UPDATE: Quincy Jones says Jackson didn't have skin disease, just wanted to be white

July 3, 8:02 AMLA Celebrity Headlines ExaminerVera Cho

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Quincy Jones in Wales, July 3. AP photo.

Quincy Jones, musician and producer who after hearing of Michael Jackson's untimely death stated, "I've lost my little brother," reports that he does not believe Jackson ever had vitiligo, a skin disease that discolors skin pigment. Jones just believes Jackson wanted to be white -- and tried to do it.

Jones is quoted in The Sun as saying:

"I've been around junkies and stuff all my life. I've heard every excuse. It's like smokers - 'I only smoke when I drink' and all that stuff. But it's bulls**t.

"You're justifying something that's destructive to your existence. But when somebody's hell-bent on it, you can't stop 'em.

"What his face turned into is ridiculous. Chemical peels and all of it. And I don't understand it. But he obviously didn't want to be black. You see his kids?"

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