Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
QUINCY JONESIf architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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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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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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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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Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. ‘Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.’
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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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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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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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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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I don’t remember feeling love.
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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