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I went with Lionel Hampton for three years. Out of that came a trip to Europe.
Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
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I was inspired by a lot of people when I was young, every band that came through town, to the theater, or the dance hall. I was at every dance, every night club, listened to every band that came through, because in those days we didn't have MTV, we didn't have television.
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I don't deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn't deserve that, either. So I'll keep it.
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Everybody has their idiosyncrasies.
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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.
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Greatness occurs when your children love you, when your critics respect you and when you have peace of mind.
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I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, Ain't that the truth.
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