Here’s some stunning news Pharrell says the songs on Justin Timberlake’s ‘Justified’ were written for Michael Jackson
In a bold but obviously true statement, Pharrell Williams has claimed that “all but one” of the tracks on Justin Timberlake’s debut album, ‘Justified’, were originally written for The King of pop.
Speaking on Revolt TV podcast Drink Champs Pharrell revealed that he was regularly sending beats to both Jackson and Prince, apparently without success. Both Jackson and Prince had their own projects going on and it was a lucky break for Justin as “justified” solidified him as a superstar.
“John McClain was the manager at the time,” the producer explained. “We sent him pretty much all the stuff y’all are hearing on the ‘Justified’ album. That’s all the Michael stuff.”
In fact, according to Pharrell, almost every song on Timberlake’s 2002 debut was put together with Jackson in mind. “All but one song, they were all written for Michael,” he said.
Here’s guessing that one mans trash is another man’s treasure. As it seems that both Jackson and Prince turned down what could have been their biggest album ever.
