Re: (313) Michael Jackson has died

2009-06-26 Thread kent williams
I'm 2 years older than Michael Jackson and grew up being fascinated by him and the Jackson 5, seeing him first (if I recall correctly) on the Andy Williams TV Variety show -- in fact: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDWHkMM4LRw It feels really weird to have seen the entire arc of his life and

Re: (313) Michael Jackson has died

2009-06-26 Thread Michael Elliot-Knight
I think that Quincy Jones should be the one held responsible for the way Off the Wall Thriller came out and Michael Jackson's comeback solo success if you take a look at Q's work as a producer - he could take artists with mild to falling success and make platinum selling records many artists'

Re: (313) Michael Jackson has died

2009-06-26 Thread kent williams
I think Quincy Jones would be the first guy to say that he collaborated with MJ on those classic records, and that his role was to facilitate and channel what Michael was trying to accomplish. Quincy does have a hand in bringing out the best in many artists as a producer. And while it can be

Re: (313) Michael Jackson has died

2009-06-26 Thread Michael Elliot-Knight
I think Quincy Jones would be the first guy to say that he collaborated with MJ on those classic records, and that his role was to facilitate and channel what Michael was trying to accomplish. that sounds like political talk - because it is Quincy does have a hand in bringing out the best

(313) Michael Jackson has died

2009-06-25 Thread Michael Elliot-Knight
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Re: (313) Michael Jackson has died

2009-06-25 Thread jwan allen
yeah. wow. Jeez I'm getting old, I can't remember a time in my life when Michael Jackson, James Brown, etc where not a part of my my life. Not that they won't continue to be from here on out, just odd to add more names to the list, that I now refer to in the past tense. jwan - 33 On Thu,