Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
QUINCY JONESThe act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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What happens when you get a big break and you haven’t prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. I see it happen all the time.
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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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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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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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The process is the most beautiful part.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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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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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
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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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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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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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