Q Notes: It’s A Family Affair
Most of my kids are in the entertainment business. They found what they liked and did their own thing. I didn’t go running around getting into nepotism and opening doors up and all that stuff. I don’t think that’s healthy. Passion will drive you further than any kind of that assistance.
Growing up they were surrounded by everything from Earth, Wind & Fire to Miles Davis. Probably a lot of the time they weren’t even aware they were being exposed to it.
My son, Snoopy (Quincy Delight Jones III aka QD3), came up on Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder. He’s 39 years old but that’s where his basic roots are, so he’s has a different attitude about hip-hop. Today he runs QD3 Entertainment, a successful multimedia company.
My daughter, Rashida, was playing Bach’s “Two Part Inventions” when she was five. Today she’s an actress best known for her role on The Office and she had show on Fox called Unhitched.
Kidada has her own high-end brand for Disney that includes loungewear, jewelry, accessories and toys. Tina, is queen of the babies and is going to make some serious waves in the childcare industry. Rachel is an amazing veterinarian. Kenya, my youngest daughter, is a star student and an amazing horseback rider. Her older sister, Sonja, and brother, Ali, are like my own kids. She’s a romance concierge at Kiki De Montparnasse and an aspiring actress; he’s a musician and an up-and-coming producer.
I don’t know how it happened. I’m not going to pretend there was any plan. They were around and I was busy all the time, which is probably why I wasn’t as good a father as I should have been. I was just totally addicted to the music. And they came along. I took them everywhere. We went all over the world and they got it.
Now my grandson, Sunny Levine, has an album out. His father is Stewart Levine, who produced “Up Where We Belong” with Joe Cocker, Simply Red, and “Grazing In the Grass” with Hugh Masekela 30 years ago, and his mom, my daughter Jolie, was the first one of the first black models on the cover of Mademoiselle magazine and ran the Take It Back foundation, so Sunny has genes all over the place. He worked with Hugh Masekela, too, and he produced an album by the Happy Mondays, who are from Manchester, the same city that New Order came from.
In America, New Order recorded for my label, Qwest. Their “Blue Monday” was the biggest selling 12-inch single in England. They were called Joy Division before their singer Ian Curtis died. Funny thing is they came to me to sign. I didn’t even know who New Order was. Later on Bono came by my house and told me that Joy Division and New Order were big influences on U2. Now my grandson produced a group out of Manchester. It’s a small world and there’s so much magic involved.
The specialy music that I want to hear it. The specialy music that it played so that a sons and a daughters of sir.Quincy liked free&free jazz with each musical instrument. I feel essence of sir.Quincy’dna in the specialy music.
Hello Q-I am so glad that you are so successful and that your children are as well. My favorite aunt was your aunt as well as she was your fathers sister Madra. I only wish that I had been able to travel to Seattle with her when I was little so that I could have possibly met you. She was so proud of your music. My daughter too is a musician-she sings and plays the viola. Continue on your successful journey! Lisa
hi i am amazed be your work if you find time for i like you to listen to my.
kind regard
kristoffer neumann
and a sad day for the world. we need more MJ
You have always been a musical as well as personal hero of mine. And you’re a Pisces too!!
Just wanted to commend you for your musical genius and passion for it, and the amazing way you’ve raised your family.
Best of everything~
Mr. Jones, I have always respected you for your strength and courage to do what was moral and righteous. That is until I realized you produced “Beef”.
To advocate in anyway violence of any nature for any reason was (I thought) way below your status. You have proven again that “money makes the world go ’round”. At this point in your life, with your brilliance I would have thought that you would do everything you could to stay away from this world. Not that it matters to you but you have completely disappointed me and I believe your reputation.
Dear: Mr. Quincy Jones,
I am a African American bi-racial brother living alone in NW DC on disability with an amazing reality show idea that I believe the lord has brought upon me to put in to action but I have no show experience as far as getting it off the ground I am a huge fan and have been following you for years and think you are the best and you all ways bring a smile upon my face when I see you tv and listen to some of your music accomplishments so please contact me ASAP with some information or leads to get this started also if you like my idea I would love you to be a part of it I would have to have it protected or patent before I can disclose it .
Be Blessed My Brother,
Richard Harvey AKA Snoop/Snoopluv/Ricky
202-525-2354 (Hm) 202-415-5129 (Cell) or email me at snoopluv49@comcast.net or coolrickdc@hotmail.com
Mr. Q
You have been an idol of mine from the “Body Heat” days to now. Funny although both my parents were musicians I never got involved in learning an instrument as a child. Now i am a 60 yr old person who has a serious desire to learn guitar and piano.Looking back that is something I should have done earlier to possibly had to opportunity to work with you. But I love your style of music and respect the relationship u have had with so many artist especially the greatest entertainer of all time, MJ. May God continue to Bless U and Your Family!