Michael Jackson Stole Many Songs - Quincy Jones

   

Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer who frequently collaborated with Michael Jackson, has accused the late King Of Pop of plagiarism.

'I hate to get into this publicly, but Michael stole a lot of stuff. He stole a lot of songs,' Quincy sensationally told Vulture, the culture site of New York magazine.

'The notes don't lie, man. He was as Machiavellian as they come,' said 85-year-old Quincy, who has 27 Grammy Awards to his name.

He specifically cited Billie Jean - a signature song off the Quincy-produced Thriller, the bestselling album of all time.

Quincy suggested a parallel between that song and late disco queen Donna Summer's State of Independence, which was also produced by Quincy and released several months earlier in 1982

Few listeners would immediately associate the two songs, although both open and are built on unusually lengthy synthesized bass lines.

Quincy also said Jackson was 'greedy' and should have given partial writing credit to keyboardist Greg Phillinganes for his song Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough.

'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Greg Phillinganes wrote the c section,' Quincy insisted. 'Michael should’ve given him 10 percent of the song. Wouldn’t do it.' 

-Dailymail