Sharjah: Legendary American musician Quincy Jones visited American University of Sharjah (AUS) last Friday for a special event held at the university’s College of Arts and Sciences building.
The musician had a question and answer session with the students where he spoke about his experience working with giants from the performing arts such as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Marlon Brando and Michael Jackson, to name a few.
“The best advice I ever received was no matter where you go in the world, eat the food the people eat, listen to the music they listen to and always learn 30-40 words from the language. This was advice I received when I was 18 and it allows me to feel at home anywhere in the world,” said the iconic record producer.
When asked about the importance of music in the promotion of world peace, he said, “Music brings people together and is number one in promoting world peace. We all speak the same language; the language of music. It’s the same all over the world. The last thing that will be left on the planet will be music and water. You just can’t survive without either.”
He encouraged the performing arts students to make sure to learn the science of any field of art that they wished to pursue. Jones emphasised that it was crucial to put in the hours practising one’s craft in order to be successful at it.
