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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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.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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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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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Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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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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Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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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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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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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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A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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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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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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