You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
QUINCY JONESYou can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
QUINCY JONESI’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”
QUINCY JONESThey say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
QUINCY JONESThe 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 JONESI’m just a musician and a record producer.
QUINCY JONESI look back and say, “This must have been somebody else.” I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.
QUINCY JONESYou Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
QUINCY JONESLet’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
QUINCY JONESI never felt like I had a mother.
QUINCY JONESEvery day, my daddy told me the same thing. ‘Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.’
QUINCY JONESI’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
QUINCY JONESMaking a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
QUINCY JONESImagine 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.
QUINCY JONESI 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 JONESYou cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
QUINCY JONESMy grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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