Paul McCartney remembers “supremely talented” Quincy Jones: “I felt privileged to have known him”

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Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his late friend, the legendary producer Quincy Jones – see what McCartney had to say below.Yesterday (November 4), the music world was shaken by the news of Quincy Jones’ death.

His publicist confirmed that the legendary producer had died surrounded by family on Sunday, November 3.Now, McCartney – who had first met Jones in the early 1960s – has paid tribute to the late producer in a lengthy post on social media.

In the post, Macca recalled being introduced to Jones via The Beatles‘ producer George Martin and his “very positive, loving spirit”.McCartney wrote: “Dear Quincy Jones has passed and left those of us who knew him feeling sad.

He was supremely talented, and I felt privileged to have known him for many years. He was friends with George Martin, the Beatles’ producer and, between the two of them, produced some very fine music.“Quincy or ‘Quince’ or ‘Q’, as he was known, always had a twinkle in his eye and had a very positive, loving spirit which infected everyone who knew him.