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Quincy Jones quotes: Michael (Jackson) was so shy, he'd sit down and sing behind the couch with his back to me while I sat with my hands over my eyes-and the lights off.

Michael (Jackson) was so shy, he'd sit down and sing behind the couch with his back to me while I sat with my hands over my eyes-and the lights off.

Quincy Jones quotes: You have to know that your real home is within.

You have to know that your real home is within.

Quincy Jones quotes: You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.

You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.

Quincy Jones quotes: I'm Pisces with Leo rising. The Pisces part is the dreamer. The Leo says, 'Let's execute.'

I'm Pisces with Leo rising. The Pisces part is the dreamer. The Leo says, 'Let's execute.'

Quincy Jones quotes: The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.

The act of multitrack recording is the act of arranging.

Quincy Jones quotes: Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.

Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.

Quincy Jones quotes: When I was 14, I was a passenger in a terrible accident.

When I was 14, I was a passenger in a terrible accident.

Quincy Jones quotes: 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.

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.

Quincy Jones quotes: I never cared about money or fame, and I don't care now. I follow the groove, and money always follows.

I never cared about money or fame, and I don't care now. I follow the groove, and money always follows.

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

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 quotes: I live on the Internet.

I live on the Internet.

Quincy Jones quotes: I'm a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.

I'm a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.

Quincy Jones quotes: I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

I learned real early why God gave us two ears and one mouth, because you're supposed to listen twice as much as you talk.

Quincy Jones quotes: A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that's the bottom line.

A bad song, the three best singers in the world cannot save it, and that's the bottom line.

Quincy Jones quotes: I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe.

I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe.

Quincy Jones quotes: Imagine what a harmonious world it ...

Imagine what a harmonious world it ...

Quincy Jones quotes: It's the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.

It's the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.

Quincy Jones quotes: I never felt like I had a mother.

I never felt like I had a mother.

Quincy Jones quotes: I'm just a musician and a record producer.

I'm just a musician and a record producer.

Quincy Jones quotes: The process is the most beautiful part.

The process is the most beautiful part.

Quincy Jones quotes: I travel like a maniac. I travel more than anyone I know. I love learning the languages.

I travel like a maniac. I travel more than anyone I know. I love learning the languages.

Quincy Jones quotes: Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.

Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.

Quincy Jones quotes: My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.

My earliest memories are being pinned to a fence with a switchblade.

Quincy Jones quotes: If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.

If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.

Quincy Jones quotes: I have all the tools and gadgets. I tell my son, who's a producer, 'You never work for the machine; the machine works for you.'

I have all the tools and gadgets. I tell my son, who's a producer, 'You never work for the machine; the machine works for you.'

Quincy Jones quotes: I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."

I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."

Quincy Jones quotes: Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.

Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.

Quincy Jones quotes: The climate in the '50s and '60s for black performers or black people in the entertainment business was atrocious. It was atrocious.

The climate in the '50s and '60s for black performers or black people in the entertainment business was atrocious. It was atrocious.

Quincy Jones quotes: I don't remember feeling love.

I don't remember feeling love.

Quincy Jones quotes: Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.

Unfortunately, America doesn't have a minister of culture, and I don't understand why. It's really bad for young people.

Quincy Jones quotes: Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.

Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.

Quincy Jones quotes: Excellence isn't an act, it's a habit

Excellence isn't an act, it's a habit

Quincy Jones quotes: It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.

It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.

Quincy Jones quotes: You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.

You make your mistakes to learn how to get to the good stuff.

Quincy Jones quotes: I've met every freak in the business.

I've met every freak in the business.

Quincy Jones quotes: If I don't have a mother, I'll let music be my mother.

If I don't have a mother, I'll let music be my mother.

Quincy Jones quotes: China's got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain't right.

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

Quincy Jones quotes: My grandmother had this high-tech security system - a rusty nail she used to lock the door.

My grandmother had this high-tech security system - a rusty nail she used to lock the door.

Quincy Jones quotes: You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.

You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.

Quincy Jones quotes: I don't ever want to grow up. That's boring.

I don't ever want to grow up. That's boring.

Quincy Jones quotes: Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.

Billy Strayhorn wrote Multicolored Blue. Billy to me is the boss of the arrangers.

