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I don't understand Alex's argument that Eddie playing with Michael Jackson(solo on Beat it) was a mistake.
Eddie's work with Jackson integrated rockandroll to Pop music in the early 80's with high quality level standards. What is wrong with that? Be progressive, daring adventurous and aiming at success is part of rock and roll music anyway. Eddie was so powerful and most of all, he had a mind of his own.

They had an agreement that no one in the band will ever record with another artists. Ed said that the other three members were out of town so he couldn't let them know what he was doing.

I don't think Alex mentions "the agreement" in the recent article. But even if they had such an agreement, I am glad Eddie broke it. That agreement would have made a great scene out of SPINAL TAP. Rockandrollers are silly, sometimes.

EVH called it the band's policy not to play with other artist. Here he is in his own words.

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Possibly the most ridiculously tone-deaf thing Ed ever said. Michael Jackson, “this black kid,” was roughly the same age as Ed. And, while he may not have been the world-historical phenom that “Thriller” would make him, he was already a superstar.