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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

Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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Paint Record School
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
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
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
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
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
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
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
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
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit
I don’t remember feeling love.
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Feeling Love Myself Remember
You have to know that your real home is within.
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Home Reality Spiritual Yourself
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

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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