Eddie Van Halen Almost Hung Up on Quincy Jones’ ‘Beat It’ Call
Eddie Van Halen considered hanging up when producer Quincy Jones called to ask if he'd perform the now-famous solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It."Assuming that it was all a prank, Van Halen unknowingly unloaded on the music legend. "What do you want you f---ing so-and-so!," he recalled yelling into the phone during a 2012 CNN interview. "What the hell do you want?" When Jones explained who he was, Van Halen […]