Quoting Quincy: MJ 'Didn't Want To Be Black'

Quincy Jones reacts to Michael Jackson's DeathHe knew Michael Jackson better than anyone (he says their souls were joined) -- now record producer Quincy Jones is speaking out about the singer's death ... and some of Jackson's "issues."

In an interview with Details mag, Jones says Michael never accepted his race: "It's ridiculous, man! Chemical peels and all of it. And I don't understand it. But he obviously didn't want to be black ... You see his kids?"

Jones also reveals Bubbles the chimp once bit a hole in his daughter's hand ... who knew?



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61. Have you seen Quincy Jones' own children (his daughter Rashida is on "The Office" and in "I Love You Man"). They don't look black either.

Posted at 3:30PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by MLJ

62. 43. Chemical peels do not turn you white DoDo bird

Posted at 2:59PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by Seriously
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Yeah but BLEACHING agents do ........ DoDo

Posted at 3:02PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by uh-huh

63. STFU Quincy!

Posted at 3:04PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by Anonymous

64. The old timer obviously doesn't have a clue about Vitiligo. Most ppl end up bleaching the areas not affected by the disease otherwise you have patchy skin all over your body( and it ain't pretty).trying to treat the affected patches by photo therapy ( to grow back pigment in those areas) DOES NOT work. so i can see why he chose to bleach the unaffected areas. as for his kids, they have a white mom and a surrogate dad

Posted at 3:11PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by sara

65. If MJ really had vitiligo, then he should have done the brave thing and been the celebrity spokesperson for the disease -- it would have helped thousands of kids to feel better about themselves. Like the woman from TLC did with Sickle Cell disease. MJ lied, he didn't have the disease.

Posted at 3:20PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by omelette

66. WOW! Now everybody is showing their true colors!!
LET MJ REST IN PEACE!!!

Posted at 12:16AM on Jul 3rd 2009 by Naty

67. if this interview is true... why Quincy regrets so deeply the lost of Michael and then talks sh*t about him? Then you didn't knew him... for two-faces-people like you Quincy, Michael felt lonely.

Posted at 3:24PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by Daniela

68. LMAO.... Whats wrong MJ fans you can't handle the truth? It is so obvious he didn't like being a black person. I didn't need quincy to tell me this and I don't even know MJ.

And again Michael was not a genius. You are slandering words with his name.

Posted at 3:28PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by to little

69. THIS IS B.S.! First of all, Havent people heard the song -Black or White...Thats says it all!!! Also, for the people who do not know...he had no choice in becoming white. He has a skin disorder called Vitiligo which makes your skin turn white because you lose all of your pigmentation. It amazes me how people keep trying to talk bad about him after all that man sufferd on this earth, they just cant leave him in peace and stop making him a target. Hes never seen color and respects all races.

Posted at 3:31PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by vanessa

70. Amazing that he doesn't think it's necessary to be there for the funeral!!!!!!!! What kind of a "friend" is this?

It''s no wonder Michael couldn't be saved from being addicted to those pain killers and anesthetics - no one cared. Not his immediate circle of enablers. Not his "friends". It really breaks my heart. Poor Michael suffered so terribly for nothing and now that he's dead these hypocrites whom he thought were his friends are trash talking him. How cheap can you get?

Posted at 3:43PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by Valkyrie

71. Quincy Jones' kids don't "look black" either. He always married white women so he's not one to talk.

Posted at 3:50PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by Kay

72. I don't believe Mr. Jones said any of this but if he did shame on him.He has seven children and not one by a black woman. People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

Posted at 3:50PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by Detroit

73. IGNORANT!!!!! You people are seriously ignorant. I speak as someone who HAS vitiligo. It originally started on his hand which is why he wore the glove then it started spreading and he got himself bleached. He got himself bleached so he wouldnt have spot everywhere because for someone who has black skin and then have really white patches...doesnt look good. I use to have semi-tan skin because i am hispanic and when i was little you can see the difference big time. Now i have manage to stay out of the sun and my skin is completely white. You can not tell that i have spots now because im just white but that doesnt happen with everyone which is why he bleached himself. From time to time i spray tan since its the only thing i can do since i cant get sun. People please do your research and stop being ignorant. Plus did people ever think that maybe he was ashamed of talking about it or maybe he was just so fed up with the media that he didnt want to talk about with them. After all the media did make his life miserable. He didnt see color! Plus he made changes to his face because he said his father use to make him feel bad about the way he looked and especially about his nose.

Posted at 3:54PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by vanessa

74. The thing about Michael was that he had a skin disease called Vitiligo and thats why his skin colour turned white... If you don't believe me check on Google.com the disease and check the Images... You will see a lot of other people with it.... including Michaels pics...
He did not bleach his skin.

Posted at 3:51PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by Lu Maria

75. Everyone just needs to GROW UP. Obviously there is a vast difference between the "real human" vs the "famous show person". His music and performances was genius. However, he was another peson in his personal life. While that is difficult to understand, it certainly does not mean that everyone having some input is lying. I believe the world does need to know the truth, because no one learns a lesson from an information void.

Posted at 3:54PM on Jul 2nd 2009 by tangledweb

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