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.
QUINCY JONESIf I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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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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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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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
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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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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don’t think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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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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