All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around me.”
QUINCY JONESExcellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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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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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My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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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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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You’re dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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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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