Quincy Jones saw in Jackson that rare it factor when he was playing the “Wiz”. ” Michael Jackson had the wisdom of a sixty-year-old and the enthusiasm of a child”. “He was a genuinely shy, handsome kid who hid his amazing intelligence with small smiles and giggles. But beneath that shy exterior was an artistContinua llegint “Quincy Jones, kenny Gamble and Siedah Garret on Michael Jackson”
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Colleagues who worked for Michael describe him and the experience itself
Working with Michael Jackson was an amazing experience
Gladys Knight on Michael Jackson
I am so blessed that I was able to know Michael in a different way seeing him in a room alone sitting in the dark and saying, What’s the matter Michael? and he used to ask me: “How do you live this life under the pressure? It’s rightful too that people feel sorry for him,Continua llegint “Gladys Knight on Michael Jackson”
If you are absorbed in something it means that it fulfills you and surely you are in the right direction of life
A musician knows hit material. It has to feel right. Everything has to feel right. It fulfills you and it makes you feel good. You know it when you hear it. That’s how I feel about “Billie Jean”. I knew it was going to be big when I was writing it. I was really absorbedContinua llegint “If you are absorbed in something it means that it fulfills you and surely you are in the right direction of life”
Have you ever had a dream?
Ever since I was a little boy, I had dreamed of creating the biggest-selling record of all time. I remember going swimming as a child and making a wish before I jumped into the pool. Remember, I grew up knowing the industry, understanding goals, and being told what was and was not possible. I wantedContinua llegint “Have you ever had a dream?”
I saw the dancer from since he was a baby
It downed on me that Michael was no run-of-the-mill kid one day in 1960. I was standing in front of my washing machine, checking the load, when I happened to turn around and see my one and a half year old son practically under my dress tail. He was holding a bottle and dancing… dancingContinua llegint “I saw the dancer from since he was a baby”
Music is color-blind
Our first world tour had focused our interest in uniting people of all races through music. Some people we knew wondered what we meant when we talked about uniting all the races through music – after all, we were black musicians. Our answer was “music is color-blind”. We saw that every night, specially in EuropeContinua llegint “Music is color-blind”
Dreamer
There was a Gamble and Huff song called “Dreamer” on the first Epic album which has this theme, and I was learning it, I felt they could have written it with me in mind. I have always been a dreamer. I set goals for myself. I look at things and try to imagine what isContinua llegint “Dreamer”
If we could make it in New York we could make it anywhere
We got to the Apollo at 125th Street early enough to get a guided tour. We walked through the theater and stared at all of the pictures of the stars who’d played there, white as well as black. The manager concluded by showing us to the dressing room, but by then I had found picturesContinua llegint “If we could make it in New York we could make it anywhere”
How do you want to be your life?
Michael used to ask himself this question. He did it, in first place to be able to imagine his life in the future and secondly to have a plan to reach this life. “During this period in my life, I was searching, both consciously and unconsciously. I was feeling some stress and anxiety about whatContinua llegint “How do you want to be your life?”
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