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You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.

Quincy Jones

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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Economics Money Myself Racism
All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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Love Music Relationship Woman
Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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Art Emotional Important Military Yourself
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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Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
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Consciousness Myself Woman
Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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Country Food Language Music Soul
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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Choice Love Myself Player
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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Book Children Dreams Music Myself Performance Simplicity Togetherness
The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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Act Arrangement Record
My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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Early Memories Myself
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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God Harmony Melody Music Study Yourself
My son is a hip-hop producer.
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Job Myself Production Son
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
The process is the most beautiful part.
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Beautiful Part Process

You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.

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