A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
QUINCY JONESAfter 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.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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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.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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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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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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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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Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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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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If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You’re dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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