“To see she produced, co-produced, co-wrote and starred in - all kids are growing up… It’s amazing. “I was so proud of her,” the proud papa told Access Hollywood of Rashida’s success, during an interview at the Los Angeles premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s “Michael Jackson The Immortal” on Friday. Quincy Jones is still beaming with pride after heading to Park City, Utah last week to support daughter Rashida Jones at the Sundance premiere of her film, “Celeste and Jesse Forever.” He recalled in particular one time when author Truman Capote refused to have Jones score the film adaptation of his book, In Cold Blood.Īccording to Jones, Capote “went back into the other room and said, ‘I didn’t know Quincy Jones was a Negro.’ Truman Capote, that motherfucker, he called Richard Brooks up on In Cold Blood and said, ‘Richard, I don’t understand why you’ve got a Negro doing the music for a film with no people of color in it.’ And Richard Brooks said, ‘Fuck you, he’s doing the music.’ Richard was tough.” Jones did end up scoring the film, and even earned an Oscar nomination for his work.Quincy Jones ‘Loved’ Daughter Rashida Jones’ Sundance Film: ‘I Was So Proud Of Her’ He has always been aware of how his race played a role in how he was perceived and what obstacles he faced on his path to success. When asked to elaborate, Jones changed the topic. “Frank was always trying to hook me up with Marilyn Monroe, but Marilyn Monroe had a chest that looked like pears, man,” he said. Frank Sinatra tried to set him up with Marilyn Monroe, and Jones had interesting reasoning for not dating her. He also added that his daughters have set a new stipulation for him: no women younger than them they compromised with women ranging between 28 to 42.ģ. Don’t you ever forget it.” Jones was previous married three times. Don’t you ever forget they’re 13 years smarter than we are. One important thing to clarify, however, is that he’s not hiding any of the relationships from the other women. Shanghai – got a great girl over there from Shanghai, man. Brazil – Belo Horizonte, São Paulo, and Rio. When pressed about whether he really was dating 22 different women, Jones responded in the affirmative. The producer claims he has 22 girlfriends all across the globe. The only place you find success before work is the dictionary, and that’s alphabetical.” On the flip side, current artists he’s excited about include Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Drake, Ludacris, Common, Mary J. “Since I was a little kid, I’ve always heard the people that don’t wanna do the work. When asked what he thinks is missing in Swift’s brand of pop stardom, Jones said it goes back to putting in the work.
“Fucking songs, not hooks.” Jones has worked with everyone from Michael Jackson to Aretha Franklin to Frank Sinatra, and counts the late Miles Davis and Ray Charles among his peers. “We need more songs, man,” the mega-producer said. Jones is not a fan of Taylor Swift’s music, and doesn’ t have a problem saying so.
Here are seven surprising revelations Jones made in the interview, including his thoughts on Taylor Swift and the current music landscape, his experiences with racism and his beef with Tupac Shakur (and how his daughter Rashida Jones got pulled into the mix).ġ. Jones, who will turn 85 this March, told GQthat he has no plans of slowing down despite his advanced age if anything, he’s looking forward to living until he’s 110, thanks to some treatments he’s been undergoing at an exclusive hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, six days each year. No topic was off-limits in a new, wide-ranging interview with Quincy Jones, one of music’s most prolific producers, artists, entrepreneurs and all-around multi-hyphenates.
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