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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!

Quincy Jones

You have to know that your real home is within.
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Home Reality Spiritual Yourself
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit
Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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Paint Record School
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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Life Myself Need Record Tribute
After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you participate in protecting the country, you think you can be part of it, but you come back home and it’s worse than ever.
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Change Music Thinking Understand War Worst Yourself
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
Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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Movie Music Rhythm
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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Ground Industry Myself Place
The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Bad Music Myself
I don’t remember feeling love.
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Feeling Love Myself Remember
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn’t deserve that, either. So I’ll keep it.
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Award Brain Deserve Fame Myself Operation
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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Better Life Move Myself Way
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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Myself See Steal Thinking Time Touch
My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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Early Memories Myself
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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Artist Goodness Love Production Relationship Respect

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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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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