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A person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.

Quincy Jones

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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Big Deal Experience Start World Yourself
I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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Heart Love Myself
I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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Believe Flow Greatness Lyrics Myself
Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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Arrangement Myself Writing
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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Greatness Singer Sound Yourself
The relationship with a producer and an artist is really special. It’s got to be love and respect, amazing mutual respect for each other, because that’s what makes a good record.
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Artist Goodness Love Production Relationship Respect
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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God Goodness Learning Mistake
A lot of the guys were like that – Oscar Pettiford – they just took me under their wing, and that’s why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me.
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Love Myself People Wings
My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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Door Lock Mom Problem Security System
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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People Right Unfair Yourself
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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God Harmony Melody Music Study Yourself
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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Day Health Need Talk Yourself
Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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Art Emotional Important Military Yourself
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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Economics Money Myself Racism
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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Myself See Steal Thinking Time Touch

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