'Some were actually so complete that any other artist but Michael Jackson might consider them finished tracks. 'Some tracks we found were very early recordings,' says Jackson estate co-executor John Branca. Over the past couple of years, under the direction of Jackson's estate, a team has been carefully archiving and digitizing these demos. Eleven ended up on the official album, leaving numerous great tracks on the cutting room floor in various stages. It turned out in the interval between Thriller and the official start of the Bad sessions, Jackson had written some 60-70 new songs. It wasn't the only revelation for the crew at Westlake. 'At the time, we had no idea the name of the album was going to be called Bad,' jokes assistant engineer, Russ Ragsdale.
In late 1986, Michael Jackson was pacing in Westlake Audio's Studio D, singing to himself: 'I feel so bad, I feel really bad, God music makes me feel good.'
