The more I talk about it, the more I feel emotional.
Here is Wonder remembering Jonesin his own words.
I met Quincy at the Apollo Theater when I was 14.
Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones in 1987LGI Stock/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images
I heard, Oh, Quincy Jones is here.
So I ran downstairs and met him.
I had a lot of questions.
Does Ray Charles read Braille music?
Does Ray Charles do this and do that?
I was so curious.
Losing Quincy is more than heartbreaking.
Im just disappointed that he wasnt here for longer.
On the night before Election Day, we lose Quincy Jones.
To me, thats a message to say, People, wake up.
I was here to spread a message, a motivation.
Quincys foundation was love.
His foundation was the gift that he was given.
His foundation was the relationship he had with Ray Charles, and everyone he worked with.
There are so many voices he introduced us to.
The songEverything Must Change,theres so many great voices.
His children were involved in the reservoir of incredibleness he gave us.
My curiosity was, How can I do more of this and how does this work?
I was like a painter with different colors to create the different music that I did.
Those were my motivations.
Dont be afraid of learning what you dont know.
you could look back and hear all of that when you hear his music.
I knew that they spoke Amharic.
It was just a wonderful moment.
When youre in the rhythm of doing music, you are trying to do the best you might do.
The good part is it doesnt feel like work, but you are definitely working it out for sure.
So that was cool.
The three of us werent together, they did their parts separate.
But Quincy put it together like we were there at the same time.
And thats sort of the genius.
Lots of times, its no different from doing a movie.
You have to make it feel like it was right there and then.
And he was able to do that, put the pieces together and have a great moment together.
In his life, at 91 years, he moved the needle forward.
