Rashida Jones shared a treasured reminiscence of her late father, music legend Quincy Jones, within the wake of his passing at age 91.
On Thursday (November 7), the actress and filmmaker paid tribute to the legendary composer who produced Thriller for Michael Jackson and labored with many different legendary artists, together with everybody from Ray Charles to Frank Sinatra.
She shared a throwback picture of herself as a child together with her father alongside a heartfelt message.
“My dad was nocturnal his complete grownup life,” she defined. “He saved “jazz hours” beginning in highschool and by no means appeared again. After I was little, I might get up in the course of the night time to seek for him. Undoubtedly, he could be someplace in the home, composing (old style, with a pen and sheet music). He would by no means ship me again to mattress. He would smile and produce me into his arms whereas he continued to work.”
Rashida recalled, “There was no safer place on this planet for me.”
Categorizing Quincy Jones as “An enormous. An icon. A tradition shifter” and “A genius,” Rashida continued.
“His music (and ALL of his work) was a channel for his love. He WAS love,” she added. “He made everybody he ever met really feel beloved and seen. That’s his legacy.”
Rashida concluded her tribute to Quincy Jones, “I used to be lucky sufficient to expertise this love in shut proximity. I’ll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and recommendation. Daddy, it’s an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives perpetually.”
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Quincy Jones died at his residence in Bel Air, California, on Sunday (November 3). He was 91 years previous.
Rashida Jones is one among Quincy’s seven youngsters. The music icon was married to her mom, Peggy Lipton, from 1974 to 1990.
