Quincy Jones He has died at the age of 91. The music legend and responsible for some of Michael Jackson’s hits and Frank Sinatra died on Sunday, November 3 at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by his family. “Tonight, with a full but broken heart, we must share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones,” the family said in a statement. “And although it is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life he had and we know that “There will never be another like him.” “He was truly unique and will be sorely missed; It gives us great comfort and pride to know that the love and joy, which were the essence of his being, were shared with the world through everything he created. Through his music and his limitless love, Quincy Jones’ heart will beat forever,” the note concludes.
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Jones is the third most awarded artist in Grammy history, after Beyoncé and Georg Solti. has been nominated up to 80 times since 1961, and has won 28 Grammy Awards. He was responsible for one of the best-selling albums in history as Thriller, in addition toOff the World and Badby Michael Jackson, and directed and produced the hit charity song We Are The World 1985. The musician, who rose to fame as a trumpeter in jazz bands, also worked with Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin either Donna Summeramong many others, and was a successful composer of dozens of soundtracks for films such as The color purple by Steven Spielberg. In the 90s he founded his own production company that reached levels of great success thanks to comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airby Will Smith.
© Getty ImagesThe musician leaves behind seven children -Rashida Jones, Kidada Jones, Kenya Kinski-Jones, Quincy Jones III, Jolie Jones Levine, Martina Jones and Rachel Jones-, from three different marriages, and three grandchildren -Isaiah Jones Koenig, Quincy Renzo Delight Jones IV and Nea Jones-. He is the godfather of the actor and musician Quincy Brown, who was named in honor of the great musician, who had an outstanding career as a musician, record producer, arranger and conductor that covers a variety of genres from children’s to jazz, pop , rap and R&B.
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His mentally ill mother left home when Jones was a child to enter a mental health facility. At the age of 11, Jones discovered music by chance and began playing the trumpet at school. At the age of thirteen he made arrangements for trumpeter Clark Terry and met another musical genius, Ray Charles. But when he was only 14 years old, he had to run away from home because of his stepmother and enlisted in the National Guard. He lied and said he was 18 to join the guard, but was met with extreme racism. During that time, he and a group of friends were headed to a rodeo in Yakima when they were hit by a highway bus. He says everyone in the car died except him. This accident left him completely traumatized. He tried to learn to drive years later, but “just couldn’t” and has never driven since. When he was 41 years old he almost died from a brain aneurysm and then when he suffered another one they told him he had a one in a hundred chance of surviving, but he was saved. From a very young age he began to forge his legend, which establishes him as one of the best musicians of all time, with 28 Grammy Awards, 2 honorary Oscars and an Emmy for Roots.