Recently, Quincy Jones gave two extremely candid interviews that went viral. Among the topics he broached were the Beatles (whom he called the worst musicians in the world), Malcolm X (from whom he said he used to buy drugs), and Michael Jackson (whom he said Prince once tried to run over with a limousine). Today, Jones has publicly apologized “to anyone whom [his] words offended.” In a statement, he writes, “I have LEARNED MY LESSON! Let me tell you, I’m so grateful for my daughters because they aren’t scared to stand up to their daddy. I am an imperfect human & I’m not afraid to say it. And I’m sorry & I’m not afraid to say it.”
Jones adds, “One of the hardest things about the situation is that, this bad-mouthing has contradicted the very real messages I tried to relay about racism, inequality, homophobia, poverty... you name it. And of course I don’t want that.” He closes the note, “I encourage you all to please grow with me & keep on keepin’ on. Love, an 85-year-old bow-legged man who is still learning from his mistakes.” Read Quincy Jones’ statement in full below.
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