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Quincy Jones

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
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
The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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Act Arrangement Record
I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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Heart Love 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
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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Mom Music Myself
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
I never felt like I had a mother.
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Feeling Mom Myself
You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Afraid Yourself
It’s easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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Class Easy Music Reminder Theory Yourself
Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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God Leaving Ourselves Religious Room Space
I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you’re supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.
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Learning Listening Reality Talk Yourself
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’ve met every freak in the business.
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Business Freak Myself
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
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Music Player Record
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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Acceptance Confidence Myself Worth Yourself
I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Divorce Freedom Marriage Myself
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
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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Day Health Need Talk Yourself
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
Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Game Play Profit
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
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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Age Degree Determination Himself Ideas Person
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

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