He pulls out a book published a few years ago filled with photos and memories from his life, and he tells me about the time Bono invited him to come along to the Vatican in 1999 to meet Pope John Paul. "All the guys in the Vatican had these Vatican black shoes," Jones recalls, but not the Pope. "He had on some burgundy wingtips, man, with thin tan rib socks, man. We had to go and kiss his hand before we left. And when I kissed his hand, I looked down and saw those shoes and it just fell out of my mouth. I said, 'Oh, my man's got some pimp shoes on.' And he heard me."
GQ:Isn't that sacrilegious, telling the Pope he has pimp shoes?
"Oh, hell no. He's just a man. I didn't tell him."
GQ: But he heard you?
"Yeah. When he died, I grabbed USA Today, and Bono said, 'Quincy said he had some lovely loafers on.'
Entertaining, but it makes no sense. Reminds you of someone's tweets.
