I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
QUINCY JONESI was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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.
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Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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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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My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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My dream is to put together a performance of the evolution of black music with Cirque du Soleil . I would also like to do street opera and children’s books. But even as I work toward these things, I want to simplify my life.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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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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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.
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