Quincy Jones Net Worth

Quincy Jones's Quotes

• Frank Sinatra took me to a whole new planet. I worked with him until he passed away in '98. He left me his ring. I never take it off. Now, when I go to Sicily, I don't need a passport. I just flash my ring.
• [on Jack Nicholson] Jack had a great sense of humor. He still does. He's crazy and a beautiful guy. I always think it's nice when somebody who's paid his dues, like Jack, makes it. But he hasn't really changed much.
• When I was studying with Nadia Boulanger, the legendary composer and teacher, in Paris, she used to say "Your music can never be more than you are as a human being". And B.B. King was a great human being.

Interesting Facts about Quincy Jones

1. Suffered a brain aneurysm in the 1970s. As a result, he can no longer play the trumpet; doing so could dislodge the chip in his brain.
2. Recipient of twenty-six Grammys, which is currently more than any living recording artist. Sir Georg Solti holds the all-time record with thirty-one Grammys.
3. Godfather of singer Patti Austin, Nicole Richie, and Quincy Brown.
4. (1991-1997) Lived with Nastassja Kinski. One daughter, Kenya Kinski-Jones (Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones) (b. February 9, 1993).
5. Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1996]
6. He appeared in, conducted, produced, and directed the music video for the song "We Are The World".
7. Born at 8:40pm CST.
8. At 17, he began his career playing trumpet and arranging for Lionel Hampton, and later Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, and Peggy Lee.
9. His production company, partnered with former news executive David Salzman, also produces Jenny Jones (1991) and MADtv (1995).
10. Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 1994.
11. Father, with Peggy Lipton, of actresses Kidada Jones (born 1974) and Rashida Jones (born 1976).
12. He has never learned how to drive an automobile.
13. He received the John F. Kennedy Center Honors in 2001.
14. Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1988.
15. Father of Quincy Jones III and Martina Jones with Ulla Andersson.
16. After his brain aneurysm, a metal plate was placed in his head, thus setting off a metal detector at an airport.
17. With Jeri Caldwell, is the father of jazz vocalist Jolie Jones Levine.
18. Born on the same date as Sir Michael Caine.
19. He is considered Berklee College of Music's most famous alumnus. His original application, when the school was known as Schillinger House, is housed in a display case at the school.
20. Jones' maternal grandmother, Mary Belle Lanier, was the illegitimate daughter of James Balance Lanier, the second cousin four times removed of President George Washington. He is also related to Lee Marvin and Senator John McCain.