Elvis Presley was a racist.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jones made the shocking claim and then had to stop himself before he used explicit language.The music producer, known for producing Michael Jackson’s albums Thriller, Off The Wall and Bad, made the comment after he stated he would not work with Elvis.In the interview, Jones says: "He was a racist mother – I’m going to shut up now.
But every time I saw Elvis, he was being coached by [songwriter] Otis Blackwell, telling him how to sing."However, The Hollywood Reporter made a note on the article that Otis had told David Letterman on his show in 1987 that he had never met Elvis.The 88-year-old later explained the reason for not working with Elvis by recalling a story about.
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