Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
QUINCY JONESI improvised my life along the way – I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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It’s easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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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 process is the most beautiful part.
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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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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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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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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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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’m just a musician and a record producer.
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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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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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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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