Michael Jackson this time, wrote hits such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" (1979), "This Place Hotel" (1980), and "Can You Feel It" (1980). Jackson's work in film began in 1978, when he moved to New York City to star as the Scarecrow in "The Wiz", a musical directed by Sidney Lumet. It costarred Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross. The film was a box-office failure. Its score was arranged by Quincy Jones, whom Jackson had previously met when he was 12 at Sammy Davis Jr.'s house. Jones agreed to produce Jackson's next solo album. During his time in
Personal relationships of Michael Jackson her house where he played the drums and her brother played guitar. She said the relationship ended when she was 12, after he asked her to go to the premiere of "The Wiz" with him, but her agent disapproved, "maybe because they thought he wasn't a big enough star yet", and she did what she was told because she was a child. While she claimed they never spoke after that, they were actually shown to be together a number of times after this would have happened. Jackson also spoke about O'Neal in 2001 with Rabbi Shmuley. He described holding hands