<sod>Jackson explored a variety of music genres, including [[Pop music|pop]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[funk]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[disco]], [[post-disco]], [[dance-pop]] and [[new jack swing]].<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="Bio2">{{cite journal|title= Michael Jackson – Biography |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/michaeljackson/biography |magazine= Rolling Stone |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080620063744/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/michaeljackson/biography |archivedate= June 20, 2008}}</ref><ref name="AMOFW" /><ref name="Help">{{cite web|first= M. |last= Heyliger |title= A State-of-the-Art Pop Album: Thriller by Michael |url= http://music.consumerhelpweb.com/artists/jackson/thriller.htm |archivedate= December 4, 2008 |quote= Not many artists could pull off such a variety of styles (funk, post-disco, rock, easy listening, ballads)... |publisher= Consumerhelpweb.com |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081204150926/http://music.consumerhelpweb.com/artists/jackson/thriller.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title= Michael Jackson Turns 30! |magazine= Jet |volume= 74 |issue= 35 |date= August 29, 1988 |page= 58 |issn= 0021-5996 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=L70DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first= Robert |last= Palmer |authorlink= Robert Palmer (writer) |title= Rock & Roll: An Unruly History |year= 1995 |publisher= [[Harmony Books]] |page= 285 |isbn=978-0-517-70050-1}}</ref> Unlike many artists, Jackson did not write his songs on paper and instead dictated into a sound recorder.<ref>Taraborrelli, 2009, pp. 209–210.</ref> In most of his songs, such as "[[Billie Jean]]", "[[Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)|Who Is It]]", and "[[Tabloid Junkie]]", he would [[Beatboxing|beatbox]] and imitate instruments vocally, along with other sounds, instead of playing instruments.{{Clarification needed|reason=Current wording suggests that the finished studio tracks of "most of" his songs feature MJ beatboxing/imitating sounds etc. Is this really true or is this actually talking about his writing/demo process?}} Jackson felt it was easier to sing a drum line, or sing a bass, instead of playing a drum line or a bass with an instrument.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}<eod>
<sod>Jackson explored a variety of music genres, including [[Pop music|pop]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[rhythm and blues]], [[funk]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[disco]], [[post-disco]], [[dance-pop]] and [[new jack swing]].<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="Bio2">{{cite journal|title= Michael Jackson – Biography |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/michaeljackson/biography |magazine= Rolling Stone |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080620063744/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/michaeljackson/biography |archivedate= June 20, 2008}}</ref><ref name="AMOFW" /><ref name="Help">{{cite web|first= M. |last= Heyliger |title= A State-of-the-Art Pop Album: Thriller by Michael |url= http://music.consumerhelpweb.com/artists/jackson/thriller.htm |archivedate= December 4, 2008 |quote= Not many artists could pull off such a variety of styles (funk, post-disco, rock, easy listening, ballads)... |publisher= Consumerhelpweb.com |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081204150926/http://music.consumerhelpweb.com/artists/jackson/thriller.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title= Michael Jackson Turns 30! |magazine= Jet |volume= 74 |issue= 35 |date= August 29, 1988 |page= 58 |issn= 0021-5996 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=L70DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first= Robert |last= Palmer |authorlink= Robert Palmer (writer) |title= Rock & Roll: An Unruly History |year= 1995 |publisher= [[Harmony Books]] |page= 285 |isbn=978-0-517-70050-1}}</ref> Unlike many artists, Jackson did not write his songs on paper and instead dictated into a sound recorder.<ref>Taraborrelli, 2009, pp. 209–210.</ref> In most of his songs, such as "[[Billie Jean]]", "[[Who Is It (Michael Jackson song)|Who Is It]]", and "[[Tabloid Junkie]]", he would [[Beatboxing|beatbox]] and imitate instruments vocally, along with other sounds, instead of playing instruments.{{Clarification needed|reason=Current wording suggests that the finished studio tracks of "most of" his songs feature MJ beatboxing/imitating sounds etc. Is this really true or is this actually talking about his writing/demo process?|date=March 2016}} Jackson felt it was easier to sing a drum line, or sing a bass, instead of playing a drum line or a bass with an instrument.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}<eod>