Quincy Jones quotes: When I was 14, I would sit up in my room and write till my eyes would bleed.

When I was 14, I would sit up in my room and write till my eyes would bleed.

Quincy Jones quotes: When you're over the hill, that's when you pick up speed.

When you're over the hill, that's when you pick up speed.

Quincy Jones quotes: Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush

Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush

Quincy Jones quotes: Everybody has their idiosyncrasies.

Everybody has their idiosyncrasies.

Quincy Jones quotes: I met Ray Charles at 14, and he was 16. But he was like a hundred years older than me.

I met Ray Charles at 14, and he was 16. But he was like a hundred years older than me.

Quincy Jones quotes: Editing while you're writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.

Editing while you're writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.

Quincy Jones quotes: Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.

Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release.

Quincy Jones quotes: I'm not a psychiatrist.

I'm not a psychiatrist.

Quincy Jones quotes: I like all music. The only music I don't like is bad music.

I like all music. The only music I don't like is bad music.

Quincy Jones quotes: Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.

Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.

Quincy Jones quotes: I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.

I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.

Quincy Jones quotes: I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.'

I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.'

Quincy Jones quotes: Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.

Let's not get too full of ourselves. Let's leave space for God to come into the room.

Quincy Jones quotes: I'd been in love before - I was always in love.

I'd been in love before - I was always in love.

Quincy Jones quotes: I believe in astrology as much as I do in genetics.

I believe in astrology as much as I do in genetics.

Quincy Jones quotes: I was the most subtle person in the world.

I was the most subtle person in the world.

Quincy Jones quotes: Young people should travel, and they don't. You can't know if you don't go.

Young people should travel, and they don't. You can't know if you don't go.

Quincy Jones quotes: My son is a hip-hop producer.

My son is a hip-hop producer.

Quincy Jones quotes: Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.

Not one ounce of my self worth depends on your acceptance of me.

Quincy Jones quotes: Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country.

Every country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country.

Quincy Jones quotes: When you produce an album, you're dealing with it theatrically. It has to have a structure, and the inner response to that is that the ear loves it.

When you produce an album, you're dealing with it theatrically. It has to have a structure, and the inner response to that is that the ear loves it.

Quincy Jones quotes: Prince.. a true artist in every sense of the world.Gone way too soon.

Prince.. a true artist in every sense of the world.Gone way too soon.

Quincy Jones quotes: I hope that on my tombstone it says 'Born 1933, died 2043.' I hope that's my legacy.

I hope that on my tombstone it says 'Born 1933, died 2043.' I hope that's my legacy.

Quincy Jones quotes: Sidney Poitier and Sidney Lumet were instrumental in helping me get started as the first black composer to get name credit for movie scores.

Sidney Poitier and Sidney Lumet were instrumental in helping me get started as the first black composer to get name credit for movie scores.

Quincy Jones quotes: I was rapping in 1939. It's old. The roots are complex. And kids don't know.

I was rapping in 1939. It's old. The roots are complex. And kids don't know.

Quincy Jones quotes: I was married for 36 years but now I'm free.

I was married for 36 years but now I'm free.

Quincy Jones quotes: A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer - you put a great song on top of that, you're really in great shape!

A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer - you put a great song on top of that, you're really in great shape!

Quincy Jones quotes: We spent most of our life almost like street rats just running around the street until we were ten years old.

We spent most of our life almost like street rats just running around the street until we were ten years old.

Quincy Jones quotes: A person's age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.

A person's age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.

Quincy Jones quotes: 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.

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.

Quincy Jones quotes: I'm a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.

I'm a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from.

Quincy Jones quotes: A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.

A song should have all the color and beauty of every rose.

Quincy Jones quotes: I'm never in my life going to do a record that's a tribute to myself. I don't need it.

I'm never in my life going to do a record that's a tribute to myself. I don't need it.

Quincy Jones quotes: Few rappers realize the genre sprang from West African griots through Delta slave songs to jazz poetry and the comedic trash talk of 'the dozens.'

Few rappers realize the genre sprang from West African griots through Delta slave songs to jazz poetry and the comedic trash talk of 'the dozens.'

Quincy Jones quotes: All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.

All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.