Quincy Jones worked with Michael Jackson on three of his biggest albums . The pair worked incredibly well together, and Jones recalled having fun in the studio with Jackson. Still, there were some elements of working with the singer that Jones did not like.
He felt very uncomfortable with the animals Jackson brought into the studio with him. Quincy Jones said he felt a little uncomfortable in the studio with Michael Jackson Jones said that when he got in the studio with Jackson, the atmosphere was always light and fun. “It was as loose as you can get! We’d be joking and having fun,” he told The Guardian .
“Are you kidding? You gotta know how to party [laughs]. If you get uptight, the music’s going to sound like nothin’. I used to say, ‘Always leave a little room for God to walk in the room.
’” Though they were having a good time, Jones did not like the fact that Jackson brought his pet snake , Muscles, into the studio with him. Jackson’s pet got a little too close for comfort. “Yes, I was [scared], man.
He wrapped himself around my leg,” Jones said, adding, “He used to crawl across the console ...
I wasn’t very comfortable with that.” Jackson’s chimpanzee, Bubbles, also bit Jones’ daughter Rashida on the finger. Quincy Jones shared how it felt to work with Michael Jackson Jones believed that his work with Jackson lifted the performer to legend status.
“Michael, the music, and MTV all went to the mountaintop. It was the perfect convergence of.