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Jackson did not like being black: Quincy Jones
Press Trust of India, Friday July 3, 2009, London

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Michael Jackson had attributed his changing skin colour to the rare disease of vitiligo but his close friend and 'Thriller' producer Quincy Jones has come out saying that the singer altered his appearance because he did not like being black.

Jones claims that Jackson, who died last week, lied about his skin condition as he just "didn't want to be black", Sun online reported.

Jones, the man behind some of Jackson's greatest hits including 'Bad' and 'Thriller' said that whenever asked about his changing appearances, the pop star always claimed that it was a disease that lightened his skin from black to white.

"You're justifying something that's destructive to your existence. But when somebody's hell-bent on it, you can't stop them. What his face turned into is ridiculous. Chemical peels and all of it. And I don't understand it.
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Posted by Brian on Jul 03, 2009
Quincy Jones has no idea what he is talking about, making comments about Micheal Jackson%u2019s Vitiligo. I have Vitiligo and guess where it started. On my hand! If I could have gotten away with wearing one glove, I would have. My Doctor%u2019s advice was to keep your skin as light/white as possible so the effects don%u2019t show up as badly. (Perhaps you understand his umbrellas now.) There is no cure. Quincy Jones would do himself some good if he looked into the disease before insulting his %u201Cfriend%u201D publicly. And also insulting everyone else who understood Michael%u2019s struggle.
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