Michael was totally prepared, always. When he came to the studio he would not read the lyric from the paper because that takes part of your attention. None of this great songs that happened were red from the paper. They were always song by Michael from memory. That’s part of his legacy: memorize it don not read it. Michael liked to record in the dark, we would frequently turn the light out in the studio when he was recording. I can’t say enought good things about Michael. So the only thing I can say to you, reader, have your cap towards your front and love music. Just do the best you can for as long as you can in the best way you can.
Michael was really someone very special. I wish I can impart you how a great guy he was, he loved the animals, fantastic. Oh man, boy, I’m gonna cry. Michael was something else. I don’t think we will ever see anyone like Michael. A fabulous guy and what more can I say? Do you like his music? It’s really unique, isn’t it? Michael, man, oh man, Michael, sometimes I talk about him in the present, and I shouldn’t do that because he is gone but I consider myself blessed by meeting Michael and doing his recording. And I think it shows in the work that we did together.
Bruce Swedien is an American audio engineer and music producer. He is known for his work with Quincy Jones. Swedien first came to recognition for his work in 1962 on Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons “Big Girls Don’t Cry“.
Minneapolis-born Swedien is a five-time Grammy Award winner.[1] He recorded, mixed, and assisted in producing the best-selling album in the world, Thriller (1982) by Michael Jackson. He also recorded and mixed for jazz artists such as Count Basie, Art Blakey, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Quincy Jones, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, The Second Coming, and Jeff Oster.
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