--- title: "34 Quincy Jones Quotes by 29 authors" description: "Browse 34 Quincy Jones quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Quincy Jones sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/jermaine-dupri-14644_idol_my-idol-is-quincy-jones-866815_866815.jpg" --- > [My idol is Quincy Jones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-dupri/my-idol-is-quincy-jones/) [Jermaine Dupri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-dupri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/jermaine-dupri-14644_idol_my-idol-is-quincy-jones-866815_866815.jpg) > [I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyclef-jean/i-m-the-hip-hop-quincy-jones-of-today/) [Wyclef Jean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyclef-jean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/wyclef-jean-4734_hip-hop_i-m-the-hip-hop-quincy-jones-of-today-26_2608672.png) > [I got to meet and work with Barry White, Quincy Jones, Patti LaBelle, even.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/big-daddy-kane/i-got-to-meet-and-work-with-barry-white-quincy-jones-patti-labelle/) [Big Daddy Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/big-daddy-kane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/big-daddy-kane-3344_barry_i-got-to-meet-and-work-with-barry-white_1977557.png) > [ I met Quincy \[Jones\], he had heard my album, someone played the album and he flipped over it. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-davi/i-met-quincy-jones-he-had-heard-my-album-someone-played-the-album-and/) [Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-davi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/robert-davi-17031_albums_i-met-quincy-jones-he-had-heard-my-album_355427.jpg) > [You couldn't show up to a session with Quincy Jones in your flip flops and jeans and a T shirt - that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-savoretti/you-couldn-t-show-up-to-a-session-with-quincy-jones-in-your-flip/) [Jack Savoretti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-savoretti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17e/jack-savoretti-6132_best_you-couldn-t-show-up-to-a-session-with-q_399015.jpg) > [I've always wanted to be mentioned in the same sentence or at the same time that you say Quincy Jones or you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-dupri/i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-mentioned-in-the-same-sentence-or-at-the/) [Jermaine Dupri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermaine-dupri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/jermaine-dupri-14644_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-mentioned-in-th_1546265.jpg) > [ I gave the album \[You're Under Arrest\] to Quincy Jones and he loved "D Train". We couldn't call it "D Train"; it's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/i-gave-the-album-you-re-under-arrest-to-quincy-jones-and-he-loved-d/) [Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/miles-davis-1842_album_i-gave-the-album-you-re-under-arrest-to_347047.jpg) > [The reason I wanted to become an organ player was because I heard Ray Charles play on Quincy Jones' arrangement of "One…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/booker-t-jones/the-reason-i-wanted-to-become-an-organ-player-was-because-i-heard-ray/) [Booker T. Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/booker-t-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/booker-t-jones-74239_arrangements_the-reason-i-wanted-to-become-an-organ-p_1933188.jpg) > [ I was looking for Quincy Jones, that's who I was obsessed with. Watching Mike \[Jackson\], I always knew that I had to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyclef-jean/i-was-looking-for-quincy-jones-that-s-who-i-was-obsessed-with/) [Wyclef Jean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyclef-jean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/wyclef-jean-4734_giving_i-was-looking-for-quincy-jones-that-s-wh_756980.jpg) > [Quincy Jones' autobiography 'Q' is very good. Because he's a master at music, he's one of our greatest composers, and its good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/quincy-jones-autobiography-q-is-very-good-because-he-s-a-master-at/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/ice-cube-912_autobiography_quincy-jones-autobiography-q-is-very-goo_1050179.jpg) > [I loved the idea of playing cello whilst beatboxing, and I ran with it. I didn't realize that it would put me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-olusola/i-loved-the-idea-of-playing-cello-whilst-beatboxing-and-i-ran-with-it/) [Kevin Olusola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-olusola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/kevin-olusola-12135_being_i-loved-the-idea-of-playing-cello-whilst_1833660.jpg) > [When I was signed to Quincy Jones before I went independent, he told me to rap what you know, and people will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tech-n9ne/when-i-was-signed-to-quincy-jones-before-i-went-independent-he-told/) [Tech N9ne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tech-n9ne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f04/tech-n9ne-2936_devil_when-i-was-signed-to-quincy-jones-before_1160381.jpg) > [I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the '80s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-wagner/i-was-fortunate-enough-to-hook-up-with-quincy-jones-and-had-a-lot-of/) [Jack Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-wagner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5da/jack-wagner-36685_80s_i-was-fortunate-enough-to-hook-up-with-q_2941487.jpg) > [People ask, "What do you think about being called Puff Mommy?" Puff's a very successful young man, so I don't have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/missy-elliot/people-ask-what-do-you-think-about-being-called-puff-mommy-puff-s-a/) [Missy Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/missy-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/missy-elliot-27151_asks_people-ask-what-do-you-think-about-being_2428609.png) > [My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don't