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.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 21: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) The Weeknd performs onstage at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 21, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

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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.