"I know everybody is gonna take this wrong," Jay-Z told MTV
on Saturday at the annual 2 Kings dinner during NBA All-Star
weekend in Dallas, "We Are the World, I love it, and I understand
the point and think it's great. But I think We Are the World is like
[Michael Jackson's] Thriller to me. I don't ever wanna see it touched."
He continued, "I'm a fan of music. I know the plight and everything
that's going on in Haiti. ... So I appreciate the efforts and everything,
but We Are the World is [musically] untouchable like Thriller is untouchable.
It was a valiant effort, but for me, it's gonna be untouchable."
Source: USA Today