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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

I improvised my life along the way – I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.
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Better Life Move Myself Way
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Divorce Freedom Marriage Myself
The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Bad Music Myself
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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Choice Love Myself Player
Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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Paint Record School
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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Artist Goodness Love Production Relationship Respect
I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Myself Person World
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Artist Death True World
You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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God Harmony Melody Music Study Yourself
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
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 easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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Class Easy Music Reminder Theory Yourself
I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs.
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Ground Industry Myself Place
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’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself

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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