even remember the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbra-streisand/my-friend-quincy-jones-says-we-won-our-first-grammys-together-in-1963/) [Barbra Streisand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbra-streisand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d86/barbra-streisand-2243_awards_my-friend-quincy-jones-says-we-won-our-f_262473.jpg) > [Then, you know, the other more-traditional role of the producer in, like, the kind of Quincy Jones sense is kind of part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ronson/then-you-know-the-other-more-traditional-role-of-the-producer-in-like/) [Mark Ronson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ronson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/mark-ronson-11628_band_then-you-know-the-other-more-traditional_453687.jpg) > [What happened was I was a songwriter on Quincy Jones' publishing company, Qwest, for two and a half years before I gave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siedah-garrett/what-happened-was-i-was-a-songwriter-on-quincy-jones-publishing/) [Siedah Garrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siedah-garrett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/698/siedah-garrett-33500_business_what-happened-was-i-was-a-songwriter-on_256092.jpg) > [I tried to stay away from the Euro beats, and not go totally pop. Instead, I wanted to take the Quincy Jones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-brown/i-tried-to-stay-away-from-the-euro-beats-and-not-go-totally-pop/) [Chris Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/chris-brown-1887_ability_i-tried-to-stay-away-from-the-euro-beats_2972484.jpg) > [When I think of the future, I think a lot of Quincy Jones and how he is an inspiration. Look at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-dre/when-i-think-of-the-future-i-think-a-lot-of-quincy-jones-and-how-he/) [Dr. Dre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-dre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b77/dr-dre-3292_belief_when-i-think-of-the-future-i-think-a-lot_3157725.jpg) > [GUESS WUT I'M GONNA DO FROM 25 TILL 29 SEPTEMBER ? go fucking see Quincy Jones , Will.i.am , Timabaland and \*selena…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blaaanansakl-jld/guess-wut-i-m-gonna-do-from-25-till-29-september-go-fucking-see/) [Blaaanansakl/jld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blaaanansakl-jld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/blaaanansakl-jld-223593_right-now_guess-wut-i-m-gonna-do-from-25-till-29-s_848353.jpg) > [My earliest influence was Quincy Jones. I thought 'The Wiz' soundtrack was the most amazing thing I'd ever heard. It was my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-scott/my-earliest-influence-was-quincy-jones-i-thought-the-wiz-soundtrack/) [Jill Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/jill-scott-1737_diana_my-earliest-influence-was-quincy-jones-i_1002231.jpg) > [If you look before the '90s, you might not find many - if any - albums with multiple producers. It just didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/no-i-d/if-you-look-before-the-90s-you-might-not-find-many-if-any-albums-with/) [No I.D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/no-i-d/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/no-i-d-12775_find_if-you-look-before-the-90s-you-might-not_2106984.jpg) > [You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/you-know-quincy-jones-was-a-great-mentor-but-he-was-a-man-in-a-man-s/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/lesley-gore-17325_beautiful_you-know-quincy-jones-was-a-great-mentor_2796629.jpg) > [Phil Ramone and Quincy Jones were very close. Phil Ramone was one of the greatest record producers of all time. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-davi/phil-ramone-and-quincy-jones-were-very-close-phil-ramone-was-one-of/) [Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-davi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/robert-davi-17031_all-time_phil-ramone-and-quincy-jones-were-very-c_2216763.jpg) > [I met Quincy Jones in Seattle. We were kids together... liked each other when we met and have been close ever since.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-charles/i-met-quincy-jones-in-seattle-we-were-kids-together-liked-each-other/) [Ray Charles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-charles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/ray-charles-6406_been_i-met-quincy-jones-in-seattle-we-were-ki_1037211.jpg) > [Sometimes a producer and an artist get together and they make magic like Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. As far as my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-timberlake/sometimes-a-producer-and-an-artist-get-together-and-they-make-magic/) [Justin Timberlake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-timberlake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0aa/justin-timberlake-1538_art_sometimes-a-producer-and-an-artist-get-t_1747559.jpg) > [The short story and the truth is that I was taking vocal lessons here in New York... One day, instead of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/the-short-story-and-the-truth-is-that-i-was-taking-vocal-lessons-here/) [Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/lesley-gore-17325_agent_the-short-story-and-the-truth-is-that-i_106295.jpg) > [ Quincy \[Jones\] is one of the greatest world figures, of all-time. I mean he's up there with Muhammad Ali, as far as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-davi/quincy-jones-is-one-of-the-greatest-world-figures-of-all-time-i-mean/) [Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-davi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7f/robert-davi-17031_all-time_quincy-jones-is-one-of-the-greatest-worl_1272139.jpg) > [All