Rap-Up.com || Quincy Jones Doesn’t Listen to Lady Gaga, But Loves Amy Winehouse

It’s been almost a full decade since industry legend Quincy Jones has released an LP, but he’s ready to climb back on that old horse. Jones is currently prepping the release of Q: Soul Bossa Nostra—a tribute record to himself—where he claims to be “rolling with whatever the reality is” given the music industry’s drastic changes.

The 77-year-old plans to give listeners a dose of reality with a guest appearance from Amy Winehouse on the album, where she will cover Jones’ first hit as a producer, “It’s My Party,” which dominated airwaves in 1963. Jones, who met the troubled singer at Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday concert, was assured that everything would be alright with her.

“We hugged and I said, ‘Why you got to mess up your life like this?’ She said, ‘I’m gonna be OK. My husband’s getting out of jail soon.’ I said, ‘Wow! That’s a big positive!’ She’s like Naomi [Campbell], my other little naughty sister,” he told The Guardian.

But don’t expect a Lady Gaga feature on any of his tracks. “I don’t listen to her,” he said, rolling his eyes. “['Cause] I heard it a couple of times!” Look for a Gaga-free album dropping later this year.

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September 9th, 2010 at 11:30 am
oh who cares Quincy. he’s such a pimp his old self lol
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christopher stallings
September 9th, 2010 at 11:34 am
I AGREE WITH QUINCY I RATHER GET A FREE ALBUM FOR GAGA AND PURCHASE A TRUE ALBUM AMT WINEHOUSE
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suga suga
September 9th, 2010 at 11:51 am
@ “….”
im guessing ur one of those weird mentally disturbed gaga stans…
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MiGi
September 9th, 2010 at 12:28 pm
FUUUCCCKKK that hurt but then again i realized alot of people aren’t really into lady gaga unless your from the new urban generation , i guess he’s just use to the michael ‘s & the grace jones of his times . oh well TEAM GAGA !!
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AmyFan
September 9th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Sorry I don’t like to be a dickhead but @MiGi what the hell are you on about? Lady Gaga isn’t part of any ‘new urban generation’? She isnt even anything new- we have seen this all before with Madonna, the controversy, the fashion. She is a popstar, she is not part of a movement. Again sorry to be mean but educate yourself about music before you make silly statements like that
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geishagirl
September 9th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Amy Winehouse is better than Lady Gaga. Gaga’s music doesn’t have any depth nor meaning. Just pure fuckery and noise.
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Alejandro
September 9th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Oh well… Gaga STILL is getting money.
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Yep.
September 9th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Lady Gaga gets money the same way Rihanna gets money, Pink gets money, Black Eyed Peas get money…just like how Avril Lavigne got money, Ricky Martin got money, Ace of Base got money…. Just because your selling heap loads of albums does not mean your music is quality. Until Lady Gaga produces some quality tracks that don’t sound like every other manufactured pop song out there (not that there is anything really wrong with that) can we stop referring to her as a talented artist.
She’s manufactured pop. Plain and simple.
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joe wilson
September 9th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Well I like both I am more of an Amy Winehouse fan. She has got to be my all time favourite ever ever ever ever ever ever ever, but I do really like Lady GaGa. I don’t get why he had to dis GaGa I mean I don’t like it when anyone gets dissed for no reason you know. Unless of course its Eminem he deserves it because he makes a career of dissing people as ironic as that is
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molasses
September 9th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
@Yep.
ur bold to say that ALL those artists are just some pop artists (that’s what ur basically saying) but rihanna, pink, and avril aren’t on the lines of gaga or even sugary syrupy POP…”RATED R” had some of the most substantial songs in a “pop” record and dats according to critics, “funhouse” was praised for being unconventional pop and, avril lavigne, aside from some poppy stuff puts out deeep beautiful and thoughtful ballads…so before u start talkin shit bout pop do ur research
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Yep.
September 9th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
@molasses
Lady Gaga is way too serious and self important for someone so derivative.
Thats all Im saying.
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MiGi
September 9th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
@amy fan : oh that’s most likely why he isn’t all dying over her to me gaga is kinda a rip off of all the greats really her inspirations , gaga aint doing nothing new just something the new generation hasn’t seen in a while .
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JD
September 9th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
@joe wilson
How was he dissing gaga when all he said was he doesnt listen to her? Calm down you gaga freaks really have an education or a job.
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blue
September 9th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
i like gaga but lets be real her music aint anything special. people say rih has some catchy songs but nothing special. but to be honest rih and pink have had more then just catchy songs. have u heard firebomb, glitter in the air? ccl, sober? those rnt just catchy songs. dont let me get me? questioning existance?
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vox populi
September 10th, 2010 at 1:39 am
Not everyone is into GaGa just because the record sales and youtube figures make out that way. He wasn’t dissing her or insulting her. He doesn’t like her music. Simples!
And yes to Amy.. although it seems her new man is doing the dirty on her so I hope this doesn’t make her go back to how things were.
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Vic
September 10th, 2010 at 5:35 am
Who is this Lady Gaga? Lol I love that name
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jay
September 11th, 2010 at 2:36 am
no wonder he`s does not hear gaga¡¡¡¡ this guy its a legend itself,a true musician and a man that knows quality music¡, gaga its popular but thats all,shes a commercial succes because of the big machinery and marketing that haves behind herself,but shes no real musician or talent ,you just have to dig in to her lyrics and are so deep and lasting as bubblegum,I dòn`t hate the girl but I like her music just for the club and thats it,I saw her last august on lollapaloza my god she doesn`t even have a voice,did I say she can`t dance? all her talent its the piano and yelling f+++ ,f+++,thats her main talent being a rebel on drugs ,for sure new generations find it attractive ,but shes no innovator ,new generations need to know whos who in the music ,
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fdgfdgf
September 12th, 2010 at 7:55 pm
AMEN QUINCY!!
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max
October 6th, 2010 at 11:18 am
Quincy, I feel for you and others like you. BUT, until creators learn about unity these things (peer2peer file-sharing) will be siphoning off our lifeblood (creativity) forever. They (the p2p community) are smarter about technology than those that think ‘blocking of sorts’ will ever be productive.
Brazil has got it right. They are in the midst of monetizing peer2peer on the Internet.
DataRevenue.Org has got it right. They are in the midst of monetizing peer2peer via MMS.
Now ask yourself…have you supported any of these initiatives to monetize p2p in any form? Oh but no – let’s block them and just discard the largest marketplace known to man.
So there you go. This is the real problem. New revenue streams from new systems don’t just pop up. You’ve got to get smart and fight for these things!
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