My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
QUINCY JONESMy earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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You cannot get an A if you’re afraid of getting an F.
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All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying “Nobody can put a boundary around 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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Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.
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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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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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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 was married for 36 years but now I’m free.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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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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The process is the most beautiful part.
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The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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I’ve met every freak in the business.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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