You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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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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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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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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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I don’t remember feeling love.
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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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I improvised my life along the way – I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.
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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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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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What happens when you get a big break and you haven’t prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. I see it happen all the time.
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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 act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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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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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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A person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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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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Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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