Michael Jackson’s Thriller -era guitarist says Beat It was “too metal” before producer Quincy Jones stepped in.

When Jackson and Jones sought to revisit the sound they experimented with on Beat It, they turned to the Billy Idol guitarist ...

Jackson wanted a rock track for Thriller – and Lukather says Jones had to step in to stop the song from entering fully ...

Following the tragic passing of musical genius Quincy Jones, we’re learning new things about his life and some of the classic songs he helped create.

Eddie Van Halen almost hung up on producer Quincy Jones when he called to ask the guitarist to perform on Michael Jackson's ...

Eddie Van Halen’s performance on the Michael Jackson classic Beat It is widely recognised as one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. But his brother Alex, the drummer for Van Halen, wishes it ...

Tom Morello, who played with Chris Cornell in Audioslave prior to his death, revealed that he has a years-old collaboration ...

Quincy Jones, who passed away Sunday, helped produce Michael Jackson’s albums “Off The Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.” ...

Chris Walter/WireImage Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson's collaborations are some of the greatest ... Thriller won Jones a ...

Music producer Wack 100 revealed in a new interview that Michael Jackson beat the breaks off late-rapper Tupac Shakur in defense of Quincy Jones’s daughter Kidada Jones. Wack shared the story to ...

His most popular solo singles include Billie Jean, Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Bad and Rock With You, while Thriller remains the best-selling album ever. Three Michael Jackson songs removed from ...

How the late producer and composer Quincy Jones saved this iconic Michael Jackson hit from its heavy metal fate.