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" Seattle is like a global gumbo, a melting pot with all kinds of people - the rich, the poor, white people, some Chinese, Filipino, Jewish and black people - they're all here. "

Quincy Jones

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" Melody is king, and don't you ever forget it. Lyrics appear to be out front, but they're not; they're just an accompanying factor. If they're good, you're really in good shape. Lyrics are written to be rewritten. "

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" A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer - you put a great song on top of that, you're really in great shape! "

" I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day. "

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" I was inspired by a lot of people when I was young. Every band that came through town, to the theater, or the dance hall. I was at every dance, every night club, listened to every band that came through, because in those days we didn't have MTV, we didn't have television. "

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