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

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

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

“Quincy wasn’t even there, he was at Westlake doing overdubs on ‘Billie Jean’ while we were fixing ‘Beat It ... by himself, Jackson, Lionel Richie and producer Michael Omartian ...

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

Jones, the legendary producer who died on Nov. 3 at 91 years old, worked with many artists throughout his decades-long career ...

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

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

Chris Walter/WireImage Quincy Jones and Michael ... along with record of the year for "Beat It" at the 1983 awards ceremony. Their work together went beyond Jackson's albums.