Will Smith greets Quincy
BANG showbiz – November four, 2024 / four:55 pm | Historical past: 515610
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Will Smith has hailed Quincy Jones as a “mentor” to him.
The legendary document producer handed away on Sunday (11/three/24), aged 91, and Will took to social media to pay a glowing tribute to Quincy.
Will, 56, who landed his starring position in his hit TV comedy 'The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air' with the assistance of Quincy, wrote on Instagram: “Quincy Jones is the true definition of a mentor, father and a good friend. He identified one of the best elements of me. He inspired me. He revised me once I wanted it.)
Will's publish additionally included a photograph of him and Quincy collectively throughout their 'Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air' period.
Quincy labored with among the largest names within the leisure trade throughout his profession, together with Will, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles.
The producer's loss of life was introduced by way of an announcement by his household.
They mentioned: “Tonight, with a full however damaged coronary heart, we should share the information of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones. And whereas that is an unbelievable loss for our household, we have a good time the good life he lived and know there’ll by no means be one other like him.
“He’s actually one in all a form and will likely be enormously missed; It comforts us and makes us immensely proud to know that the love and pleasure, which have been the essence of his being, have been shared with the world by way of all the things he created. “By means of his music and his boundless love, Quincy Jones’ coronary heart will beat for eternity.”