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“I gotta get it on pop radio!” 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.
Steve Lukather on how Quincy Jones saved Michael Jackson’s Beat It from becoming a heavy metal track
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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.
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Michael Jackson’s guitarist says ‘Beat It’ was “too metal” before Quincy Jones changed it for pop radio
“Quincy wasn’t even there, he was at Westlake doing overdubs on ‘Billie Jean’ while we were fixing ‘Beat It’. So we’d be on the phone and he goes: ‘It’s too metal, you gotta calm dow ...