Quincy Jones is extensively thought of one of many biggest music producers of all time — so forgive his daughter, Rashida Jones, for not desirous to comply with in his shadow.
The actress opened up about her determination to not pursue a profession in music like her well-known dad, 91, on the SmartLess podcast, telling hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett that Quincy’s legacy is just too legendary.
“My dad’s a musical genius. That’s like, the very last thing I wish to do, is strive my hand at that,” mentioned Jones, 48. “However I like it. Like, I’ve a deep ache for music and I simply don’t ever really feel like I’m ok to do it. Like I’ll by no means be ok to do it, so I simply don’t.”
Although Jones made her identify as an actress in exhibits like Parks and Recreation, she has dabbled in music, and even sang backup on Maroon 5’s first two data, Songs About Jane and It Gained’t Be Quickly Earlier than Lengthy.
“I like it a lot and I form of like, sing for enjoyable,” she mentioned. “I’ve written for enjoyable, and I’ve sung backup on some albums and issues like that… I can write [music], my studying is restricted.”
Quincy, who began his profession as a jazz musician, has 28 Grammy Awards to his identify, and is thought for his collaborations with stars like Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, together with Jackson’s iconic 1982 album Thriller. In 2018, Jones — whose mom is the late actress and mannequin Peggy Lipton — wrote and directed a documentary known as Quincy about her father’s life and profession.
“He’s so well-documented, he’s so completed, that it’s nearly unimaginable to spend any time storytelling who he’s as an individual. It’s a must to cowl a lot floor with simply what he’s contributed to the world and tradition,” she mentioned of her documentary. “I wished to do one thing that felt prefer it captured his character, ‘trigger nothing ever has… My dad is a beast, and he has cheated loss of life so many occasions. Ninety-one and nonetheless crushing it.”
Although Jones might not have chosen a profession in music, she did select a accomplice within the business; she has been courting Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig since 2016, and the 2 share a 5-year-old son named Isaiah.
“I’m certain we’ll get married in some unspecified time in the future, however we mainly are,” she lately instructed The New Yorker.
