Post by PromNightCarrie on Feb 8, 2018 23:29:08 GMT
www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in-conversation.html
He's 84 and he doesn't give a fuck.
He still talks like a smooth brother from the 70s. He refers to Harvey Weinstein as a "jive motherfucker."
-He says that Michael Jackson was who I always suspected he was "as Machiavellian as they come." I always knew he wasn't as innocent as he played. Quincy says Jackson was greedy and stole music. He stole the song that is his crown jewel "Billie Jean" from a Donna Summer song. That's going to burst some bubbles, but musicians steal all the time.
-He said his first impression of the Beatles was that they were the worst musicians he'd ever heard, and he talked about being in the studio with them and how awful Ringo was as a drummer, so he had to bring in a jazz drummer. (Remember, Quincy's from the school of being skilled in terms of playing notes. That's different from judging their songwriting, which was exceptional.)
-Even though Oprah is his friend, he doesn't think she has the chops to run for President (this Oprah as President narrative is so silly to me anyway. Because she gave a good speech at the Globes?).
-He talks about how in the old, racist days he wasn't allowed in places, but Frank Sinatra would fix that for him (was Frank Sinatra not the greatest friend to black people in the industry? He had his asshole ways, but there are so many stories like that about him helping out black entertainers back in the day).
-He talks about Marlon Brando being a great dancer and the fact that he would fuck anything- but we already knew that. We didn't all know that he fucked Richard Pryor though, but I believe it. What a pair.
-He talks about the truth behind the Catholic religion. And says he's not religious because he knows too much about it. Church!
He's 84 and he doesn't give a fuck.
He still talks like a smooth brother from the 70s. He refers to Harvey Weinstein as a "jive motherfucker."-He says that Michael Jackson was who I always suspected he was "as Machiavellian as they come." I always knew he wasn't as innocent as he played. Quincy says Jackson was greedy and stole music. He stole the song that is his crown jewel "Billie Jean" from a Donna Summer song. That's going to burst some bubbles, but musicians steal all the time.
-He said his first impression of the Beatles was that they were the worst musicians he'd ever heard, and he talked about being in the studio with them and how awful Ringo was as a drummer, so he had to bring in a jazz drummer. (Remember, Quincy's from the school of being skilled in terms of playing notes. That's different from judging their songwriting, which was exceptional.)
-Even though Oprah is his friend, he doesn't think she has the chops to run for President (this Oprah as President narrative is so silly to me anyway. Because she gave a good speech at the Globes?).
-He talks about how in the old, racist days he wasn't allowed in places, but Frank Sinatra would fix that for him (was Frank Sinatra not the greatest friend to black people in the industry? He had his asshole ways, but there are so many stories like that about him helping out black entertainers back in the day).
-He talks about Marlon Brando being a great dancer and the fact that he would fuck anything- but we already knew that. We didn't all know that he fucked Richard Pryor though, but I believe it. What a pair.
-He talks about the truth behind the Catholic religion. And says he's not religious because he knows too much about it. Church!
