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Headline: Oprah, Diana Ross and Will Smith lead tributes to Quincy Jones

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The legendary record producer and composer died at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 91. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Oprah recalled how Quincy changed her life "forever" by insisting Steven Spielberg cast her as Sofia in the 1985 film The Color Purple. "My life changed forever for the better after meeting him. I had never experienced, nor have since, anyone who's heart was so filled with love (sic). He walked around with his heart wide open, and he treated everybody as if they were the most important person he'd ever met…”

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