My son is a hip-hop producer.
QUINCY JONESEvery 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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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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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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I’m never in my life going to do a record that’s a tribute to myself. I don’t need it.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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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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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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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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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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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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I don’t remember feeling love.
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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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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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Young people should travel, and they don’t. You can’t know if you don’t go.
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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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