Quincy Jones’ influence on Black music can be heard across multiple generations and genres. However, there’s one artist to whom his name will always be inextricably linked: Michael Jackson. The maestro was the producer behind “Off the Wall,

Quincy Jones said he didn't have any intention of producing for Michael Jackson. Here's the question that made him change his mind.

The legendary producer, who died in November 2024 at the age of 91, worked with the likes of Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra before hitching his wagon to Jackson in the late 1970s. Jackson, meanwhile, was a pop sensation after singing with his brothers in the Jackson 5 as a kid before branching out into solo work.

Quincy Jones, who passed away Sunday, helped produce Michael Jackson’s albums “Off The Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.”

Quincy Jones met Michael Jackson when the latter was 12. Jones said he told Jackson he was behaving strangely.

The producer, who died this week, was at the height of his powers during a legendary three-album run with Jackson.