“He obviously wanted to do something like that for Billie Jean and he did his own version of that groove”: John Oates agrees with Daryl Hall…

April 2, 2026

Thanks to MusicRadar for the great feature on John Oates revealing how Michael Jackson was inspired by the groove of “I Can’t Go for That” when creating “Billie Jean” on the “Rock & Roll High School” podcast.

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