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.
QUINCY JONESWhenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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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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Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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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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A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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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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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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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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