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Thread started 02/07/18 2:21pm

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Quincy: Hendrix was intimidated, Rock is R&B, Beatles are bad musicians

Quincy is showing his ass

Really? The Charlie Parker concert with Mingus and those guys?
Yeah, man. I saw the contract after. The whole band made $1,100. I’ll never forget that. At the time it was just another gig. It wasn’t historical. Like with Woodstock, Tito Puente told me he wanted to go out to that gig. Those festivals ain’t my thing. Elon Musk keeps trying to get me to go to Burning Man. No thank you. But who knew what Woodstock would turn out to be? Jimi Hendrix was out there fucking up the national anthem.

Wasn’t Hendrix supposed to play on Gula Matari?
He was supposed to play on my albumApparently, Hendrix was supposed to lend guitar work to Jones’s 1970 album Gula Matari, which arrived at a time when the guitarist was expanding his musical vocabulary beyond rock and blues and into jazz and funk. Sadly, he didn’t get far, dying of asphyxiation in September of that same year. and he chickened out. He was nervous to play with Toots Thielemans, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, Roland Kirk — those are some scary motherfuckers. Toots was one of the greatest soloists that ever fucking lived. The cats on my records were the baddest cats in the world and Hendrix didn’t want to play with them.

What’d you think when you first heard rock music?
Rock ain’t nothing but a white version of rhythm and blues, motherfucker. You know, I met Paul McCartney when he was 21.

What were your first impressions of the Beatles?
That they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing motherfuckers. Paul was the worst bass player I ever heard. And Ringo? Don’t even talk about it. I remember once we were in the studio with George Martin, and RingoJones arranged a version of “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” for Starr’s 1970 solo debut album Sentimental Journey, which was produced by the Beatles’ frequent collaborator George Martin. The song, and album, are more than a bit gloopy. had taken three hours for a four-bar thing he was trying to fix on a song. He couldn’t get it. We said, “Mate, why don’t you get some lager and lime, some shepherd’s pie, and take an hour-and-a-half and relax a little bit.” So he did, and we called Ronnie Verrell, a jazz drummer. Ronnie came in for 15 minutes and tore it up. Ringo comes back and says, “George, can you play it back for me one more time?” So George did, and Ringo says, “That didn’t sound so bad.” And I said, “Yeah, motherfucker because it ain’t you.” Great guy, though.

Were there any rock musicians you thought were good?
I used to like Clapton’s band. What were they called?

Cream.
Yeah, they could play. But you know who sings and plays just like Hendrix?

Who?
Paul AllenThe Microsoft co-founder and multibillionaire has a collection of yachts and guitars to rival the world’s finest, both of which he apparently makes good use of. .

Stop it. The Microsoft guy?
Yeah, man. I went on a trip on his yacht, and he had David Crosby, Joe Walsh, Sean Lennon — all those crazy motherfuckers. Then on the last two days, Stevie Wonder came on with his band and made Paul come up and play with him — he’s good, man.

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Reply #1 posted 02/07/18 2:46pm

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Hendrix actually did jam with Roland Kirk. Sadly it was never recorded but it was a jam that didn't go too far..Kirk actually respected Hendrix....Same thing happened with Tony Williams (Miles Davis drummer)...Jimi was also friends with Coltrane...Guess Q didn't know that. neutral

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Reply #2 posted 02/07/18 2:49pm

SoulAlive

As I said in another thread.....I will always admire and respect Quincy for his amazing talent,career and accomplishments,but I think he's gone crazy in his old age lol his recent interviews are filled with questionable comments and opinions.It almost seems as if he's purposely trying to shock everyone,one last time....trying to ruffle some feathers before his final day.

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Reply #3 posted 02/07/18 3:38pm

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It's one way to keep himself the focus of media attention...

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #4 posted 02/07/18 3:41pm

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You only focusing on the 20% of the interview. Actually it was very well done and loved his blunt honesty.

Richard Pryor's wife confirmed Richard slept with Marlon Brando for example.

http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html

Lots to be learned here about the state of music and whom he admires today.
I knew somebody would only quote what they want out of it.

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Reply #5 posted 02/07/18 4:06pm

SoulAlive

He says he dated Ivanka Trump and knows who killed Kennedy....he’s really ruffling some feathers,lol
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Reply #6 posted 02/07/18 4:21pm

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Chile he's just....entertaining and messy af. He's just gonna keep talking till those Depends come off!

