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I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.

Quincy Jones

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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Life Myself Need Record Tribute
If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You’re dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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Big Deal Experience Start World Yourself
My son is a hip-hop producer.
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Job Myself Production Son
If I don’t have a mother, I’ll let music be my mother.
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Mom Music Myself
The process is the most beautiful part.
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Beautiful Part Process
Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.
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Acceptance Confidence Myself Worth Yourself
Excellence isn’t an act, it’s a habit.
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Act Excellence Habit Myself
Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Artist Death True World
We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don’t think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.
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Myself See Steal Thinking Time Touch
What happens when you get a big break and you haven’t prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you’ve ever made. I see it happen all the time.
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Break Mistake Preparation Time Yourself
Editing while you’re writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.
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Children Writing Yourself
It’s easy to get next to music theory, especially between your peers and music classes and so forth. You just pay attention. I had a good ear, so I realized that printed music was just about reminding you what to play.
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Class Easy Music Reminder Theory Yourself
They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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Blind Dog Finding Food
Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive – but that was totally subconscious.
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Consciousness Myself Woman
You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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God Goodness Learning Mistake
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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Day Health Need Talk Yourself

I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.

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