Q - The Autobiography of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones

Q - The Autobiography of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones

The long-awaited autobiography of one of the most successful black entrepreneurs of our times.

With the help of his friends, Jones has composed a life story that gives much more than the typical celebrity memoir
there aren't many musicians who came of age in the bebop era who relate with equal ardor to the hip-hop world, making this possibly the only book that fans of Duke Ellington and Tupac Shakur alike might agree on * Entertainment Weekly *
"a life story that gives much more than the typical celebrity memoir" - Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly *
an appealingly convivial blur of deal-making, celebrity anecdotes and professional comebacks * The New Yorker *

Quincy Jones was born in Chicago in 1933 and started playing the trumpet at the age of twelve. He is the most nominated Grammy artist, with a total of 76, and has won 26 Grammy Awards (the second highest amount) and several Oscar nominations. During his fifty-year career, he has picked up hundreds of awards and accolades and has worked with many of the major influential musical artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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ISBN 13	9780340717295
ISBN 10	0340717297
Title	Q - The Autobiography of Quincy Jones
Author	Quincy Jones
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2002-05-16
Number of pages	432
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