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Reply #7 posted 02/07/18 4:30pm

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SoulAlive said:

As I said in another thread.....I will always admire and respect Quincy for his amazing talent,career and accomplishments,but I think he's gone crazy in his old age lol his recent interviews are filled with questionable comments and opinions.It almost seems as if he's purposely trying to shock everyone,one last time....trying to ruffle some feathers before his final day.


Why? I think Q has reached an age, he doesn't give a fuck about being diplomatic. Disagree, fine but the last time I checked the Mr. Jones wrote a lot of music and assisted a lot of bands, groups, and singers. He was kinda there... Yes, Q has proven he has a bit of ego. lol I'm looking forward to more off the cuff remarks; what he really thought instead of the neutral remarks he usually maintained.


As far as M.J. borrowing others people music or riffs... the late MJ standing in a long line.. Some music rags back of the day mentioned some of the borrowing. Quincy Jones has been accused of borrowing t00. Maybe Mr. Jones will address that as well... holding my breath. lol

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Reply #8 posted 02/07/18 4:33pm

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quincy is really putting people’s business out here and it’s only a matter of time before someone returns the favor.

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Reply #9 posted 02/07/18 4:40pm

SoulAlive

^^I’ve heard some shocking rumors about Quincy throughout the years...he better be careful or that stuff might resurface,lol
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Reply #10 posted 02/07/18 4:41pm

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SoulAlive said:

^^I’ve heard some shocking rumors about Quincy throughout the years...he better be careful or that stuff might resurface,lol

yeahthat

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Reply #11 posted 02/07/18 4:44pm

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Goddess4Real said:

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quincy is really putting people’s business out here and it’s only a matter of time before someone returns the favor.

How old is Q 86? Who's around to really remember, every bodies dead. lol Point taken Q better be able to take it since he's giving it.

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Reply #12 posted 02/07/18 4:50pm

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3h3 hours ago

“You like Brazilian Music?” -Quincy Jones (using this EVERY time to divert attention)

I guess we will get some more teapot from Quincy because;

2h2 hours ago

Questlove Gomez Retweeted Michael A Valentine

Quincy's 3 hour ep coming in a few weeks

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Reply #13 posted 02/07/18 5:13pm

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We're discussin' the interview here: http://prince.org/msg/8/451970

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Reply #14 posted 02/07/18 5:23pm

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TrivialPursuit said:

We're discussin' the interview here: http://prince.org/msg/8/451970

But that thread is about the things he said about MJ.

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Reply #15 posted 02/07/18 5:27pm

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T-Pain responds to Quincy Jones criticism: "It just seems like he's pissed off at the whole world"

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Reply #16 posted 02/07/18 5:28pm

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Goddess4Real said:

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T-Pain responds to Quincy Jones criticism: "It just seems like he's pissed off at the whole world"

Seems like he hasn't left hardly anyone out... razz lol

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Reply #17 posted 02/07/18 5:39pm

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purplethunder3121 said:

Goddess4Real said:

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T-Pain responds to Quincy Jones criticism: "It just seems like he's pissed off at the whole world"

Seems like he hasn't left hardly anyone out... razz lol

Well he didn't talk about Prince, Janet or Justin in this interview lol nuts

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Reply #18 posted 02/07/18 8:37pm

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paisleypark4 said:

You only focusing on the 20% of the interview. Actually it was very well done and loved his blunt honesty.

Richard Pryor's wife confirmed Richard slept with Marlon Brando for example.

http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html

Lots to be learned here about the state of music and whom he admires today.
I knew somebody would only quote what they want out of it.

Here are some of Rain Proy's tweets addressing Quincy's and Jennifer Proys's allegations;

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor

Rain Pryor Retweeted Alene Marie

Thank you and it sucks. Dad was an honest man. Trust me we would have know about Brando like we knew about the trans who gave him a blowjob. People just want to up their careers by bs.

Rain Pryor @RainPryor

He was brilliant and flawed, ya never kept secrets. He was open with his bs and spoke blunt profound truths. https://twitter.com/agent...748928 …

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor 1h1 hour ago

Rain Pryor Retweeted Danny Deraney

It’s the the nature of sensationalism. Look who’s in office. It tells the world we live in

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor 2h2 hours ago

Rain Pryor Retweeted Kelly Marie Carlin

It makes me want to vomit. It’s the dark side of Hollyweird and I hope they rot in their hell and misery.

