NEW YORK (AP) — Reactions to the death of Quincy Jones, who died Sunday at age 91: — "My beloved Q. The world’s beloved Q. The one and only Quincy Jones “discovered” me for “The Color Purple” movie in 1985.
My life changed forever for the better after meeting him. I had never experienced, nor have since, anyone who’s heart was so filled with love. 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. He was love lived out loud in human form and he was the first person I ever loved unconditionally.
That’s how we signed all our notes to each other, “Unconditionally...
” Oprah Winfrey on Instagram. — “He was supremely talented, and I felt privileged to have known him for many years. He was friends with George Martin, the Beatles’ producer and, between the two of them, produced some very fine music.
Quincy or ‘Quince’ or ‘Q’, as he was known, always had a twinkle in his eye and had a very positive, loving spirit which infected everyone who knew him. His work with Michael Jackson is, of course, legendary and he had so many other strings to his musical bow,” Paul McCartney on Instagram. — "Quincy is the reason why I decided to become a record producer.
His records were my go-to when I started engineering. All of the time that I spent hanging out with him was priceless and I love how open he was- the advice he gave me, the conversations we had.