You have to know that your real home is within.
QUINCY JONESI 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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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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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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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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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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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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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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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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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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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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The process is the most beautiful part.
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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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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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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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It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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