The process is the most beautiful part.
QUINCY JONESI’m a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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My grandmother had this high-tech security system – a rusty nail she used to lock the door.
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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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Prince a true artist in every sense of the world. Gone way too soon.
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Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.
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Hell, nobody knows where jazz is going to go. There may be a kid right now in Chitlin Switch, Georgia, who is going to come along and upset everybody.
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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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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 never felt like I had a mother.
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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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You Make Your Mistakes To Learn How To Get To The Good Stuff.
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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.
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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.
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I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn’t deserve that, either. So I’ll keep it.
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Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush.
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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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