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.
QUINCY JONESI don’t remember feeling love.
More Quincy Jones Quotes
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You have to know that your real home is within.
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I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.
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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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Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. ‘Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labour great or small, do it well or not at all.’
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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They say a blind hog will find the acorn one day.
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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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You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.
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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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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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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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I’m just a musician and a record producer.
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A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that’s the bottom line.
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When you’re over the hill, that’s when you pick up speed.
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