Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
Quotes
There are two kinds of people: those who have nurturing parents or caretakers, and those who don’t. Nothing’s in between.”
But he looked back sadly on his childhood, telling Oprah Winfrey
Michael had the look and the voice, and I had every sound you can think of,
Jones would explainWe had the best jazz band on the planet, and yet we were literally starving,
Jones later told Musician magazineDespite all the Grammys and the special awards and testimonials that maturity bestows, it will always be the values you carry within yourself — of work, love, and integrity — that carry the greatest worth, because these are what get you through with your dreams intact, your heart held firm and your spirit ready for another day,
he wrote in his bookThis right here is the ring that bears Frank Sinatra’s family crest from Sicily,
Jones captioned the post
Of course, he was the composer on The Color Purple, which is how I met Quincy,
Goldberg addedI do and always will. I also want to tell people that he’s going to be receiving an honorary Oscar this year, and the last thing I’ll tell you, he’s such a prolific composer. He composed stuff you probably didn’t even know was his.”
She continuedQuincy Jones was my friend, and was one of a kind. I was lucky enough to have him in my life all these years. My heart is breaking for his family & extended family hwo [sic] loved and adored him... my condolences.”
Earlier that morning, before the live show, Goldberg honored Jones on her Instagram Story, writingI can’t even explain what’s happening in my head right now,
the host, 68, saidWe’re going to go out on that,
she concluded, as the song began to play leading the show to a commercial breakI worked with everybody in the f***ing world in music.”
He once claimed
Ringo had taken three hours for a four-bar thing he was trying to fix on a song. He couldn’t get it,
Jones saidSo George did, and Ringo says: ‘That didn’t sound so bad,
Jones rememberedPaul, I didn’t really say that thing – I don’t know what happened, man. I never said that. You know I love you guys!”
A few monthsThey were the worst musicians in the world,
he saidThe first line of that song is ‘Your butt is mine,’
said Prince
Mr Jones wasn’t cheated out of any money because he was paid what he was contractually owed for producing the songs recorded by Michael 25 to 30 years ago that were used in the documentary This Is It, which he had nothing to do with.”
At the time, Howard Weitzman, who represented the estate, saidHe must have the first stages of dementia”.
Jackson’s family took umbrage with Jones’s remarks about Jackson stealing songs, with one family member telling Page SixThe King lobbied hard against Quincy getting that Grammy. He didn’t want to share the spotlight with Quincy Jones or anyone else.”
Bob Jones, Jackson’s late spokesman, wrote in his 2005 memoirThe family wants to do business with me,
he said, placing the blame instead on the lawyers for Jackson’s estate