Michael Jackson wanted to work with Mark...

[Jarle]

Guy writes on his forum today that Michael Jackson back in the 90s wanted to make 'some magic' together with Mark. I have never heard about this. Does anyone else know something?

Cheers!

-J

[Fletch]

I suppose MJs eyebrows would have been raised by the sales figures of Brothers In Arms and his own dwindling sales. Interesting though, I cant imagine what a collaboration between the two would sound like.
Really enjoyed the This Is It film - a fitting tribute to the entertainer.

[dustyvalentino]

In one of the Q magazine interviews from the 80s MK revealed that he was asked to play on the Bad album.

Sales weren't really "dwindling" at that point.

[Fletch]

Well... Bad wasn't in the 90s  But perhaps it is the same story with the decades mixed up.

It would make more sense, as BIA is only a few years older than Bad, so MK would have still been on the 'superstar' radar.

[vgonis]

Interesting info dusty! One of my first cassettes was actually BAD, while DS were off my radar. I might also add that the very first tape I bought with my allowance was The final countdown by Europe, in 1987.   

[Love Expresso]

He then decided to choose The Slash, didn't he? Or was that another story... 

LE

[Best Brown Baggies]

I'm sure I read somewhere that Mark was
asked to play the solo on 'Beat It' from
the Thriller album, but of course Eddie Van Halen
ended up doing it.
I'm sure this story is true. Anybody else hear
it too??
 
Cheers. BBB

[dustyvalentino]

I'm sure I read somewhere that Mark was
asked to play the solo on 'Beat It' from
the Thriller album, but of course Eddie Van Halen
ended up doing it.
I'm sure this story is true. Anybody else hear
it too??
 
Cheers. BBB

I think wires are crossed, in the Q interview he was asked what he was supposed to do and MK said, "I dunno, probably wanted me to play a solo on Bad like Van Halen did on Beat It".

[Fletch]

Can you scan the Q interview? I've never seen that one.

[qjamesfloyd]

Whatever you think about Jackson, he liked his guitar players, we know Slash and EVH played on his albums, and now we know about Mark, but he also asked Mike Oldfield to play on his album too.

[Jackal]

And he liked that tapping monster (monstress?), Jennifer Batten.

[llombitos]

I heard that MK was invited by MJ to play in Dirty Diana song. Do you remember some Tina Turner songs on MK played gibson leaks? I think MJ looks for MK to do this.
MK rejected the invitation.

JJ LlombArt

[dustyvalentino]

Can you scan the Q interview? I've never seen that one.

I have it somewhere, but don't know where. It's either the Randy Newman one or the one with the headline "There may never be another Dire Straits record."

[Ingo]

I heard they (mainly Quincy Jones, producer of MJ) wanted to have the 'hottest white guitar player' of that year ( I guess 85 or 86 when MfN was '1 in the US charts) on the album (or on beat it?) so they asked MK, he did not have much interest (quote MK: "Not my style"   ) so they asked EVH.

[Jules]

Whatever you think about Jackson, he liked his guitar players, we know Slash and EVH played on his albums, and now we know about Mark, but he also asked Mike Oldfield to play on his album too.

And Steve Lukather!