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.
QUINCY JONESYou have to know that your real home is within.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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A lot of the guys were like that – Oscar Pettiford – they just took me under their wing, and that’s why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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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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Every 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.’
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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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It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”
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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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Every day you must be able to say, I have to get up because I’m needed by someone. As long as you have that, you’re healthy.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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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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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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