All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
QUINCY JONESGreatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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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I don’t remember feeling love.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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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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Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.
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I look back and say, “This must have been somebody else.” I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.
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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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A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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Hell, nobody knows where jazz is going to go. There may be a kid right now in Chitlin Switch, Georgia, who is going to come along and upset everybody.
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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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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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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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My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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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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