Quincy Jones Blogs About Working With Michael Jackson

Legendary producer worked with MJ on Off the Wall, Thriller. By Eric Ditzian Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson in 2001 Of all the artists, producers, entertainers and celebrities who have paid tribute to Michael Jackson since his death on Thursday, perhaps the person who knows his music best is the man who launched his career as the King of Pop: Quincy Jones . Starting with Jackson's 1979 album, Off the Wall, Jones became the singer's longtime producer, and in a revealing, intimate blog post for the Los Angeles Times , Jones wrote about Jackson's dedication to his craft, their work in the studio and how an unlikely collaboration on the set of a big-screen musical led to one of the most successful creative partnerships in pop music history. "In 1978, [director] Sidney Lumet pulled me kicking and screaming into doing the music for 'The Wiz,' and in hindsight I'm so glad he did,"' wrote Jones. "As the scarecrow, Michael dove into the filming of 'The Wiz' with ... (link)