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Legendary music producer Quincy Jones, who has died aged 91, didn’t hesitate when he shared his thoughts on Donald Trump.

Jones was a titan of the music industry, with a career spanning seven decades that saw him win 28 Grammy Awards and work with musicians ranging from Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra to Count Basie and Celine Dion.

In 2018, Jones made no secret of his views on Trump, who has recently been mocked for his campaign stunts as the US presidential election comes to a close. The Republican and his rival Kamala Harris are just days away from answering the question of who will become the next US president. Election day takes place on Tuesday (November 5).

In an eyebrow-raising interview, Jones, who was 84 at the time, said of Trump: “I hung out with him a lot. He’s a crazy bastard. Mentally limited – a megalomaniac, narcissistic. I can’t stand him.”

He kept doing that Vulture: “A symphony conductor knows more about how to lead than most business people – more than Trump. He doesn’t know shit. Someone who understands real leadership wouldn’t have as many people against him as he does. He’s a damn idiot.

Elsewhere in the interview, Jones said, “I was in a relationship with Ivanka, you know.”

Jones’ claim about Trump’s daughter made headlines at the time, with the record producer and composer claiming he had dinner with her in 2006 when he was 72 and Ivanka was 25.

According to Jones, it was designer Tommy Hilfiger who told him that Ivanka allegedly wanted to have dinner. He added: “I said, ‘No problem.’ She’s a fine bastard. She had the most beautiful legs I have ever seen in my life. But the wrong father.”

Ivanka has never responded to the claim, which was made in a controversial interview for which Jones ultimately apologized for his criticism of Taylor Swift and the claim that Marlon Brando and Richard Pryor slept together in the 1970s.

Jones’ death was announced by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, who said he died on Sunday (November 3) at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

“Tonight, it is with full but broken hearts that we share the news of the passing of our father and brother Quincy Jones,” the family’s statement said. “And while this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the amazing life he lived and know there will never be another like him.”