of my records, I produced, put together completely. All of them. Maybe Drake might come with an idea, and I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dj-khaled/all-of-my-records-i-produced-put-together-completely-all-of-them/) [DJ Khaled](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dj-khaled/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a0/dj-khaled-1752_come_all-of-my-records-i-produced-put-togethe_1617933.png) > [I want to affect culture. I want to have my mark on everything. I give examples of people like Bill Cosby, Quincy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cannon/i-want-to-affect-culture-i-want-to-have-my-mark-on-everything-i-give/) [Nick Cannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ce/nick-cannon-7630_about_i-want-to-affect-culture-i-want-to-have_1082079.jpg) > [Almost all the producers I know and dig, like Quincy Jones or Brian Eno, are really musicians first. I'm a composer, an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nile-rodgers/almost-all-the-producers-i-know-and-dig-like-quincy-jones-or-brian/) [Nile Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nile-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/nile-rodgers-11738_brian_almost-all-the-producers-i-know-and-dig_2033652.png) > [At a party in L.A., I met this middle-aged gentleman who I was talking to for ages when I asked, 'So, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliot-cowan/at-a-party-in-l-a-i-met-this-middle-aged-gentleman-who-i-was-talking/) [Elliot Cowan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliot-cowan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/elliot-cowan-41412_ages_at-a-party-in-l-a-i-met-this-middle-aged_1307114.jpg) > [One thing I always really enjoyed about Quincy Jones' production technique was that there were so many layers to every song. Like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/labrinth/one-thing-i-always-really-enjoyed-about-quincy-jones-production/) [Labrinth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/labrinth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/351/labrinth-12700_always_one-thing-i-always-really-enjoyed-about_2766426.jpg) > [My mother and I are more than best friends; we are partners in crime. After she and my father, Quincy Jones, separated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-jones/my-mother-and-i-are-more-than-best-friends-we-are-partners-in-crime/) [Rashida Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/rashida-jones-2217_best-friend_my-mother-and-i-are-more-than-best-frien_2164064.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/quincy-jones/#itemlist", "name": "Quincy Jones Quotes", "numberOfItems": 34, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My idol is Quincy Jones.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jermaine Dupri" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermaine-dupri/my-idol-is-quincy-jones/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/jermaine-dupri-14644_idol_my-idol-is-quincy-jones-866815_866815.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/jermaine-dupri-14644_idol_my-idol-is-quincy-jones-866815_866815.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/jermaine-dupri-14644_idol_my-idol-is-quincy-jones-866815_866815.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My idol is Quincy Jones.” — Jermaine Dupri", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wyclef Jean" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyclef-jean/i-m-the-hip-hop-quincy-jones-of-today/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/wyclef-jean-4734_hip-hop_i-m-the-hip-hop-quincy-jones-of-today-26_2608672.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/wyclef-jean-4734_hip-hop_i-m-the-hip-hop-quincy-jones-of-today-26_2608672.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/wyclef-jean-4734_hip-hop_i-m-the-hip-hop-quincy-jones-of-today-26_2608672.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today” — Wyclef Jean", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I got to meet and work with Barry White, Quincy Jones, Patti LaBelle, even.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Big Daddy Kane" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/big-daddy-kane/i-got-to-meet-and-work-with-barry-white-quincy-jones-patti-labelle/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/big-daddy-kane-3344_barry_i-got-to-meet-and-work-with-barry-white_1977557.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/big-daddy-kane-3344_barry_i-got-to-meet-and-work-with-barry-white_1977557.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/big-daddy-kane-3344_barry_i-got-to-meet-and-work-with-barry-white_1977557.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I got to meet and work with Barry White, Quincy Jones, Patti LaBelle, even.” — Big Daddy Kane", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I met Quincy [Jones], he had heard my album, someone played the album and he flipped over it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Davi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-davi/i-met-quincy-jones-he-had-heard-my-album-someone-played-the-album-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/robert-davi-17031_albums_i-met-quincy-jones-he-had-heard-my-album_355427.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/robert-davi-17031_albums_i-met-quincy-jones-he-had-heard-my-album_355427.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c0/robert-davi-17031_albums_i-met-quincy-jones-he-had-heard-my-album_355427.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I met Quincy [Jones], he had heard my album, someone played the album and he flipped over it.” — Robert Davi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You couldn't show up to a session with Quincy Jones in your flip flops and jeans and a T shirt - that wouldn't happen. 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