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I’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.

Quincy Jones

My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Door Lock Mom Problem Security System
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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Mom Music Myself
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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Change Music Thinking Understand War Worst Yourself
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
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’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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Children Criticism Greatness Love Mindset Peace Yourself
When I was about five or seven years old my mother was placed in a mental institution and so we were with our father who worked very hard, and we had to figure a lot of things out.
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Father Hard Work Institution Mental Ourselves
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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Greatness Singer Sound Yourself
I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Myself Person World
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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Children Come Music Upset
It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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Trouble Yourself
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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Learning Listening Reality Talk Yourself
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit

I’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.

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