E-mail a friendJanuary 16, 2007
Legendary music producer Quincy Jones talks about his early career, the value of life experiences and the power of mentoring.
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones on being mentor of the year.
Quincy Jones is one of the most successful businessmen in music. It would take his own encyclopedia volume to document all of his accomplishments. Jones' became passionate for the trumpet in elementary school and had a vocal quartet in church at age 10. As a teen in the Seattle area, he played jazz clubs with the slightly older Ray Charles and got his big break with Lionel Hampton. On the road to winning over two dozen Grammys, Jones has worked with the who's who of entertainment. He's also branched out into movies, TV series and publishing.
