I'm Pisces with Leo rising. The Pisces part is the dreamer. The Leo says, 'Let's execute.' Quincy Jones dreamerexecuteleo Change image and share on social
Music in movies is all about dissonance and consonance, tension and release. Quincy Jones consonancedissonancemovie Change image and share on social
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 boxcarehoney Change image and share on social
My grandmother had this high-tech security system - a rusty nail she used to lock the door. Quincy Jones doorgrandmotherhigh Change image and share on social
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 bandbrickchoir share on social
After I learned the piano, I went on to learn percussion, the tuba, b-flat baritone, French horn, trombone, trumpet, most of the instruments in the orchestra. Trumpet was my instrument. Quincy Jones baritoneflatfrench Change image and share on social
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. Quincy Jones accidentcounterpointcraft share on social
I was reading Omar Khayyam, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, L. Ron Hubbard, all sorts of philosophy. Bebop cats are like that. Curious. I wanted to know about everything. Quincy Jones bebopcatcurious Change image and share on social
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 goodgreatmake Change image and share on social