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.
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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A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer – you put a great song on top of that, you’re really in great shape!
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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China’s got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain’t right.
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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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What happens when you get a big break and you haven’t prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. I see it happen all the time.
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All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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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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