In Conversation: Quincy J

Feb 9, 2018·0 visitors

Quincy Jones

Cohost

Stage· 22 messages

Feb 9, 2018

David Marchese · 6:03 PM

Quincy, great to have you in conversation today. Everyone knows you had a very close relationship with Michael. What do you think people don’t understand about him?n

Quincy Jones · 6:03 PM

Thanks for having me David. I hate to get into this publicly, but Michael stole a lot of stuff. He stole a lot of songs.

David Marchese · 6:04 PM

How so?

Quincy Jones · 6:04 PM

He was a greedy man. ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’, Greg Phillinganes wrote the C section. Michael should’ve given him 10. percent of the song and he wouldn’t do it.n

David Marchese · 6:06 PM

How much were his problems wrapped up with fame?

Quincy Jones · 6:08 PM

He had a problem with his looks because his father told him he was ugly and abused him.

David Marchese · 6:08 PM

It’s such a strange juxtaposition — how Michael’s music was so joyous, but his life just seems sadder and more odd as time goes by.

Quincy Jones · 6:16 PM

Yes, but at the end Michael’s problem was propofol, and that problem affects everyone, doesn't matter whether you're famous. I was around the White House for eight years with the Clintons, and I’d learn about how much influence Big Pharma had.

David Marchese · 6:17 PM

You just mentioned the Clintons, who are friends of yours. Why is there still such visceral dislike of them?

Quincy Jones · 6:17 PM

It’s because there’s a side of her — when you keep secrets, they backfire.

David Marchese · 6:17 PM

Like what secrets?

Quincy Jones · 6:18 PM

This is something else I shouldn’t be talking about.

David Marchese · 6:19 PM

You sure seem to know a lot.

Quincy Jones · 6:19 PM

I know too much, man.nn

David Marchese · 6:19 PM

What’s something you wish you didn’t know?

Quincy Jones · 6:20 PM

Who killed Kennedy.

David Marchese · 6:20 PM

Who did it?

Quincy Jones · 6:23 PM

Chicago mobster Sam Giancana. The connection was there between Sinatra and the Mafia and Kennedy. Joe Kennedy was a bad man, he came to Frank to have him talk to Giancana about getting votes. This photo shows his connection to the mafia.

Quincy Jones · 6:40 PM

http://cdn.tawkers.com/tawk-comment-image-ff808181-61721c77-0161-7bde58ea-002f.pngimage

David Marchese · 7:05 PM

I’ve heard this theory before, that the mob helped win Illinois for Kennedy in 1960.

David Marchese · 7:51 PM

★ Spotlighted from Gabrielle Hamann

“Quincy, I'm a big fan. I'd like to know. What did you think when you first heard rock music?”

Quincy Jones · 12:07 AM

Great question. Rock ain’t nothing but a white version of rhythm and blues.