# Quincy Jones has zero fucks to give: his Interview; shades Michael, Jimi, Ringo, Cyndi, etc **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505 "2018-02-09T10:40:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/162 "2018-02-22T18:54:11Z")
I dunno, drad. Q studied composition with some heavy hitters and has some understanding. He’s not coming from ignorance. And if you play a lot of standards, Dick Hyman has a great book on chords you might consider … > **[All the Right Changes: The Best Chord Changes and Substitutions for 100 More...](https://www.amazon.com/All-Right-Changes-Substitutions-Musician/dp/0943748429)** > > All the Right Changes: The Best Chord Changes and Substitutions for 100 More Tunes Every Musician Should Know \[Hyman, Dick\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. All the Right Changes: The Best Chord Changes and Substitutions for 100... (Better than a lot of fake books, it’s the correct changes.) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/163 "2018-02-22T18:58:52Z")
Returning to Jones’ GQ interview, it seems his daughters have, err, had a word with him. There’s a statement on his twitter. > ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/164 "2018-02-22T22:13:51Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > I dunno, drad. Q studied composition with some heavy hitters and has some understanding. He’s not coming from ignorance. > > And if you play a lot of standards, Dick Hyman has a great book on chords you might consider … > > [https://www.amazon.com/All-Right-Changes-Substitutions-Musician/dp/0943748429](https://www.amazon.com/All-Right-Changes-Substitutions-Musician/dp/0943748429) > > (Better than a lot of fake books, it’s the correct changes.) Dick Hyman looks like Larry David with a bald(er) wig. I’ll pick that one up. Thanks. I don’t know Qs education. I just thought he probably understands what 12 tone is but did not ever make it himself, and might use it for an idea rather than a technical definition. 12 tone was a big intimidating deal for the music students of the first half of the 20th century, like miles etc. Maybe it was ripe for use as an epithet. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/165 "2018-02-23T06:00:37Z")
Ha! I see Q is now trying to mend some fences. BTW, Dick Hyman is still amongst us and still playing … here’s a clip from 2014, when he was only 87 years old. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qPEr0PZ7BU4/maxresdefault.jpg "Dick Hyman performs Sweet Georgia Brown") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPEr0PZ7BU4) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/166 "2018-02-23T06:20:07Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Oh…Scott LoFaro. Such a sad story (for other readers: he died in a car accident right after doing **Live at the Village Vanguard** with **Bill Evans** ), a favorite CD of mine. > > I can’t imagine being a Coltrane and carrying around a scale/mode book to dip into and use to expand his practice work. So committed. Like Sonny Rollins hanging out on the Williamsburg Bridge for hours at a time, constantly practicing. Like Jack Sheldon, still working in his elder years “trying to get good.” (This includes teaching himself how to play trumpet with his left hand after he had a stroke.) Like Clark Terry, who worked every day to be a better trumpet player and then when he couldn’t play trumpet any more due to his physical limitations, being the best teacher he could be … the commitment to make this music manifest by these great artists is awe inspiring. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/167 "2018-02-23T11:47:01Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Like Sonny Rollins hanging out on the Williamsburg Bridge for hours at a time, constantly practicing. Like Jack Sheldon, still working in his elder years “trying to get good.” (This includes teaching himself how to play trumpet with his left hand after he had a stroke.) Like Clark Terry, who worked every day to be a better trumpet player and then when he couldn’t play trumpet any more due to his physical limitations, being the best teacher he could be … the commitment to make this music manifest by these great artists is awe inspiring. Truly. There is a book, I think (:search: found it) called **Practicing** by Glenn Kurtz: [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LOEG36/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?\_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LOEG36/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) it is a memoir of his experience trying to make it as a classical guitarist. His description of a warmup and practice session is a wonderful meditation on commitment to craft. I do wish they would rename the Williamsburg Bridge after Sonny Rollins. Perfect for the Saxophone Colossus! ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/168 "2018-02-23T17:26:55Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Like Sonny Rollins hanging out on the Williamsburg Bridge for hours at a time, constantly practicing. Like Jack Sheldon, still working in his elder years “trying to get good.” (This includes teaching himself how to play trumpet with his left hand after he had a stroke.) Like Clark Terry, who worked every day to be a better trumpet player and then when he couldn’t play trumpet any more due to his physical limitations, being the best teacher he could be … the commitment to make this music manifest by these great artists is awe inspiring. I have a friend who is a delusional guitar owner, who won’t “study”. He said to me “But Jerry Garcia just plays what he wants!” I said that had to be the worst example ever. Jerry used to play scales for 7 hours a day. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/169 "2018-02-23T18:24:43Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Truly. There is a book, I think (:search: found it) called **Practicing** by Glenn Kurtz: [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LOEG36/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?\_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LOEG36/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) it is a memoir of his experience trying to make it as a classical guitarist. His description of a warmup and practice session is a wonderful meditation on commitment to craft. > > I do wish they would rename the Williamsburg Bridge after Sonny Rollins. Perfect for the Saxophone Colossus! I’m down with that! Sign the petition: > **[Sign the Petition](https://www.change.org/p/rename-the-williamsburg-bridge-as-the-sonny-rollins-williamsburg-bridge)** > > Rename the Williamsburg Bridge as the Sonny Rollins Williamsburg Bridge ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505/170 "2018-02-23T18:39:33Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > I have a friend who is a delusional guitar owner, who won’t “study”. He said to me “But Jerry Garcia just plays what he wants!” I said that had to be the worst example ever. Jerry used to play scales for 7 hours a day. I’ve seen a similar attitude attitude expressed here in the past. It seems to be buying in to the "you either have it or you don’t " myth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505.md?page=8)