It's been almost five years since Michael Jackson's
tragic death, but his new album XScape is out today.
Producer L.A. Reid spoke to Today's Matt Lauer
Tuesday about the previously unreleased music and
how he chose from "hundreds" of tracks, eight of
which appear on the album.
"I just listened for the songs that Michael sang
completely from top to bottom—multiple times," Reid
said. "You know, that was my guide, and then the
ones that I thought had great melodies [that] would
still stand up today."
Reid worked with Timbaland and other producers to
put the tracks together for a 2014 audience, and he's
confident Jackson, a perfectionist, would be pleased
with the vocals they used. "If he recorded it over and
over then i knew that he loved it," Reid said. "I worked
with Michael and I knew that he wouldn't record it
over and over unless he loved it."
And while there is "more music" from the late star
that has yet to be released, Reid said Xscape features
"what I really, really love," and for him, "this is it."
Jackson won't only be remembered, though, for his
musical talent. Lauer asked Reid bluntly what he
thought of the "deeply flawed" artist, who faced
multiple allegations of sexual abuse throughout his
career and even posthumously.
Reid's response? "Michael was a man of love," he
said. "He was completely about love and completely
harmless. He was very dedicated to himself, to music
and being great, and really doing something great for
the world."
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