Did you know you would become as successful as you have? Hell, no. But you know what? You were prepared, baby.
Quincy JonesCount Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.
Quincy JonesWe were in the heart of the ghetto in Chicago during the Depression, and every block - it was probably the biggest black ghetto in America - every block also is the spawning ground practically for every gangster, black and white, in America too.
Quincy Jones