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“I tell my kids and I tell proteges, always have humility when you create and grace when you succeed, because its not about you. You are a terminal for a higher power. As soon as you accept that, you can do it forever.”

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Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones is a highly respected record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, and musician. Born on March 14, 1933, he has had a profound and enduring career in the music industry. Jones has produced over 40 albums, won 27 Grammy Awards, and has been honored for his contributions to music with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. more

“Music was the one thing I could control. It was the one world that offered me freedom. When I played music, my nightmares ended. My family problems disappeared. I didnt have to search for answers. The answers lay no further than the bell of my trumpet and my scrawled, pencilled scores. Music made me full, strong, popular, self-reliant and cool.”

World Made Self Problem Strong Answers One Thing My Family Lays Score Nightmare Bells Trumpets Self Reliant Family Problems

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“Im probably the only one in the world you can name thats worked with Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, Ella, Duke, Miles, Dizzy, Ray Charles, Aretha, Michael Jackson, rappers. Fly Me to the Moon was played on the moon by Buzz Aldrin. Sinatra. Paul Simon. Tony Bennett. Im the only one.”

World Names Moon Miles Holiday Rays Rapper Dukes Buzz Armstrong Dizzy

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“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.”

Wells Long Has Beens America Black Streets Long Time Tradition Hip Hop Hips Hops Sociology Pulse Black Music

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

Blue Boss

Author:Quincy Jones