Legendary musician Quincy Jones died. He was 91 years old.

Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, told the Associated Press that he died Sunday, November 3 at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones,” the family said in a statement, according to AP. “And while this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the beautiful life he lived and know there will never be another like him.”

The musician is survived by children: Rashida JonesKidada Jones, Kenya Kinski-Jones, Quincy Jones III, Jolie Jones Levine, Martina Jones and Rachel Jones. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Isaiah Jones Koenig, Quincy Renzo Delight Jones IV and Nea Jones. He is the godfather of an actor-musician Quincy Brown which owes its name to the great musician.

With 28 wins, Jones is the second most awarded Grammy Award-winning artist of all time – he has been nominated 80 times since 1961. The music icon has won the Grammys for Producer of the Year three times and he received two. Grammy Awards each for album and song of the year.

He escaped death in 1974 when he was only 41 years old. The musician extraordinaire had a brain aneurysm and underwent brain surgery, but was told shortly after that he had a second aneurysm ready to burst. He was operated on again. At the time, he was told he had a 1 in 100 chance of surviving.

At age 14, Jones fled the quarters of his abusive stepmother — who he says didn’t call him by name until he was 57 — to join the National Guard. revealed to GQ in 2018. He lied and said he was 18 to join, but was met with extreme racism. Meanwhile, he and a group of friends were on their way to a rodeo in Yakima when a track bus hit them. He says everyone in the car died except him – the scene was horrific and left him traumatized. He tried to take driving lessons a few years later, but “just couldn’t do it” and has never driven since.

Born March 14, 1993, this Chicago native first became known as a trumpeter in bands with big names in jazz music, including Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie.

As a producer and arranger, Jones is partly responsible for the success of several music giants, including Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Paul-Simon, Aretha Franklin and more. He is the producer of Jackson’s iconic 1982 classic, “Beat It.” Not only did Jones produce the hit, but he also enlisted the help of a late musical virtuoso. Eddie Van Halen to perform the track’s now legendary guitar solo.

Jones’ 1974 album Body heat reached sixth place in the ranking Billboard 200 cards. He has released 13 Hot 100 songs and a string of Top 20 albums.