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“I gotta get it on pop radio!” Michael Jackson’s Beat It was “too metal” before Quincy Jones stepped in, claims guitarist
Michael Jackson’s Thriller -era guitarist says Beat It was “too metal” before producer Quincy Jones stepped in.
Steve Lukather on how Quincy Jones saved Michael Jackson’s Beat It from becoming a heavy metal track
Jackson wanted a rock track for Thriller – and Lukather says Jones had to step in to stop the song from entering fully ...
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Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ at 30: How One Album Changed the World
Featuring Jackson’s videos for “Billie Jean” and two weeks later for “Beat It” widened the video-clip channel’s appeal as much as airplay on MTV widened the appeal of Michael Jackson.
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Michael Jackson’s Beat It was “too metal” before Quincy Jones stepped in, claims guitarist
Michael Jackson’s Thriller-era guitarist says Beat It was “too metal” before producer Quincy Jones stepped in. “I played a bunch of really wild guitar parts, because I knew Eddie’s solo ...
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Michael Jackson’s guitarist says ‘Beat It’ was “too metal” before Quincy Jones changed it for pop radio
‘Beat It’ went on to be a huge hit ... ‘We Are The World’, which was helmed by himself, Jackson, Lionel Richie and producer Michael Omartian and raised funds for famine relief in ...
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Paul Jackson Jr. on working with Michael Jackson – from his Jackson 5 era to Thriller, Beat It and beyond
At just 19, Michael Jackson was already a household name ... so he called me in to work on those sessions.” On Beat It, the ...