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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Tito Jackson (on being a Jackson, Janet, Michael, La Toya, New Music & The Kardashians)

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

Society & Culture, News, Tv & Film, Entertainment News

43K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Tito Jackson steps Behind The Rope. Music Royalty has arrived, people! Tito starts at the beginning discussing what it was like to grow up the third of ten children in a working class family in Gary, Indiana. A working class and musical family. Tito recalls the early days of playing in local talent shows with 4 of his brothers, which were ultimately signed to Motown under the moniker “The Jackson Five”. You may have heard of them. Tito chats about Jacksonmania at its height with mega hits like “ABC”, “I’ll Be There” and “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”. Of course we chat with Tito about his siblings Michael and Janet and what it was like when they took over the world with Global Domination and Superstardom - “Thriller”, ‘Control” “Off The Wall”, “Rhythm Nation”. Tito opens up about the loss of his bother Michael and reacts to the world outcry of sister Janet’s wardrobe malfunction. Tito also reflects back on his own career - the highs and lows, the misperceptions of the music business, the good and the bad. Tito has three sons who are carrying on the family tradition with their very own successful band 3T, whose debut album was a mega success. Speaking of music, Tito has new music in the form of a brilliant blues album “Under Your Spell” and new hit single “Love One Another”. We chat about that, the inspirations for this music, and guest appearance by the one and only Stevie Wonder. Finally, we address the biggest misperceptions of Tito and his famous family that the media has thrust on them over the past many decades and discuss just what is next for this music legend!! Did someone say full Jackson family tour including Janet? @poppa3t @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef Bonus Episodes Available at - https://www.patreon.com/behindthevelvetrope Brought to you by APPLE LEISURE GROUP - https://www.applevacations.com/BTVR ($75 Off Your Stay at Live Aqua in Cancun or Punta Cana - Enter Promo Code “SAND75”) Brought to you by BETTER HELP - https://www.betterhelp.com/velvetrope (10% Off First Month - Use Code "velvet rope") Merch Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, this is David, welcome back behind the Velvet

0:29.7

Rob. Let's just get right into it today because we are joined by music legend,

0:35.4

icon, someone who was part of the most famous group of all time, someone who

0:41.9

has sold a combined solo and group over a hundred million records has a star

0:47.2

on the Hollywood walk of fame. Let's just welcome Mr. Tito Jackson. Hello, how are you?

0:54.0

David? I am good. How are you doing today?

0:57.2

Fine, thank you for that wonderful introduction. Well, Tito, it is much

1:02.1

deserved and nothing was exaggerated. How are you? How has how have you been

1:07.6

doing? You have a new album that you wrote during quarantine. What is it like

1:12.4

writing music during lockdown? It is one of the great things that I have

1:17.7

experienced because I had nothing else on the schedule. So I had ample time, you

1:24.4

know, to call friends, friends weren't doing anything either. So I have been

1:29.8

trying to record with me. They couldn't tell me that, oh man, I'm swamped with

1:36.6

touring or writing songs or whatever. I knew they were at home

1:42.6

quarantine just as I was. So here, I'm gonna send you this file and you put your

1:48.3

vocals on this is what I'll do a rough thing. What should be saying? They're not

1:54.7

sending all that over and you can do it. So that's what it happened. I called in

2:01.2

all my favorites to other celebrities had been sending over the years. I'm

2:05.8

less doing something together or whatever. Man, I love to do a track with you or

2:10.3

whatever they say, you know, I called them in on that. Well, when Tito, Jackson,

2:15.2

calls and you're calling in those favors, people didn't say no. No, they didn't.

2:19.3

No, they didn't. A few didn't call back immediately and then they called, but it

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