I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you’re supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.
QUINCY JONESI learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you’re supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.
QUINCY JONESHell, 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.
QUINCY JONESA person’s age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.
QUINCY JONESExcellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
QUINCY JONESMy earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
QUINCY JONESYou cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
QUINCY JONESMy grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
QUINCY JONESCount Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
QUINCY JONESMusic in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
QUINCY JONESI’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
QUINCY JONESI don’t remember feeling love.
QUINCY JONESI never felt like I had a mother.
QUINCY JONESChina’s got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain’t right.
QUINCY JONESBilly Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.
QUINCY JONESI found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
QUINCY JONESA great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer – you put a great song on top of that, you’re really in great shape!
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