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.
QUINCY JONESEvery 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.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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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I never felt like I had a mother.
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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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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 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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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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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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Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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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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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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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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