Publicist Lisette Weiner Derouaux and Jones started off as friends after they met at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1995, and Derouaux became Jones's publicist, serving as the executive director and vice president of his Listen Up Foundation. They didn't remain "just friends" for long, and they developed a romantic relationship that lasted about six years, eventually breaking up because Derouaux wanted children and Jones did not, having already fathered seven kids. Jones produced the song "Lisette" about their relationship, and the two are still on friendly terms, with Derouaux even introducing Jones to her now-husband, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.