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Point well made - he hasn't written that much https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_written_by_Quincy_Jones
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As for not being a great musician I'm in agreement with Howard Goodall: the world is full of great technical players who can follow rules to a tee but composers who can evoke a musical world of sophistication, power and accessibility in just a few bars - they are rare.
I chose to go that path. I'm not a massively creative person, but I can play and sing to a good standard. I've done a tonne of work over the years (I left GIT in 1996) across a range of areas, studio, TV, live, teaching that at various points in my life has enabled me to live off of music as an only source of income. It all got a bit much for me after 10 years and I stepped away, but even now another 10 years later, that education keeps the door to that world open.
These places are not designed to create superstar songwriters, they are designed to enable people to work.
And John McLaughlin wasn't overly impressed with many of the guys coming out of Berkley. He accused the college of turning out indentikit musicians, especially guitarists. He thought many lacked an original voice and that you had to go along your own road of discovery and play with as many other musicians as possible - McLaughlin was very spiritual.
There's no one way and its not easy.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Y'see, I got into music to express myself. Not to be a clone. Not to trot out written lines as a recital. Yes, there is a lot of skill in this and I don't look down upon it. Its not for me.
However, I think that someone who can create a piece of music that connects with a huge number of people is a very important person, no matter whether I like their music or not. And that is a far GREATER skill than learning what the dots mean, imho.
Though I think any good musician does far more than trot out written lines. Saying that I've seen some of the so-called greats stand on stage, look as bored as fuck and definitely trot out their own music. (ERIC CLAPTON)
Ringo has to be the person who sings that song. Quincey would do well to listen to it. imo.
Interestingly one of the only Beatles recordings that doesn’t have Ringo on drums - it’s Paul - and I think it shows. Paul was actually quite a good drummer, but he lacked Ringo’s groove and subtlety.
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Imagine that. lol