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Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.

Quincy Jones

I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”
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Laughter Loud Myself Truth
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Artist Death True World
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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Age End Myself Practice Time
A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer – you put a great song on top of that, you’re really in great shape!
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Greatness Singer Sound Yourself
It’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
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Attitude Darkness Fear Life Light Love Man
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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Mom Music Myself
I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Music Player Record
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.
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Love Myself People Wings
I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Myself Person World
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Bad Music Myself
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 look back and say, “This must have been somebody else.” I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.
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Age Dreams Myself Past Time View
Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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Movie Music Rhythm
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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Acceptance Confidence Myself Worth Yourself

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