The Weeknd publicly joined the hordes of music lovers mourning the momentous loss of Quincy Jones. In a post on X, the singer shared his foreword to Jones' 2022 book 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity.

Will Smith has paid tribute to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air producer Quincy Jones after the music star's death.

The Weeknd called Jones "the Reason" in a post on X and elaborated in another post, saying, "My fans know how important Quincy was to the fabric of my music. I was given the opportunity to write a foreword to his book and tried to capture what he meant to me as a human.