The process is the most beautiful part.
QUINCY JONESThey say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer – you put a great song on top of that, you’re really in great shape!
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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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You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
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I 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.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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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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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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