’m needed by someone. As long as you have that, you’re healthy.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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