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ThePickleOrTheEgg t1_iy8c8pd wrote

Reply to comment by ToxicAdamm in Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Returns To Billboard Top 10 After 38 Years by lightblue_sky

MJ was highly involved in most aspects of his own productions. Even though wasn’t the engineer working the boards in the studio, he would have the tune in his head and beatbox each part so that it came together just right

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amadeus2490 t1_iy8wjtu wrote

He would layer multi-track acapella demos, like this.

He couldn't play any instruments, and he was doing this all by ear with no reference notes. He just wanted to show Quincy Jones how he imagined the arrangement for the guitars, the vocal harmonies etc.

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