Quincy Jones Ultimate Candy Message to Daughter Hours Earlier than Dying as Movie star Tributes Pour In

Quincy Jones, one of the crucial titanic and influential names within the music business, has died. The enduring jazz musician and music producer who labored with names as diversified as Frank Sinatra, Will Smith, and Michael Jackson, was 91 years previous.

Hours earlier than his passing on Sunday night time, surrounded by household in his Bel-Air house, in accordance with TMZ, his closing Instagram publish was a candy message for his daughter Martina on her birthday.

“Blissful birthday to my Tina Beena @martinafotos1!!,” Jones wrote in what would show to be his closing social media publish. “So proud to be yo papa! Massive hug, I like you eternally.”

She was one in all Jones’ seven kids: Jolie, 69, Rachel, 59, Martina, 58, Quincy III, 55, Kidada, 50, Rashida, 48, and Kenya, 31.

In an announcement launched to TMZ after his loss of life, his household mentioned, “Tonight, with full however damaged hearts, we should share the information of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing. And though that is an unbelievable loss for our household, we have fun the nice life that he lived and know there’ll by no means be one other like him.”

The household requested privateness and requested that in lieu of flowers, donations may very well be made to the Jazz Basis of America.

“He’s really one in all a form and we are going to miss him dearly; we take consolation and immense pleasure in figuring out that the love and pleasure, that have been the essence of his being, was shared with the world via all that he created,” the assertion continued. “By means of his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ coronary heart will beat for eternity.”

Except for being the music producer finest recognized for serving to to form Michael Jackson’s solo profession via his albums Off the Wall, Thriller, and Unhealthy, in addition to producing “We Are the World,” Jones was thought of one of the crucial influential jazz musicians of the twentieth century.

After his passing, tributes started pouring in for the music business legend who took house 28 Grammys throughout a 70-year profession.

Michael Caine, who starred in Jones-scored The Italian Job, referred to as the composer his “celestial twin,” referring to the very fact they shared the identical birthday, March 14, 1933.

“My Celestial twin Quincy was a titan within the musical world,” Caine wrote on X/Twitter. “He was an exquisite and distinctive human being, fortunate to have recognized him.”

In a tribute posted to his Instagram, LL Cool J referred to as Jones “a father and instance at a time once I really wanted a father and instance. Mentor. Position mannequin. King. 👑 You gave me alternatives and shared knowledge. Music wouldn’t be music with out you.”

DJ and fellow producer David Guetta referred to as Jones not “only a legend, he was an inspiration, a trailblazer, and a real genius,” whereas Colman Domingo recalled on X/Twitter assembly Jones whereas filming the 2023 The Colour Purple remake, on which Jones was a producer. “I used to be so thrilled to satisfy Mr. American Music himself. I actually kneeled as a result of he was a King.”

“Thanks Mr. Quincy Jones for giving us all of the sound,” Domingo continued as tributes from throughout the leisure business began to pour in.