Quincy Jones on the Power of Music - Uncut Retrospective Interview (1991)

On 31 July 1991, legendary musician, composer, and record producer Quincy Jones spoke to ITN's Fiona Murch about the upcoming release of Ellen Weissbrod's documentary about his life, Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones. In the course of the interview, Jones revealed who had been his greatest influences as a young musician; how he became interested in composing; his approach to music production and collaborating with artists; why he could never work with an artist he didn't like; the power of music as a form of political expression; and the role of artistic communication in shaping world events, from the end of the Cold War and the collapse of Communism to the release of Nelson Mandela.
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[@metalaphex]

Amazing how footage from the 90s is becoming available to watch in a higher quality than possible when the footage was filmed. Super cool. Rip Quincy Jones.

[@samissomar]

He's not really dead,he has just ascended to a higher Spiritual Dimension...he's right,Music,and Love are the things that can unite all of Humanity,truly there are no frontiers,it's an Universal language which everyone can enjoy,he's an Eternal Master !...

[@darren-q5n]

I hope so

[@asmallsectionoflife]

A legend. How many producers can you say were involved in the influence of so many different genres? Rest in peace!

[@pendulumdistinction2494]

An absolute gift. Timeless!

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

THANKS for this...the MAIN players are ALL gone now. Michael, Quincy, Quincy Jones boys, composer Rod Temperton and there LONG-time recording/mixing engineer, Bruce Swedien. man, what a hell of a team they were.

[@darren-q5n]

yes one hell of a team

[@MundiaKamau]

Thanks for this, ITN Archive. Another music legend, Prince, passed away in 2016, and music artiste Morris Day, of the music band "Morris Day and The Time," described Prince as follows: "He came through here like a hurricane." Quincy Jones also "came through here like a hurricane." In the 2018 biographical documentary "Quincy," on Quincy Jones and his life, there is a video clip of Quincy Jones being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, where Quincy Jones makes an interesting statement, saying that he and his contemporaries were not done making music, and that he and his contemporaries would continue making the best quality music they could, to leave behind for future generations.
The way Quincy put it, is that we want our work to speak for itself, so much so, that future generations "will know we came through here." Loved the way Quincy put it. For what it’s worth Mr. Jones, future generations will know the likes of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and Prince "came through here," and future generations too, will know that Quincy Jones "came through here."
Rest in Peace, Mr. Jones.
Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 5th November 2024.

[@KreativeDevices]

We've lost another legend. 😢

[@brettgillingham3313]

One of the more interesting interviews out there.

[@jammck1399]

Thank you Q for all your accomplishments
Rest in peace Titan

[@darren-q5n]

increadible and extremely deep take on the music
no surface level here
another things very few artist ,put their selves on the line
scared they lose their endorsements.
legend rip quincy jones

[@llmrfantasticll]

Rest in peace Mr Jones, I wish I had your sunglasses.

[@riverlife2379]

ONE CAN SEE WHY MENTALLY HE WENT THRU SURGERY WITH HIS BRAIN...HE HAD SO MUCH GOING ON
IN THAT BRAIN...GIFTED PROJECTS ON TOP OF PROJECTS MUSICALLY INTELLECTUALLY A SOUNDING BOARD...24/7 ALL THIS MAN HAD DO WAS JUST STAND THERE WITH THAT BATON AND IT WAS ON!!!! FROM A CHILD TILL 91 YEARS OLD TAKE A BOW QUINCY TAKE ANOTHER BOW!!
JB.OK

[@sazonsongs]

We will never see the likes of Q again. Only those who sample his work, or as I like to say “the students who copy his homework”

[@DJ-dk3mw]

Where are thr glasses from

[@monster2783]

Don't forget diddy

[@Breeze_b_hard]

I guess it depends on what you choose to pay more attention to. we know for a fact That Quincy Jones was one of the biggest and best music producers and music executives in the history of music, that's what we know for a fact, so if you choose to give more attention to unfounded rumors that's on you.

[@darren-q5n]

different league altogther one in the conference leauge one is premiership two entirely different levels .
you carnt be serious