Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis on Michael Jackson

    por Zimmermann 054: Michael Jackson

    Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis describe their experience being in the studio with Michael during the recording of “Scream.” When two of the greatest producers alive still turn into fans the second they start talking about him, that’s how you know MJ wasn’t just iconic he was a once

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    When Michael walked in, he was very calm, very cool, very, you know, kind of collected and stuff. It's super nice, very calm. And he goes behind the mic, and I swear, the minute the music comes on, he turns into Michael Jackson. Like the Michael Jackson we all know. And Terry and I were like some little girls. Ah, Michael Jackson! Like, oh man, it was just like, everything. Everything, everything. It was full performance mode. Spinning the whole thing. Spinning. And he jumps into some booth. Tired of injustice, tired of the scheme. And we're just like blown away. He goes through the whole song start to finish, never stops it, just this is the first take. He goes through the whole song. When it's over, it's like a moment of silence. And he goes, how was that? And we were like, oh, that was good, Mike, that was good. Tape on fire. No, exactly. You want me to do it again? Yeah, yeah, yeah, do it again.