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.
QUINCY JONESWhen I was about five or seven years old my mother was placed in a mental institution and so we were with our father who worked very hard, and we had to figure a lot of things out.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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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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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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My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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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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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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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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I don’t remember feeling love.
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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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