Quincy Jones quotes - page 3

I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America. (Quincy Jones)

To me it's no accident that all the symphony orchestras around the world tune up to the note A. And A is 440 cycles, except in Germany where it's 444. But the universe is 450 cycles. So what I'm trying to say is, I think it's God's voice, melody especially. Counterpoint, retrograde inversion, harmony... that's the science and the craft.

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

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

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After every war, there was a significant change in the music, and I can understand how that happened. If you participate in protecting the country, you think you can be part of it, but you come back home and it's worse than ever.

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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 remember feeling love.

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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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Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones - Image

Photo: Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0

Occupation: American Musician
Born: March 14, 1933
Died: November 3, 2024
Quotes count: 58

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