As the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, preps his comeback album, former collaborator Quincy Jones has stated that he will not be working on the project. According to Jones – who masterminded the ‘Off The Wall’, ‘Thriller’ and ‘Bad’ albums – he and Jackson have had conversations about the possibility of collaborating again but he isn’t interested. Jones had the following to say: ‘Man please, I’ve got enough to do. We already did that. I have talked to him about working with him again but I’ve got too much to do. I’ve got 900 products. I’m 74 years old. Give me a break.’On the one hand, Quincy working on the CD looks good on paper-mainly for nostalgia. Yet, I can’t remember the last thing he’s produced. I think Michael should just stick with confirmed producers Will.i.Am, Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins and Ne-Yo and hurry with that album. The currently untitled CD is slated to drop toward the end of the year.
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Quincy Jones doesn’t have enough credibility to oversee a comeback for Michael. Michael can DEFINETLY pull this off…but yeah, sticking with the right producers is critical. I’m hoping he does a collaboration w/ Ne-Yo, and/or just works w/ Ne-Yo, Will.I.Am and even maybe Timbaland.
I used to think it was a good idea for Jones and Jackson to work together again but I agree with you that at this point Mike needs to go with current garunteed hit makers. I’m sure there is a long list of producers who would love to work with Jackson.