Lady Gaga Reminds Rodney Jerkins Of Michael Jackson

Rodney Jerkins spoke with In Touch magazine about teaming up with Lady Gaga on the song ‘Telephone’, the idea to add Beyonce to the song, what he thought about its video, and how Gaga reminds him of the late King of Pop. “We haven’t seen an artist like Gaga in a long time — we haven’t seen an artist that really has no fear,” Jerkins explained. “I remember Michael Jackson used to tell me he was crucified for doing ‘Thriller’, but he had to do what he felt was needed at that time. I’m just happy to be part of history. The ‘Telephone’ video broke records from getting so many views so fast. I’ve always wanted to leave my stamp on music, and to be able to say that I worked with Michael Jackson [on 'You Rock My World'] and now I’m working with Lady Gaga, who’ll probably go down in history as one of the best female entertainers of all time — it’s amazing!” Read more.