Moonwalk
I'm reading Moonwalk right now. Actually I don't have much left to go, but it's really good. It seems to be more about Michael's musical making process rather than actually about himself. Although I don't know why I expected it to be different. Of course it is partly about himself as well, but mostly about the music. I'm just amazed at how he does it, and the way how he describes what his songs are like to him, for instance in this passage about "Everybody":
"'Everybody' is more playful than 'Off the Wall' dance tunes, with Mike McKinney propelling it like a plane turning and bearing down. The background vocals suggest 'Get on the Floor's' influence, but Quincy's sound is deeper, like you're in the eye of the storm--our sound was more like going up the glass elevator to the top floor while looking down, rising effortlessly."
I'm not even sure I know what he's talking about in that description there, but he obviously does or he wouldn't be the genius that he is. Who can talk about music in that way, other than a musical genius? :) I'm just blown away.
"'Everybody' is more playful than 'Off the Wall' dance tunes, with Mike McKinney propelling it like a plane turning and bearing down. The background vocals suggest 'Get on the Floor's' influence, but Quincy's sound is deeper, like you're in the eye of the storm--our sound was more like going up the glass elevator to the top floor while looking down, rising effortlessly."
I'm not even sure I know what he's talking about in that description there, but he obviously does or he wouldn't be the genius that he is. Who can talk about music in that way, other than a musical genius? :) I'm just blown away.