Michael Jackson, Beat It and Quincy Jones

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.
Wait...Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones' ‘Beat It’ Was Almost What Type of Record?!?
Michael Jackson - Beat It (Official 4K Video) Speaking to The Guardian, guitarist Steve Lukather said, “’Beat It,’ we did it backward: Michael’s lead vocal and the Eddie Van Halen guitar ...
How Quincy Jones Saved Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” From Heavy Metal
How the late producer and composer Quincy Jones saved this iconic Michael Jackson hit from its heavy metal fate.
Eddie Van Halen Almost Hung Up on Quincy Jones’ ‘Beat It’ Call
Eddie Van Halen almost hung up on producer Quincy Jones when he called to ask the guitarist to perform on Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album.
That Time Michael Jackson Allegedly Beat Up Tupac Shakur Over Kidada Jones | VIDEOs
Music producer Wack 100 revealed in a new interview that Michael Jackson beat the breaks off late-rapper Tupac Shakur in defense of Quincy Jones’s daughter Kidada Jones. Wack shared the story to highlight that Tupac’s tough persona in his music and on-screen roles didn’t match his real-life behavior.
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 fledged metal territory
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Steve Stevens on following in Eddie Van Halen’s footsteps to record the ‘spiritual successor’ to Beat It
When Jackson and Jones sought to revisit the sound they experimented with on Beat It, they turned to the Billy Idol guitarist ...
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“Why would you lend your talents to Michael Jackson?”: Alex Van Halen told Eddie not to play on Beat It
Eddie Van Halen’s performance on the Michael Jackson classic Beat It is widely recognised as one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. But his brother Alex, the drummer for Van Halen, wishes ...
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Van Halen star on the video that got banned in Australia and the bust-up over Michael Jackson
Rock legend Eddie Van Halen’s brother has told how their band got cancelled in Australia – and why the famous Beat It collaboration with Michael Jackson backfired badly. In this edited extract ...
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Michael Jackson: Stake in catalogue sells for $600m
Michael Jackson, who died in 2009 at the age of 50 ... His songs Billie Jean and Beat It have each been played more than one billion times on Spotify alone. An upcoming film biopic starring ...
Tom Morello Says Post Malone and Late Chris Cornell Shared Similar Writing Styles: 'Hit, Hooky, Beautiful, Terrifying'
Tom Morello, who played with Chris Cornell in Audioslave prior to his death, revealed that he has a years-old collaboration ...