Quincy Jones posted a heartbreaking final message to his daughter Martina just hours before he died.
The music icon died at age 91 on Sunday night, his family announced in a statement Monday.
Quincy’s last Instagram post was a sweet birthday tribute to his daughter Martina on her 58th birthday.
He wrote: ‘Happy birthday to my Tina Beena @martinafotos1!! I am very proud to be your dad! A big hug, I love you eternally’ (sic).
Quincy was a proud father of seven children; Jolie, 69, Rachel, 59, Martina, 58, Quincy III, 55, Kidada, 50, Rashida, 48, and Kenya, 31.
Quincy Jones posted a heartbreaking final message to his daughter Martina just hours before he died
He wrote: ‘Happy birthday to my Tina Beena @martinafotos1!!. I am very proud to be your dad! A big hug, I love you eternally’
The music titan was married three times and his seven children came from five different relationships.
Quincy opened up about fatherhood in 2018 and said he was inspired by his own father, Quincy Delight Jones, Sr.
He wrote on Facebook on Father’s Day: ‘I will always be grateful to my dad for working so hard to keep a roof over our heads back in the 1930s during the Great Depression…he never gave up on us.
“I’m telling you, it’s up to you to create the kind of relationship you want to have with your child, and it’s never too late to start.”
Quincy added: “Never underestimate your role in your children’s lives.” “I learned it a little later in my life, but I’m so glad I finally figured it out because being a father is, without a doubt, one of the greatest blessings.”
Quincy’s publicist, Arnold Robinson, said he died Sunday surrounded by his family at his home in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles.
The family said in a statement: “Tonight, with a full but broken heart, we must share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones.”
“And while this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life he lived and know there will never be another like him.”
A lot of Quincy’s followers commented on the sweet birthday tribute to his daughter.
The music icon died at age 91 on Sunday night, his family announced in a statement Monday.
Quincy was a proud father of seven children; Jolie, 69, Rachel, 59, Martina, 58, Quincy III, 55, Kidada, 50, Rashida, 48, (pictured) and Kenya, 31
Quincy rose to the top of show business by becoming one of the first black executives to thrive in Hollywood and amassing an extraordinary musical catalog.
He produced michael jacksonfrom the album Thriller and collaborated with artists such as Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles.
He toured with Count Basie and Lionel Hampton, arranged records for Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, and composed the soundtracks for Roots and In The Heat Of The Night.
Quincy organized then-President Bill Clinton’s first inaugural celebration and oversaw the all-star recording of We Are The World in 1985 for famine relief in Africa.
Lionel Richie, who co-wrote We Are the World and was among the featured singers, would call Quincy “the master orchestrator” (pictured together in 2010).
The music icon produced Michael Jackson’s Thriller album and collaborated with artists including Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles (pictured with Michael in 1994).
Lionel Richie, co-writer of We Are the World and one of the featured singers, would call Quincy “the master orchestrator.”
Quincy is perhaps best remembered for his productions with Jackson, as his versatility and imagination helped highlight the singer’s talent as he transformed from child star to ‘King of Pop’.
On classic songs like ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough,’ Jones and Jackson created a global soundscape of disco, funk, rock, pop, R&B, jazz and African chants.
For ‘Thriller,’ some of the most memorable touches originated with Jones, who recruited Eddie Van Halen for a guitar solo on the genre-blending ‘Beat It,’ and brought in Vincent Price for a macabre voiceover on the main song.
‘Thriller’ sold more than 20 million copies in 1983 alone and has competed with the Eagles’ ‘Greatest Hits 1971-1975’, among others, as the best-selling album of all time.
‘If an album doesn’t do well, everyone says ‘it was the producer’s fault’; so if he does well, it should be “his fault too,” Jones said in an interview with the Library of Congress in 2016.
‘Footprints don’t appear suddenly. The producer must have the skill, experience and ability to guide the vision to completion.’
The list of his honors and awards takes up 18 pages in his 2001 autobiography ‘Q’, including 27 Grammy Awards at the time (now 28), an honorary Academy Award (now two) and an Emmy for ‘Roots.’
He also received the Legion of Honor from France, the Rudolph Valentino Prize from the Republic of Italy, and a Kennedy Center Honor for his contributions to American culture.
He was the subject of a 1990 documentary, ‘Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones’ and a 2018 film by his daughter Rashida Jones. His memoirs made him a best-selling author.