Veteran producer says he's 'too busy' to work with his old friend
25.May.07 2:50pm

Veteran producer Quincy Jones has snubbed the chance to work with Michael Jackson again.

The legend, who produced Jacko's 1982 album 'Thriller', still the best-selling LP of all time, said he had been in contact with the singer.

He told NME.COM: "Man please, I've got enough to do. We already did that. I have talked to him about working with him again but I've got too much to do. I've got 900 products, I'm 74 years old. Give me a break."

http://www.nme.com/news/28551



what does Quincy mean i've got enough to do, i thought he quited music. anyway i can imagine hes not up for 18 hours a day studio sessions.
and he doenst want to taint there legacy cause its already done.
but i also have the feelin the 2 had a fight cause Q stopped supporting him
[Edited 5/26/07 18:11pm]

2 bad
it would have been cool to see what they would come up with

It doesn't sound like a snub but I understand where he's coming. They worked together for 11 years:
-Four albums(Off The Wall, Thriller, ET Storybook, and Bad)
-1 movie(The Wiz)
-the biggest selling single of all time(We Are The World)

Even though it would've been great to see them work together again, what's done is done and it should be left at that.

I would have been nice for Michael, but I understand where Quincy's coming from. He's got enough other stuff going on. Why would he need to get involved in that mess?

I wonder if any of this actually happened? Wouldn't be the first time the papers made something up...

Quincy sounds mad as hell but he's standing by his word...

Well they should leave Quincy alone already! I mean damn, the man has produced albums for other artist besides Michael Jackson but some people act like that's the only thing he's ever done. Also it doesn't matter if those two did work together again because Thriller part II aint happening-EVER! So It's best to just leave that in the past.
[Edited 5/26/07 21:46pm]

As much as i love Quincy and his style, He's not the producer for mike
I still think Pharell is the one.
The Tracks that mike rejected for invincible that went to JRT and Usher
were banging
You Don't Have To Call
Like I Love You...
etc..
If mike would've recorded those songs... and a few others
invincible would've been a completely different CD...

Q and Mike were great. If they get together, fine with me, if not, fine with me as well.

I associate Q first and foremost with the Brothers Johnson. They are the first thing that pops in my mind when I think about Q. MJ comes in second.
I do see where Quincy is coming from, I mean they already 'been there and done that' and he has other projects. On top of that, he's also getting old.

bboy87 said:

That's Elton John's "Candle In The Wind '97".

i doubt mike reached out to quincy jones..honestly doubt it, mike quit working with him in the first place, cause he was taking credit for work he didn't do, quincy is bad, he's a great composer, one of the best, but that off the wall, thriller deal, is honestly mike, and rod temperton, point blank...

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Glad to hear someone remembers Q's work with The Brothers Johnson. I get so disgusted when people here refer to Q as a jazz producer until MJ had the incredible wisdom to pick him as a producer. Q was producing pop/funk classics way before he hooked up with MJ. But that doesn't jive with peoples vision of MJ as the 2nd coming.

studentofmusic said:

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It is the other way around. Mike tries to take credit for everything. According to one of the former presidents of CBS. Mike did not want Quincy to get a Grammy for producing Thriller.

laurarichardson said:

I don´t know, but it seems to me that MJ gives credit to ppl. For example, he could have easily taken credit for Moonwalk and he always says that he learned it from some kid.

SOME artists don't NEED outside producers.....one in particular comes 2 mind. Prince.

Graycap23 said:

eye think that u r Prince and eye'm gonna prove it b4 the release of the album...

MikeMatronik said:

Lol....I've heard that b4 but it's NOT true.

Graycap23 said:

Why so many people still believe Mike can make a comeback ?




Michael Jackson should retire for good. Everytime he releases a new shit, he's getting worse and worse.

dag said:

Jeffrey Daniel might have something to say about that:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...uPnSceu7Ug

Quincy doesn't produce anybody these days.He can't even get his own album finished.And truthfully,after hearing his last album (the messy,over-produced Q's Jook Joint),I think his days as a great producer may be over

krayzie said:

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Harlepolis said:

You know there are some white people out there that truely believe Michael Jackson invented the Moonwalk. Well before Motown 25 I saw boys doing the Moonwalk, but they call it the back slide as oppose the Moonwalk. The only thing about Michael's move was it was more sleeker and graceful than the norm. The best thing about Michael Jackson as a dancer, especially when he was younger was that he was such a graceful dancer. But then I started to go off Michael as a dancer when he became all Bob Fosse in his routines. Give me the 18 year old MJ any day with his "On the Wall" routine from the Jacksons variety shows.

whatsgoingon said:

The "back-slide" was supposedly Bill Bailey's routine(Pearl Bailey's brotha)

http://www.youtube.com/wa...yH4r-t5r8I

http://www.youtube.com/wa...VbPd2iu4bg

Not as slick as MJ though,,,but thats def a "Moonwalk".

Hate him or love him though,,,MJ's the one who put the routine on mainstream,,,I think(I say I think becoz I don't know whether Mr.Sammy Davis Jr. already put it on mainstream )

Harlepolis said:

The backslide has been around since the 1930s. Michael's version is more sleeker and has look to it that makes the illusion better.

Graycap23 said:

maybe that was the case in the 80's,, he definitely needs a Quality Controller.
[Edited 5/27/07 23:31pm]

Graycap23 said:

Wrong answer. Try again.

whatsgoingon said:

Real nice racist remark.

I'm very happy to hear that Q will not give his time to MJ. As he said, he has tons of things he's working on and I'm sure he doesn't have the time for bullshit. He's not young anymore either and I highly doubt he would like the media circus that would surround him if he got involved. I'm glad he's staying clear of this.