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There was little time to make a lot of history.
At one point, he was startled by a loud fight downstairs between a talking bird and a dog.
But then Richie turned to see the biggest frickin snake.
Jackson was excited because his pet had apparently been lost in the room.
He came out when he heard us singing, he told Richie.
He wanted to meet you.
He wants to say hello to you.
Richie, however, was too busy screaming.
Ive seen this horror movie, and it doesnt end well for the brother, Richie recalls.
A cameraman recalls hearing Jennings say, Well, aint no good ol boy ever sung Swahili.
I think Im out of here, and heading for the door.
(Prince told Richie over the phone that he would do a guitar solo in a separate room.)
I told Lionel, I said, Im gonna go, she reflects.
They never intended on having me sing a verse, which was a little bit heartbreaking.
And once recording started, her mic kept picking up a weird background noise that sounded like people chattering.
There goes the whole outfit, Jones joked to an amused room.
But he finally started grinning after Stevie Wonder impersonated him and sang his part.
And shes like, I dont want this to be over.
