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.
QUINCY JONESIt’s the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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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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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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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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Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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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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I don’t remember feeling love.
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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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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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It’s amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don’t have anything else to do.
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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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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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