Quincy Jones quotes

Quincy Jones is a legendary American music producer, composer, and arranger. With an illustrious career spanning over six decades, he has worked with iconic artists including Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and Ray Charles. Quincy's immense talent has earned him a record-breaking 80 Grammy Award nominations, winning 28 of them. This multi-talented maestro has also ventured into film and television production, receiving critical acclaim and countless accolades. Quincy Jones continues to leave an indelible mark on the music industry, inspiring generations with his innovative sound and unparalleled creativity. Discover more about Quincy Jones and his remarkable contributions to the world of music and entertainment.

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 Jones

I got in the school band and the school choir. It all hit me like a ton of bricks, everything just came out. I played percussion for a while, and stayed after school forever just tinkering around with different things, the clarinets and the violins.

- Quincy Jones

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

- Quincy Jones

I got a scholarship to Seattle University and I was writing arrangements for singers and everybody. But the music course was too dry and I really wanted to get away from home.

- Quincy Jones

It slaps your dignity just right. I loved the idea of these proud, dignified black men, and I saw the older ones wounded, and it wounded me ten times as much because I couldn't stand seeing them hurt like this.

- Quincy Jones

When I was about five or seven years old my mother was placed in a mental institution and so we were with our father who worked very hard, and we had to figure a lot of things out.

- Quincy Jones