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MisterNiceKitty

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15. Wait Quincy Jones claimed to speak 26 languages?

Reply to Tomconroy (Reply #13)

Mon Jul 19, 2021, 07:15 PM

Jul 2021

He also had somethings to say about Marlon Brando, Michael Jackson and others (which I won't repost here).

More at the link but proceed with caution: https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/quincy-jones-richard-pryor/

The link to the full Vulture interview is at the ebony link.

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Was Elvis Presley a racist? [View all] Tomconroy Jul 2021 OP

Elvis was a southerner and it was the '50s. So probably yes, at least then. Ocelot II Jul 2021 #1

By today's standards? Yeah prodigitalson Dec 2021 #27

Interesting, thanks for the research. Merlot Jul 2021 #2

It's worth watching. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #3

Nice. The words did indeed sound like it was inspired from MLK's speech Merlot Jul 2021 #8

This was 70 years ago. He has been dead most if that time. Srkdqltr Jul 2021 #4

Quincy Jones quote about Elvis being a racist Tomconroy Jul 2021 #5

I think Quincy Jones has a book out and is trying to sell it (just a theory) MisterNiceKitty Jul 2021 #12

In the interview he also claimed Tomconroy Jul 2021 #13

Wait Quincy Jones claimed to speak 26 languages? MisterNiceKitty Jul 2021 #15

I've always felt racism is a curve, not multigraincracker Jul 2021 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author multigraincracker Jul 2021 #7

Hmm... Mike Nelson Jul 2021 #9

+1 Dan Jul 2021 #16

Op this is an interesting topic, but why is the word "tumor" appearing in your post instead of rumor MisterNiceKitty Jul 2021 #10

Those letter buttons on the phone are really tiny! Tomconroy Jul 2021 #11

While I will give Quincy Jones his opinion Lithos Jul 2021 #14

Well... Mike Nelson Jul 2021 #18

Jackie Wilson was quoted as saying Tomconroy Jul 2021 #21

Little Richard . . . . AverageOldGuy Jul 2021 #22

My sister used to say Elvis was a bigot kimbutgar Jul 2021 #17

That's good enough for me FakeNoose Jul 2021 #20

White folks . . . AverageOldGuy Jul 2021 #24

If Elvis were alive, do you know what he'd be doing today? Probatim Jul 2021 #19

Remembering his song "In the Ghetto" ALBliberal Jul 2021 #23

Is this a song a racist sings? flotsam2 Jul 2021 #25

I thought I'd do a little follow up since I still Tomconroy Jul 2021 #26