Quincy Jones Interview

His comments about music are very astute.  The Beatles weren't very good musicians when he met them, Hendrix was scared to play with top echelon jazz musicians, Micheal Jackson didn't share credit easily and modern pop production is unimaginative.  Jones has been a major player for at least the past 50 years.  You got to respect that.

Agree with onhighway61

I’ll pick Hendrix or the Beatles over Quincy Jones any day. 

+1! @geoffkait The greatness of the Beatles is in the subtleties of their performance and even more obviously in the brilliance of their compositions.  Hendrix played a helluva hot axe, but Quincy was more of a producer than performer.  I thought of Prince as the successor to Hendrix's brilliance of speed and ingenuity. JMHO

I read that interview yesterday and considered posting it here.  Thanks for doing so.
I checked out the tune that he mentioned in the beginning (the great BIllie Jean ripoff).  I think I have a good ear and a clear understanding of copyright law but I just don't hear the similarity (just as with the Robin Thicke/Marvin Gaye case).  I haven't checked the Giant Steps/Slonimsky claim yet.  I'm not sure everything he says in the interview is true but it is absolutely the most compelling thing I've read in ages.  What an amazing life he has had.  Wow!