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor 4h4 hours ago

Rain Pryor Retweeted Tai Babilonia

You know I always will. It’s a shame those who claimed to love him want to show dishonor and create news for themselves with lies he can’t defend. They’ve dug their own holes.

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor 4h4 hours ago

Rain Pryor Retweeted Yashar Ali

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My Dad may be the GodFather of comedy, that does not mean he slept with the GodFather #Brando capiche!

[Edited 2/7/18 20:52pm]

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Reply #19 posted 02/07/18 8:41pm

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His comments on the Beatles is dead on.
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Reply #20 posted 02/07/18 9:41pm

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His comments on the Beatles is dead on.

YUP!!! And People have threatened Bernard Purdie's life because He said He played Drums on some Beatles Music!! I BELIEVE IT!!! Ringo was the FIRST ONE in line 2 get high w/Their Indian Guru!! PLEASE BELIEVE IT when He said "I get HIGH and BY with a little help from My Friends!!!

Sidebar: My FAVE Ringo beat (if He even played it) is "Tomorrow Never Knows"

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Reply #21 posted 02/07/18 10:20pm

SoulAlive

I guess this is how Quincy wants to go out: by causing a ruckus biggrin
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Reply #22 posted 02/08/18 12:07am

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Early stages of dimensia

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Reply #23 posted 02/08/18 12:11am

JorisE73

purple05 said:

Quincy is showing his ass
Really? The Charlie Parker concert with Mingus and those guys? Yeah, man. I saw the contract after. The whole band made $1,100. I’ll never forget that. At the time it was just another gig. It wasn’t historical. Like with Woodstock, Tito Puente told me he wanted to go out to that gig. Those festivals ain’t my thing. Elon Musk keeps trying to get me to go to Burning Man. No thank you. But who knew what Woodstock would turn out to be? Jimi Hendrix was out there fucking up the national anthem. Wasn’t Hendrix supposed to play on Gula Matari? He was supposed to play on my albumApparently, Hendrix was supposed to lend guitar work to Jones’s 1970 album Gula Matari, which arrived at a time when the guitarist was expanding his musical vocabulary beyond rock and blues and into jazz and funk. Sadly, he didn’t get far, dying of asphyxiation in September of that same year. and he chickened out. He was nervous to play with Toots Thielemans, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, Roland Kirk — those are some scary motherfuckers. Toots was one of the greatest soloists that ever fucking lived. The cats on my records were the baddest cats in the world and Hendrix didn’t want to play with them. What’d you think when you first heard rock music? Rock ain’t nothing but a white version of rhythm and blues, motherfucker. You know, I met Paul McCartney when he was 21. What were your first impressions of the Beatles? That they were the worst musicians in the world. They were no-playing motherfuckers. Paul was the worst bass player I ever heard. And Ringo? Don’t even talk about it. I remember once we were in the studio with George Martin, and RingoJones arranged a version of “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” for Starr’s 1970 solo debut album Sentimental Journey, which was produced by the Beatles’ frequent collaborator George Martin. The song, and album, are more than a bit gloopy. had taken three hours for a four-bar thing he was trying to fix on a song. He couldn’t get it. We said, “Mate, why don’t you get some lager and lime, some shepherd’s pie, and take an hour-and-a-half and relax a little bit.” So he did, and we called Ronnie Verrell, a jazz drummer. Ronnie came in for 15 minutes and tore it up. Ringo comes back and says, “George, can you play it back for me one more time?” So George did, and Ringo says, “That didn’t sound so bad.” And I said, “Yeah, motherfucker because it ain’t you.” Great guy, though. Were there any rock musicians you thought were good? I used to like Clapton’s band. What were they called? Cream. Yeah, they could play. But you know who sings and plays just like Hendrix? Who? Paul AllenThe Microsoft co-founder and multibillionaire has a collection of yachts and guitars to rival the world’s finest, both of which he apparently makes good use of. . Stop it. The Microsoft guy? Yeah, man. I went on a trip on his yacht, and he had David Crosby, Joe Walsh, Sean Lennon — all those crazy motherfuckers. Then on the last two days, Stevie Wonder came on with his band and made Paul come up and play with him — he’s good, man.


