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Quincy Jones Talks Racism In Hollywood, The George Floyd Protests And Working With Elvis

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Quincy Jones has seen it all. The legendary musician/producer sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter and talked about his experiences in Hollywood with racism and more.

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It was very, very racist,” he recalled. “I remember I would be at Universal walking down the hall, and the guys would say, ‘Here comes a “shvartze” in Yiddish, and I know what that means.

It’s like the N-word.” Talking about the protests inspired by the murder of George Floyd last year, Jones said, “It’s been coming a long time, man.

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