It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do. -Quincy Jones Amazing
I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.' -Quincy Jones Attitude
Bebop and hip-hop, in so many ways, they're connected. A lot of rappers remind me so much of bebop guys in terms of improvisation, beats and rhymes. My dream is to see hip-hop incorporated in education. You've got the youth of the world in the palm of your hand. -Quincy Jones Education
Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing. -Quincy Jones Imagination
I tell my kids and I tell proteges, always have humility when you create and grace when you succeed, because it's not about you. You are a terminal for a higher power. As soon as you accept that, you can do it forever. -Quincy Jones Power
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 Science
I travel like a maniac. I travel more than anyone I know. I love learning the languages. -Quincy Jones Travel
I was raised in Chicago and I guess that was one of the special breeding grounds for gangsters of all colors. That was the Detroit of the gangster world. The car industry was thugs. -Quincy Jones Car
Few rappers realize the genre sprang from West African griots through Delta slave songs to jazz poetry and the comedic trash talk of 'the dozens.' -Quincy Jones Poetry
