1 week Ago By BANG - Entertainment News
Quincy Jones has been laid to rest. The legendary producer passed away at his California home on 3 November at the age of 91, and his "intimate" funeral service has already taken place at an undisclosed location, with plans underway for a private memorial service at a later date. According to reports, the service was attended by the 'Thriller' producer's seven children, his brother and two sisters, and other immediate family members.
Quincy's family announced his death last week. They said in a statement: "Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones' passing. "And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.
" A few days later, his actress daughter Rashida Jones paid a separate heartfelt tribute to her dad, hailing him "an icon". Sharing a photo of herself as a baby with her father, she wrote on Instagram: “My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. “He kept ‘jazz hours’ starting in high school and never looked back.
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. “He was a giant. An icon.
A culture shifter. A genius. All accurate descriptions of my father but his music (and ALL of his work) was a channel for his love.
He WAS love. He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen. That’s his legacy.
“I was fortunate enough to experience this love in close proximity. I’ll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and advice.” Rashida signed off her tribute: “Daddy, it is an honour to be your daughter.
Your love lives forever.” Quincy married three times, to high-school girlfriend Jeri Caldwell for nine years until 1966, then Ulla Andersson from 1967 to 1974 and Peggy Lipton, who he wed the same year as his second divorce before they split in 1989. He had daughter Jolie with Jeri, a son, Quincy Jr, and daughter Martina, with Ulla – and two daughters, Rashida and Kidada with Peggy.
The musician also had daughter Rachel from a brief relationship with Carol Reynolds and Kenya with Nastassja Kinski..
