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Quincy Jones

Hell, nobody knows where jazz is going to go. There may be a kid right now in Chitlin Switch, Georgia, who is going to come along and upset everybody.
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Children Come Music Upset
I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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Believe Music Myself Support
The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
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Act Arrangement Record
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
When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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Deep Fall Place Speed Yourself
Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
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Children Writing Yourself
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 improvised my life along the way – I just moved step-by-step. And I knew that if I got better, something would happen.
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Better Life Move Myself Way
Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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Age End Myself Practice Time
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
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
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
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
My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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Early Memories Myself
A person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
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Age Degree Determination Himself Ideas Person
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Artist Death True World

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