If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
QUINCY JONESI never felt like I had a mother.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That’s the soul of a country.
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
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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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Every day you must be able to say, I have to get up because I’m needed by someone. As long as you have that, you’re healthy.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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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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I’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
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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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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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I’d been in love before – I was always in love.
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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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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I was the most subtle person in the world.
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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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