Rashida Jones Remembers Late Dad Quincy Jones With Touching Tribute
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"He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen," the actor said of her music titan father, who died earlier this month.
Actor Rashida Jones is honoring her father, Quincy Jones, after his death at age 91.
On Thursday, the “Parks and Recreation” star posted an emotional tribute on Instagram to the music titan, who famously produced Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album and worked with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists.
“My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. He kept ‘jazz hours’ starting in high school and never looked back,” Jones wrote on Instagram, alongside an adorable pic of herself as a baby with her dad.
She continued, “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.”
Calling her father a “culture shifter,” Jones added, “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.”