Jacko’s death leaves Quincy Jones heartbroken

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - Teen sensation Miley Cyrus's budding romance with Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth has left his former lover in tears. Aussie student Laura Griffin, 19, was not worried when her boyfriend of five years kissed the 'Hannah Montana' star on the set of her latest movie The Last Song.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - The death of former 'Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones is to be re-examined in light of new evidence, say reports. Cops in Sussex, UK, have received new information regarding the death of the 27-year-old rocker.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Singer Mandy Moore is heartbroken after the tragic demise of her ex-boyfriend, DJ AM. The mixmaster, real name Adam Goldstein, was found dead in his New York City apartment after a suspected drug overdose.

August 1st, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson thought his acclaimed album "Bad" was a failure because it didn't match the sales of "Thriller", his friend and collaborator Quincy Jones says. "He sold 25 million copies of 'Bad'.

July 20th, 2009 Jones won't fly to the moon _ but his music didWASHINGTON — Quincy Jones won't fly to the moon — but his music did. As the crew of Apollo 11 rocketed toward their historic moon landing on July 20, 1969, astronaut Buzz Aldrin listened to Jones' arrangement of Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon." In a phone interview from Marbella, Spain, Jones told AP Radio that when he heard the news from Sinatra, it was "like something that's surrealistic.

July 5th, 2009 LONDON - British DJ-producer Mark Ronson has described the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson as "tragic", but feels it won't have a long-term effect on the music industry. "I think its more tragic than anything.

July 5th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson's producer Quincy Jones has claimed that the singer lied about his skin condition and just "didn't want to be black". The music mogul, who worked on Jackson's Bad and Thriller albums, said the pair used to discuss the King Of Pop's altering appearance and the latter had always put any changes down to a disease that lightened his skin from black to white, reports thesun.co.uk.

July 3rd, 2009 Producer Quincy Jones says Jackson's death surrealLONDON — Legendary music producer Quincy Jones says Michael Jackson's sudden death is too surreal to process. Jones is renowned in the music world for producing Jackson's most successful albums, including the best-selling "Thriller." He told BBC Wales television that he never imagined Jackson would die before him.

July 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Quincy Jones has vowed not to attend Michael Jackson's funeral, as he's sure he won't be able to cope with the sadness. The legendary music producer, who was the brains behind the King Of Pop's biggest hit albums, 'Thriller', 'Off The Wall' and 'BAD', is still grieving after the sudden death of his pal.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - While the sudden death of Michael Jackson has left many fans heartbroken, his records have re-entered all charts at top positions in Britain. The moonwalking superstar has a posthumous chart-topper with album Number Ones.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's family has said that the loss of the King of Pop has left them "speechless and devastated". The legend's father Joe Jackson has come out with a statement describing days following the death as " one of the darkest moments of our lives", Sky News reports.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - American singer Lady Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, became hysterical when she heard about the death of King of Pop Michael Jackson. Lady Gaga, 23, who was in a flood of tears, refused to give any interviews prior to her Glastonbury debut on June 26.

June 26th, 2009 LONDON - King of Pop Michael Jackson's sudden death on Thursday has left his friends and fans absolutely devastated. The 50-year-old singer is said to have died after suffering a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Singer Lisa Marie Presley is heartbroken after learning about ex-husband Michael Jackson's death following an apparent heart attack. The 41-year-old songtress married the king of pop in August 1994 but split 20 months later.

May 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Superproducer Mark Ronson's plans to re-team with pop star Amy Winehouse have reportedly been scrapped, after the latter failed to turn up to the studio to finish their track dedicated to Quincy Jones. Ronson was due to return to the studio with the singer to record a new version of Lesley Gore's 'You Don't Own Me' for an upcoming album, in honour of music industry legend Jones.