During his career, Jones helped mold Michael Jackson into a mega-star by ... Sting — Jones boiled it down to a single letter: Q. Harvard historian and literary critic Henry Louis Gates Jr ...

Quincy Jones, the preeminent arranger, composer, bandleader and all-around pop impresario of the modern music age who produced Michael Jackson ... industry as “Q,” Jones was one of the ...

To many, he is probably best known for his production collaborations with Michael Jackson ... received a Grammy in 1994. Jones’ latter-day solo releases were “Q’s Jook Joint” (1995 ...

“Michael had the look and the voice, and I had every sound you can think of,” Jones would explain. The list of his honors and awards fills 18 pages in his 2001 autobiography “Q”: 28 ...

“Michael should’ve given him 10 per cent of the song ... Although the story is unverified, in his 2001 autobiography Q, Jones did write that those around Jackson felt the producer was getting too much ...

Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and ...

Oscar-winning actor Michael Caine, Jones’ longtime friend and “celestial ... We were blessed to know him. We love you, Q—from here to eternity. Hug Pop and save us a seat at the bar!” ...