But when Delaware announced it was declaring a state of emergency starting March 13, the family decided to quarantine in their home -- and had Lynette Townes' mother join them. SHARRON ELKABAS. "I don't think it's just my future. SUMMERTIME MIXTAPES. )At first, he got a flu test then he got a chest X-Ray. "Because I can't really pinpoint or go back in the past, I just think it's very important to talk to people, to express how important it is to just keep your social distancing. He flew in on a Thursday and deejayed the party the next night. He and his wife were on their way to the store. "I didn't go out of my room at all. "I don't know how many handshakes people are going to be giving. MUSIC. Stay in the house!" "So it's just kind of like, 'I need you to understand whether you feel in excellent condition or not, you need to heed the warning because, you know, you might not be sick, but you may be a carrier. "I can honestly say I had one or two times that my brain started going down a really dark path that I was like, 'I have been blessed to live a great life and travel and do what I do. "I was two seconds away from telling her to turn around and take me back because of my anxiety being so bad because of, you know, the unknown. I literally sat in the room and sorted music, made some music and just took it as a day of relaxation," Townes said.
At this point, Townes hadn't told anyone he was sick.Townes was starting to get better, he said, but then his wife spiked a fever and lost her sense of taste and smell. After battling what he said was the worse illness of his life, DJ Jazzy Jeff is now focused on getting other people to play it safe during this pandemic. A venue in Ketchum, Idaho, booked Townes to headline a party on March 6 to cater to visitors to the ski town in scenic Sun Valley. DJ Jazzy Jeff Present's The Magnificent House Party!! Follow DJ Jazzy Jeff's Instagram account to see all 2,990 of their photos and videos. "I looked at her and I said, 'I don't feel so well,'" Townes, 55, recalled. DJ Jazzy Jeff was born on January 15, 1965 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Jeffrey Allen Townes. Covert design by: Avalon Murray '"After rising to fame with Will Smith, Townes has traveled the world to play music to venues packed with people. In fact, the day after Christmas last year he embarked on a six-week tour of Australia, New Zealand and Asia. He is an actor, known for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), Strange Days (1995) and Boyz n the Hood (1991). DJ Jazzy Jeff + MICK: Summertime 2020! "That unknown he said is whether or not he could still get someone sick or if he's already gotten the virus, could he still get sick again? Thankfully, he said, their kids and his mom did not get ill. His wife and her mother have recovered.DJ Jazzy Jeff now has a new drumbeat: Reminding people to play it safe. And then I started thinking, 'Oh my God, I could've gotten my mom sick. "I'm terrified because I don't want anybody to go through what I went through," Townes said. On some occasions, he made appearances with Smith at live concerts, producing DJ scratches. I walked on stage, didn't have to come in contact with anyone and when I walked off stage, I might have given three high-fives before I went to the dressing room. "And I even remember the green room where they had me was in the basement. In addition, he appeared in several of Smith's music videos such as "Will2K" and "Freakin' It". He battled his illness at home. I think people really need to understand that what we're going through right now, I believe that 60% of this is our new norm," Townes said.