Michael Jackson "stole a lot of songs," said Quincy Jones

The producer also called the king of pop "Machiavellian" and "Gourmand".


Legendary record producer Quincy Jones encounter Michael Jackson When the singer was only 12 years old, causing a fruitful collaboration which included Jackson's first solo album, On the wall , the best -selling album of all time, 1982 Thriller and 1987 Bad . But the two unfortunately cut links at the end of the 80s, according to Los Angeles Times , because "Jackson felt that the producer was old and touching."

After the death of Jackson and the release of the posthumous album That's it In 2009, Jones continued Jackson's succession for his improper use of his work, winning a judgment of $ 9.4 million. In a 2018 bombshell interview with Vulture after the judgment (which was later partially overturned ),, Jones made surprising claims About his unique collaborator, calling Jackson a "Machiavellian" and "Gourmet" thief who stole some of his most successful songs. Read the continuation for more words from Jones and Jackson's long -standing resentment said it was behind them.

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Some of Jackson's greatest successes, including "Billie Jean", were stolen, said Quincy.

Quincy Jones, Dionne Warwick, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Lionel Richie in 1986
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Respond to Vulture David Marchese's First question - "What do people don't understand about [Jackson]?" - Jones did not chop the words. "I hate entering this area publicly, but Michael has stolen a lot. He stole a lot of songs," said the producer.

Among the allegedly crushed beats he named was "Billie Jean", which said that Jones came Donna Summer's 1982 Song "State of Independence", " Originally recorded by Jon and Vangelis. (Composer "State of Independence" Jon Anderson claimed stronger than Jones, who produced "Billie Jean", admitted to Steal a guitar riff From the album on which the song Summer makes Famous First appears.) "The notes do not lie, guy," Jones told Vulture. "[Jackson] was as Machiavellian as possible. Greedy, man. Greedy."

Jones also called a section of "don't stop 'until you get enough" written by the keyboard player Greg Phillinganes . "Michael should have given him 10% of the song," said the producer.

Jackson faced other plagiarism allegations.

Michael Jackson in 1984
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Jones is not the only one to suggest that Jackson had borrowed from other artists. In 1994, The pop star has successfully defended Against the accusations he stole from "thriller" games, "the girl is mine" and "we are the world", according to Los Angeles Times . In 2001, An Italian court canceled A previous decision that Jackson had violated part of the Italian songwriter Albano Carrisi "I CIGNI Di Balaka" for the 1993 single "Wes you will you be there?", According to ABC News. In 2007, a Belgian court also determined that "you are not alone" from 1995, written by R. Kelly and interpreted by Jackson, was plagiarized composers Whirlwind And Danny Van Passel , according to the international legal site Lexology. Consequently, the song is prohibited from commercial broadcasting in Belgium. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Outside the courtroom, Daryl hall Hall & Oates said in 2022 that Jackson apologized for stealing From the duo song "I can't go (no to do)" for "Billie Jean", according to Express UK. And this line, "Mama says mom his mom coosa" from Thriller Is that "do you want to start something?" Jackson settled out of the courtyard in 1986 for raising it from the late Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango , by Variety .

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Jackson's family said that an old resentment was behind the statements.

Quincy Jones in 2019
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By passing from plagiarism, Jones tried another stab on the king of pop in the vulture, suggesting that he has used an excuse for an illness as a cover of an addiction to cosmetic surgery triggered by years of Physical and emotional violence in Jackson's childhood. "He had a problem with his appearance because his father told him that he was ugly and mistreated him," said the producer.

The alleged attacker of Jackson, his father Joe Jackson , died in June 2018, responded to the statements questioning his son's inheritance By calling Jackson's "jealous" jones . He also pointed his finger for any plagiarism in Jones for producing the songs. "He says that my son stole him, but he was the producer at the same time ['Billie Jean' and 'State of Independence'], so if someone is wrong, it would be quincy," said the eldest Jackson, by AP News. (He did not comment on the assertion that he had abused his child.)

In the same interview, a second nameless family member suggested that Jones was still bitter because Jackson had put pressure against the producer to get a grammy for the Thriller Album in 1982. "Michael did all the work," said the source. "It's his music and everyone knows Michael's sound - and Thriller was all Michael Jackson. ""

Jones also called the Beatles "the worst world musicians".

The Beatles in 1963
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Jackson was not the only musical legend that spilled tea in the interview. By binding that rock music was only "a white version of the rhythm and the blues", the producer recalled that his first impression of the Beatles of the beginning of the years was that "they were the worst musicians of the world".

"They did not play [the explanives]," he continued. "" Paul McCartney] was the worst bass player I have ever heard. And Ringo [Starr] ? Do not even speak. Ronnie Verrell To repair a track, Starr had spent hours trying to do well.

As for a more talented celebrity friend? Jones shared that he had already seen the late co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen Sing and block on his yacht "just like Hendrix". Go understand.


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