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.
QUINCY JONESThe only music I don’t like is bad music.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you participate in protecting the country, you think you can be part of it, but you come back home and it’s worse than ever.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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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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The process is the most beautiful part.
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My dream is to put together a performance of the evolution of black music with Cirque du Soleil . I would also like to do street opera and children’s books. But even as I work toward these things, I want to simplify my life.
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It’s easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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I was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.
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Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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I’m a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.
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It’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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