Quincy Jones Wasn't Lying About Michael Jackson Stealing 'Billie Jean'
Quincy Jones Didn't Lie About MJ Stealing 'Billie Jean' ... And Here's the Proof!!!
Michael Jackson straight-up stole his signature hit, "Billie Jean," from Donna Summer ... is what Quincy Jones claims, and it turns out -- on this topic, at least -- Quincy ain't so crazy.
Here's how Q broke it down to Vulture ..."Michael stole a lot of stuff. He stole a lot of songs. [Donna Summer’s] 'State of Independence' and 'Billie Jean.' The notes don’t lie, man."
He's right. Through the magic of editing -- just like they do in recording studios -- we slowed down Donna's song, and BAM! The first 8 seconds here are just "State of Independence" ... then we added the famous bass line from "Billie Jean" on top of it.
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Identical.
Just for giggles, you can check out both songs at full speed, too.
There's another piece to this puzzle ... Quincy actually produced Donna's song, too!
As for the timing -- Donna's album was released in the summer of 1982 ... when MJ and Quincy would have been working on the "Thriller" album. That came out in November 1982.
We got lover-of-all-things-MJ, Corey Feldman, out last night, and he thinks Quincy should share some of the blame for the song theft. Hmm ...
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