Rashida Jones is thinking about her father Quincy Jones as he follows him Died at the age of 91,
“My dad was a night owl his entire adult life. He started “Jazz Hours” in high school and never looked back. When I was little, I used to wake up in the middle of the night to look for him,” the actress wrote via Instagram on Thursday.
“No doubt he’ll be somewhere in the house, composing (old school, with a pen and sheet music). He would never send me back to bed. He would smile and take me in his arms while he continued working… There was no safe place in the world for me.
The 48-year-old “Parks and Recreation” actress classified her father as a “giant.” A sign. A culture changer. A great one.”
“All accurate descriptions of my father but his music (and all his work) was an outlet for his love. It was love,” she continued. “He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen. This is his legacy.”
“I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to experience this love up close. I will miss his hugs and kisses and his unconditional devotion and advice. Papa, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love will live forever.”
Jones was married three times, first to his high school girlfriend, Jeri Caldwell. The couple divorced in 1966 and had a daughter, Jolie. After this he married Ulla Andersson in 1967. The couple had a son, Quincy III, and daughter, Martina, before divorcing in 1974.
Jones married “Twin Peaks” actress Peggy Lipton, Rashida’s mother. The couple also had a daughter, Kidada.
The 28-time Grammy winner’s publicist, Arnold Robinson, announced Quincy’s death on Monday.
“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones,” Robinson said in a statement.
“And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate his great life and know there will never be another like him.”
music icon last instagram postShared on Saturday, it included a photo of him and his daughter Martina along with a loving caption in honor of his 58th birthday.
“Happy Birthday to my Tina Bina @martinafotos1!! So proud to be my dad! He wrote, Big hug, I love you always.
Quincy had a decades-long career in the music industry, producing Michael Jackson’s landmark “Thriller” album, writing award-winning film and TV scores, and collaborating with stars such as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald.
His trophy cabinet reflects his unparalleled success.
Quincy is the third most decorated Grammy winner.
However, his success was not limited to music. He founded the film and TV company Quincy Jones Entertainment in 1990.
Quincy was also vocal when it came to working with the big players in Hollywood.
After Sinatra’s death, he told GQ That the singer had left his family crest ring to Quincy, and that Jones still wore it. “Frank was always trying to match me up with Marilyn Monroe, but Marilyn Monroe’s chest looked like a pear, man,” he Remembered that,
Of his entertainment he said, “You know, I came up with two of the wildest motherfuckers on the planet. Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra. Come on. They were good-looking guys, they had all the girls that They wanted to, and they showed you how to deal with it.
in 2018 Interview with New York magazineHe also discussed his first impressions of the Beatles – calling them “the worst musicians in the world”.
“Paul [McCartney] He was the worst bass player I ever heard,” Quincy said at the time. “And Ringo? Don’t even talk about it.”
He told the outlet that even Marlon Brando would “fuck anything.”
during a 2021 interview with the hollywood reporter, The late entrepreneur said that Elvis Presley was one of the few legends he wouldn’t work with.
“I was writing for [orchestra leader] Tommy Dorsey, oh my god, in the 50’s. And Elvis came in, and Tommy said, ‘I don’t want to play with him.’ She was a racist mother – I’m going to shut up now,” Quincy claimed of Presley. “But every time I saw Elvis, he was being trained [songwriter] Otis Blackwell, telling him how to sing.”
