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" Off the Wall was the first record where we hear Michael Jackson exercising full creative autonomy outside of the Motown system," he says. Join us as we celebrate this iconic album's 45th ...
Michael Jackson's 'Off the Wall' came after his solo breakthrough single "Ben." Quincy Jones explained why he didn't want 'Off the Wall' to include a song like "Ben." In a 2009 article he wrote ...
The Michael Jackson biopic, originally set for release in April 2025 but delayed by a potentially litigious third act, will ...
Before “Off the Wall” was released, some were not sure that Jackson could do it. That’s one of the big points in Spike Lee’s great documentary “ Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown ...
Michael and Quincy Jones famously collaborated on the albums Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), and Bad (1987).
Michael Jackson was set to release his Thriller album in 1982, but while he’d already proven himself as a solo success with 1979’s “Off the Wall,” the recording industry was in a major slump.