The Weekndpublicly joined the hordes of music lovers mourning themomentous loss of Quincy Jones.
My fans know how important Quincy was to the fabric of my music, he wrote.
Lets celebrate his life today.
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He also recounted the first time he met Jones after a 2015 performance at Drais nightclub in Vegas.
The Weeknd expressed that the moment reminded him that nothing is more important than the people around me.
To say this was an honor is an understatement, the foreword noted.