Actress Rashida Jones: This is how she says goodbye to father Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones (1933-2024) died at his home in Bel Air on November 3, 2024 at the age of 91. Many prominent people from show business have said goodbye to the music producer and composer in the past few days, some with touching words. Now his daughter, actress, screenwriter and producer Rashida Jones (48), has also spoken out. she writes about a picture in which she can be seen as a child with her father: “He was a giant. An icon. A culture changer. A genius.”

These are all accurate descriptions of her father, but his music and his entire work are above all an expression of his love. She adds: “He WAS love. He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen. That is his legacy.”

She also looks back on memories of the time she spent with her father. The producer of Michael Jackson (1958-2009) was always a night owl in his adult life. “When I was little, I would wake up in the middle of the night looking for him. No doubt he was somewhere in the house composing (the old school way, with a pen and sheet music). He had never sent me back to bed. He smiled and took me in his arms while he continued to work. “There was no safer place in the world for me,” explains the “Parks and Recreation” actress.

She was lucky to experience her father’s love “up close. I will miss his hugs and kisses, his unconditional devotion and his advice. Daddy, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives forever. “

Rashida Jones is the daughter of Quincy Jones and actress Peggy Lipton (1946-2019), who died in 2019 at the age of 72 after battling cancer. The two were married from 1974 to 1990. Their first daughter Kidada Jones (50) was born in 1974, Rashida Jones in 1976.