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China’s got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain’t right.

Quincy Jones

The only music I don’t like is bad music.
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Bad Music Myself
I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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Music Player Record
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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Love Myself People Wings
A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.
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Beautiful Color Rose Song
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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Inspirational Preparation Success Yourself
I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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Heart Love Myself
When I was about five or seven years old my mother was placed in a mental institution and so we were with our father who worked very hard, and we had to figure a lot of things out.
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Father Hard Work Institution Mental Ourselves
If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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Architecture Frozen Music
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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Attitude Darkness Fear Life Light Love Man
I’ve always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the truth.”
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Laughter Loud Myself Truth
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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Book Children Dreams Music Myself Performance Simplicity Togetherness
Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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Children Criticism Greatness Love Mindset Peace Yourself
Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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Country Food Language Music Soul
I’ve met every freak in the business.
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Business Freak Myself
My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.
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Early Memories Myself
Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
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Age End Myself Practice Time

China’s got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain’t right.

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