Music was the one thing I could control. It was the one world that offered me freedom. When I played music, my nightmares ended. My family problems disappeared. I didnt have to search for answers. The answers lay no further than the bell of my trumpet and my scrawled, pencilled scores. Music made me full, strong, popular, self-reliant and cool.
Quincy JonesEvery country can be defined through their food, their music and their language. That's the soul of a country.
Quincy JonesI look back and say, "This must have been somebody else." I am not going to tell you that when I was 4, I dreamed about all of this.
Quincy JonesIt's the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.
Quincy Jones