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Everything Quincy Jones Said About Working With Michael Jackson


Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson teamed up for three legendary albums, ‘Off the Wall,’ ‘Thriller’ and ‘Bad’

The legendary producer, who died in November 2024 at the age of 91, worked with the likes of Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra before hitching his wagon to Jackson in the late 1970s. “It’s no accident that more than three decades later no matter where I go in the world, in every club, like clockwork at the witching hour you hear ‘Billie Jean,’ ‘Beat It,’ ‘Wanna Be Starting Something,’ and ‘Thriller.’ In every language on the planet, from prison yards in Thailand to Thrilltheworld.com, Thriller is still giving people ‘goosebumps.’ It’s pretty astounding and very satisfying as an artist.” Jones gushed about their partnership, saying, “We shared the Eighties, achieving heights that I can humbly say may never be reached again.” He added, “There will be a lot written about what came next in Michael’s life, but for me all of that is just noise.

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