| The Real Wizard 17.02.2018 22:45 |
link link Anyone who gives a shit about any music written in the last 60 years should see this as essential reading. Stop what you're doing now - you'll be glad you did. After 20 years of reading about music, these are by far the best interviews I have ever read. Discuss ! |
| Sebastian 17.02.2018 23:01 |
One of the best producers ever, but he lost me at 'what's your sign'. If he believes such bullshit, he's not someone whose word I'd take... having said that, I like what he said about Catholicism :p |
| The Fairy King 19.02.2018 13:54 |
Interesting interview. I knew Q was full of himself, but he really does enjoy namedropping a lot... MJ was a nutbag....old news. Kennedy....interesting, but a bit sensationalistic. Beatles....yeah look at me, i am dissing the biggest band in the world, aren't i interesting? He dated Ivanka? That's a bit creepy as she was in her early twenties and he was in his early 70's? (He's 84). |
| Sebastian 19.02.2018 14:32 |
He says he dates women between 24 and 48, which means he's 36-60 years their senior anyway... |
| The Fairy King 19.02.2018 17:16 |
Sebastian wrote: He says he dates women between 24 and 48, which means he's 36-60 years their senior anyway...Your point? :D |
| Sebastian 20.02.2018 14:14 |
He's already admitted being a bit of a cradle robber (to put it mildly), so it's no surprise he got involved with her. |
| The Real Wizard 23.02.2018 21:31 |
Sebastian wrote: One of the best producers ever, but he lost me at 'what's your sign'. If he believes such bullshit, he's not someone whose word I'd take... having said that, I like what he said about Catholicism :pNah, you can't discredit his history and wisdom because he subscribes to a bit of astrology. Most people do. |
| The Real Wizard 23.02.2018 21:33 |
The Fairy King wrote: Beatles....yeah look at me, i am dissing the biggest band in the world, aren't i interesting?He did a session in 1963, and they were not good musicians by that point. He was used to the top studio cats in the jazz world. So maybe in his experience they really were the worst musicians he ever worked with. The Beatles would be the first to tell you that they weren't great players. Even at their best they couldn't read a chart and play for Sinatra. That said - perhaps Quincy doesn't realize how lucky he is that he didn't have to record the Sex Pistols or Ratt. |
| Sebastian 23.02.2018 22:07 |
The Real Wizard wrote: Nah, you can't discredit his history and wisdom because he subscribes to a bit of astrology. Most people do.Of course I can. It'd be wrong to do so, but of course I can. He's very wise as a producer, but I wouldn't take any life advice from someone who believes such nonsense. |
| mike hunt 24.02.2018 22:21 |
Beatles are considered the best Rock band of all time for their ability as songwriters. Everyone knows they weren't the greatest musicians. |
| mike hunt 24.02.2018 22:23 |
That would have been great if Q said Jackson was heavily influenced by Hot Space....I do agree though that Jackson was overrated. I always said that. |
| MamaQueen 26.02.2018 05:49 |
What he says about her mother having dementia praecox that could have been cured with vitamin B is inaccurate. Maybe one of the causes of her dementia was lack of nutrition because of her poverty, especially vitamin B complex that helps the nervous system, but could not have been the only cause and much less the cure, dementia is irreversible. I work in a nursing home as a nurse, and I can say that we are living longer only to succumb to dementia. I rather die younger. |
| john bodega 02.03.2018 10:09 |
You're doing yourself a bigger favour if you watch Chuck Berry's sextape. |
| Oscar J 04.03.2018 13:51 |
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| princesslina 07.05.2018 09:08 |
Quincy Jones is one of the most popular legendary jazz musicians for me. |
| Dr Magus 17.05.2018 09:51 |
The Beatles took popular music in new directions with incredible vision, which is more than Quincy Jones ever did. |
| thomasquinn 32989 17.05.2018 11:03 |
Erm, no. Just check out his work with Ray Charles, to give but one example. The Beatles were a pretty good band, but over time, their stature has been heavily inflated. Compare The Beatles in '64 with The Kinks in '64, and you'll notice that they're not as unique as you might think. Quincy Jones has had a *lot* of influence on popular music, from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson. If you're going to use The Beatles to prove that Quincy Jones had less influence, you're doomed from the start. |
| The Real Wizard 18.05.2018 03:20 |
^ correct. Furthermore - a fair portion of the things The Beatles did that are considered innovative should be credited to George Martin and Geoff Emerick, not the band. |
| princesslina 18.05.2018 04:32 |
I think the whole world is in turmoil! |
| Dr Magus 18.05.2018 09:38 |
thomasquinn 32989 wrote: Erm, no. Just check out his work with Ray Charles, to give but one example. The Beatles were a pretty good band, but over time, their stature has been heavily inflated. Compare The Beatles in '64 with The Kinks in '64, and you'll notice that they're not as unique as you might think. Quincy Jones has had a *lot* of influence on popular music, from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson. If you're going to use The Beatles to prove that Quincy Jones had less influence, you're doomed from the start.What's the point of comparing the Beatles and The Kinks in '64 when they were still merely great songwriters? Loads of bands looked and sounded like the Beatles in '64, albeit without the great songs. How about comparing them in '66, '67 or '69 instead? The Beatles influence can't be understated in the sixties and beyond. I'm not saying Quincy Jones didn't do some big things but compared to The Beatles, musically and culturally, he pales. Now, if you were talking about Led Zeppelin or David Bowie, i'd agree with you. |
| Dr Magus 18.05.2018 09:40 |
The Real Wizard wrote: ^ correct. Furthermore - a fair portion of the things The Beatles did that are considered innovative should be credited to George Martin and Geoff Emerick, not the band.Of course George Martin was more than just a producer but without The Beatles he'd have been drumming his fingers in an empty studio. |
| john bodega 18.05.2018 12:14 |
It's really George Martin and Quincy Jones that one might try to compare, if any comparison were to be attempted. |
| The Real Wizard 18.05.2018 13:43 |
Dr Magus wrote: I'm not saying Quincy Jones didn't do some big things but compared to The Beatles, musically and culturally, he pales.He produced Thriller. Plenty would argue that that single album was as influential on popular culture as The Beatles entire discography was. For better or for worse, the Thriller video cemented the music video as the promotional tool for the decades to come. (And ironically for this thread, it was Paul McCartney who encouraged Michael Jackson to embrace the medium.) |
| The Real Wizard 18.05.2018 13:44 |
Dr Magus wrote:ha ! That's true.The Real Wizard wrote: ^ correct. Furthermore - a fair portion of the things The Beatles did that are considered innovative should be credited to George Martin and Geoff Emerick, not the band.Of course George Martin was more than just a producer but without The Beatles he'd have been drumming his fingers in an empty studio. But without Martin and Emerick, The Beatles would've been great songwriters with little technical wherewithal to see their ideas come to life. |