Sorry but Quincy only lashes out to people who are dead and can't defend themselves.
And about Jimi's situation I'll take Miles Davis's account of Hendrix over anything that old lying ass Quincy Jones has to say.
Hell I'll take Mile Davis; and Herbie Hancock's genious over anything Quincy Jones has done. As an MJ fan I respect him for his contributions to his career but that's about it.
Quincy seems like creepy guy with all those 2Pac stories from back in the day.

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Reply #24 posted 02/08/18 12:35am

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SoulAlive said:

I guess this is how Quincy wants to go out: by causing a ruckus biggrin

He's gonna go out speaking his mind, that's for sure! razz lol

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #25 posted 02/08/18 2:00am

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paisleypark4 said:

You only focusing on the 20% of the interview. Actually it was very well done and loved his blunt honesty.

Richard Pryor's wife confirmed Richard slept with Marlon Brando for example.

http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html

Lots to be learned here about the state of music and whom he admires today.
I knew somebody would only quote what they want out of it.


Interesting. I never heard about that one. I was surprised when i heard about the first one(of Richard's same sex romps). The one with the prettiest ass that Richard said he had ever seen... boff

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Reply #26 posted 02/08/18 2:41am

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JoeyC said:

paisleypark4 said:

You only focusing on the 20% of the interview. Actually it was very well done and loved his blunt honesty.

Richard Pryor's wife confirmed Richard slept with Marlon Brando for example.

http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html

Lots to be learned here about the state of music and whom he admires today.
I knew somebody would only quote what they want out of it.


Interesting. I never heard about that one. I was surprised when i heard about the first one(of Richard's same sex romps). The one with the prettiest ass that Richard said he had ever seen... boff

eek

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #27 posted 02/08/18 4:45am

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Richard Pryor's widow said he left diaries of all this stuff and that she planned on publishing them sometime this year. And that Richard was bisexual.

Goddess4Real said:

paisleypark4 said:

You only focusing on the 20% of the interview. Actually it was very well done and loved his blunt honesty.

Richard Pryor's wife confirmed Richard slept with Marlon Brando for example.

http://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html

Lots to be learned here about the state of music and whom he admires today.
I knew somebody would only quote what they want out of it.

Here are some of Rain Proy's tweets addressing Quincy's and Jennifer Proys's allegations;

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor

Rain Pryor Retweeted Alene Marie

Thank you and it sucks. Dad was an honest man. Trust me we would have know about Brando like we knew about the trans who gave him a blowjob. People just want to up their careers by bs.

Rain Pryor @RainPryor

He was brilliant and flawed, ya never kept secrets. He was open with his bs and spoke blunt profound truths. https://twitter.com/agent...748928 …

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor 1h1 hour ago

Rain Pryor Retweeted Danny Deraney

It’s the the nature of sensationalism. Look who’s in office. It tells the world we live in

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor 2h2 hours ago

Rain Pryor Retweeted Kelly Marie Carlin

It makes me want to vomit. It’s the dark side of Hollyweird and I hope they rot in their hell and misery.

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor 4h4 hours ago

Rain Pryor Retweeted Tai Babilonia

You know I always will. It’s a shame those who claimed to love him want to show dishonor and create news for themselves with lies he can’t defend. They’ve dug their own holes.

Rain Pryor‏ @RainPryor 4h4 hours ago

Rain Pryor Retweeted Yashar Ali

🐘

My Dad may be the GodFather of comedy, that does not mean he slept with the GodFather #Brando capiche!

[Edited 2/7/18 20:52pm]

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paisleypark4 said:

Richard Pryor's wife confirmed Richard slept with Marlon Brando for example.


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Pryor talked about his gay experiences at his own roast.

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Reply #29 posted 02/08/18 5:53am

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Graycap23 said:

His comments on the Beatles is dead on.

shrug

Some people can't take the truth or have their assumptions deconstructed. In terms of Quincy take... he thought the Beatles sucked as musicians. Paul and John's song writing is up there with the Gershwin brothers. (IMHO) Its his personal opinion and Q has the right to have them, just as everyone else has a right to have there's, some folks need to take a deep breath.

Mr. Jones GQ Interview, Jan. 2018. https://www.gq.com/story/...as-a-story

=============== added a link

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