black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Quincy Jones

Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
QUINCY JONES

Paint Record School
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.’
QUINCY JONES

Beginning Day Father Greatness Myself Small
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.
QUINCY JONES

Harmony Himself Imagination Old Person Young
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.
QUINCY JONES

Change Music Thinking Understand War Worst Yourself
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.
QUINCY JONES

Class Easy Music Reminder Theory Yourself
You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
QUINCY JONES

God Harmony Melody Music Study Yourself
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
QUINCY JONES

Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
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.
QUINCY JONES

Book Children Dreams Music Myself Performance Simplicity Togetherness
If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
QUINCY JONES

Architecture Frozen Music
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
QUINCY JONES

Artist Death True World
I’ve met every freak in the business.
QUINCY JONES

Business Freak Myself
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
QUINCY JONES

Mom Music Myself
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
QUINCY JONES

Acceptance Confidence Myself Worth Yourself
Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
QUINCY JONES

Age End Myself Practice Time
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
QUINCY JONES

Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
The process is the most beautiful part.
QUINCY JONES

Beautiful Part Process

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Quincy Jones Quotes