Rashida Jones shares heartfelt tribute to her father Quincy Jones

Rashida Jones took to social media to pay a heartfelt tribute to her iconic father, Quincy Jones, who passed on to the great beyond on Sunday at 91. 

The famend track manufacturer left an indelible mark at the business, and his daughter’s phrases fantastically captured his enduring legacy.

“My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. He kept ‘jazz hours’ starting in high school and never looked back,” Rashida shared. 

“When I was little, I would wake up in the middle of the night to search for him. Undoubtedly, he would 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 bring me into his arms while he continued to work…there was no safer place in the world for me.”

Rashida’s tribute highlighted her father’s profound have an effect on on track and tradition. “He was a giant. An icon. A culture shifter. A genius,” she wrote. “All accurate descriptions of my father, but his music (and ALL of his work) was a channel for his love. He WAS love.” 

Quincy’s legacy, she emphasised, lies within the love and connection he shared with everybody he met.

“He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen. That’s his legacy,” Rashida stated. “I was fortunate enough to experience this love in close proximity. I’ll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and advice. Daddy, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives forever.”

Oprah Winfrey additionally paid tribute to Quincy, relating to him as “My beloved Q.” She shared how assembly him modified her past ceaselessly and described his bizarre talent to fasten with others. 

“He walked around with his heart wide open, and he treated everybody as if they were the most important person he’d ever met. He was the Light. No shadows.”

Quincy Jones’ noteceable 60-year profession integrated collaborations with Michael Jackson on iconic albums like Off the Wall, Mystery, and Malicious, in addition to his paintings on Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of The Colour Pink. 

He gained diverse accolades, together with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Grammy Legend Award, and 28 Grammys.