Quincy Jones

I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#economics #found #i #money #out

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. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#any #been #black #black music #closer

I never felt like I had a mother. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#had #i #like #mother #never

I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#could #day #different #different world #family

I was married for 36 years but now I'm free. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#i #married #now #years

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 #chicago #colors #detroit #gangster

I was the most subtle person in the world. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#most #person #subtle #world

I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#europe #hampton #i #lionel #out

I'd been in love before - I was always in love. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#been #before #i #love

I'm a great believer in letting lyrics just flow out, wherever they come from. ↗

— Quincy Jones

#come #flow #great #great believer #i