Bobby McFerrin AIDS. A modified version of the song "Thinkin' About Your Body" (as "Thinkin' About Your Chocolate") from the album "Spontaneous Inventions" was used in a series of UK Cadbury's chocolate adverts in 1989/1990. As early as 1992, widespread rumors circulated that falsely claimed McFerrin committed suicide. The rumors intentionally made fun of the distinctly positive nature of his popular song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by claiming McFerrin took his own life. In 1993, McFerrin sang Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther" theme for the movie "Son of the Pink Panther". In addition to his vocal performing career, in 1994, Mr. McFerrin was
Bobby McFerrin was already 32 years old. Before that, he had spent six years developing his musical style, the first two years of which he attempted not to listen to other singers at all, in order to avoid sounding like them. He was influenced by Keith Jarrett, who had achieved great success with a series of improvised piano concerts including "The Köln Concert" of 1975, and wanted to attempt something similar vocally. In 1984 McFerrin performed onstage at the Playboy Jazz Festival in Los Angeles as a sixth member of Herbie Hancock's VSOP II sharing horn trio parts with the Marsalis Brothers.