dethorro
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I’m not denying that he would have benefited from knowing more musical theory and playing instruments but as long as you have a good musical instinct and a brain, you don’t really need an instrument to compose. Most classical composers didn’t always work at an instrument (even those who didn’t have absolute pitch). It’s about recreating the sounds you’re hearing in your head. Michael used his voice to do it rather than a piano or a guitar.Man,Mike was great,but so quick to complain. Maybe he should pick up an instrument and then talk
At times,he even received loads of undue credit (the whole Invincible album.
Mike barely wrote 1 or 2 songs out of 16...and yet he still has credit on nearly all the songs,even with all the writers demos on YT its obvious that Michael never wrote on that album ,except Speechless and The Lost Children,yet he still has credit. And he also has credit on "playing instruments " on Invincible along with Rodney Jerkins...Michael couldnt play more than a chord on guitar ,only a little of piano at a very ,very nooby level....yet he "played instruments " on Invincible. )
So maybe Michael should have flexed more his musical skills than his complaining skills (Just sarcasm)
By the way, Michael could play the drums quite well according to Greg Philinganes, so some of those credits may not have been exaggerated. On Invincible, he wrote Speechless and The Lost Children by himself and you can hear it. They are the songs that sound the most authentic and from the heart, no matter whether you like them or not. Michael seems to have contributed to Break Of Dawn as well - the demo sounds pretty different to what ended up on the album.
Regarding the Rodney Jerkins collaborations, I don’t know how involved Michael was in the writing, I’m guessing not very much. However, these songs aren’t really the greatest representation of Michael Jackson as an artist, I would argue. His biggest hits and greatest songs are the ones he wrote himself (with the exception of some of the Rod Temperton tracks and Man In The Mirror).