Quincy Jones Quotes

United States, Conductor
March 14, 1933

Quincy Delight Jones Jr., also known as "Q", is an American record producer, actor, conductor, arranger, composer, musician, television producer, film producer, instrumentalist, magazine founder, entertainment company executive, and humanitarian. His career spans six decades in the entertainment industry, a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, and 28 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991.

Also known as Composer, Musician, Record Producer, Poet, Songwriter, Talent Manager, Film Score Composer, Producer

It has been proven time and time again in countless studies that students who actively participate in arts education are twice as likely to read for pleasure, have strengthened problem-solving and critical thinking skills, are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement, four times more likely to participate in a math and science fair.

Quincy Jones
- Time
- Thinking
- Science
All the jazz guys had interracial relationships, and even the ladies did. Over the years, interracial relationships have been a hip, almost defiant thing, a way of saying "Nobody can put a boundary around me."

Quincy Jones
- Guy
- Jazz
- Boundaries

Communications are making this one world. Back in the day, 400-500 years ago, nobody knew what anyone else was doing. It's on the 6 O'Clock news now. Now we can say, Oh, that's the way they live. Oh, they do that!! Opportunities, the chance to bring about change, it's all based on communication. Communication and jet planes.

Quincy Jones
- World
- Live
- Opportunity
Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.

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

Quincy Jones
- Life
- Men
- Fear
It's very freaky in Chicago.There's something in the water there, I don't know what it is. But the actual word Chicago means, in the Indian language, garlic. It was just garlic and mosquitoes there. And that is the roughest city on the planet, and I been to every place in the world.

Quincy Jones
- World
- City
- Water
What happens when you get a big break and you haven't prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you've ever made. I see it happen all the time.

Quincy Jones
- Time
- Mistake