Michael Jackson's Drummer Jonathan Moffett Performs "Smooth Criminal"
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2018
- "Smooth Criminal" is one of Michael Jackson's most iconic songs - and we were lucky enough to have Jonathan Moffett (who toured with MJ for over 30 years) come to our studio and perform it!
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Jonathan “Sugarfoot” Moffett has recorded and/or toured with some of the greatest pop artists of our time, including Elton John, Janet Jackson, The Jacksons, Cameo, Lionel Richie, George Michael, Kenny G, Doug Miller, Peter Cetera, Bill Meyers, and Cirque du Soleil, besides guest appearing at popular television shows like The Tonight Show, Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, and The Arsenio Hall Show.
Among his biggest musical feats, none come close to his extensive work with the all-time greatest pop artists of the last 100 years: Madonna and Michael Jackson. Jonathan toured extensively with Madonna and recorded drums for several of her albums, including “True Blue” and “Like A Prayer”. As for the king of pop himself, Jonathan was his drummer for The Destiny Tour, Triumph Tour, Victory Tour, 1988 Grammy Awards with Michael, HIStory Tour, Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, This Is It, & Cirque’s Immortal World Tour.
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Jonathan Moffett
Haha no it is not
😂 nope
When he was born Dr was like 'congratulations, it's a metronome'.
Hahahaha
😂😂😂😂
lol I’m here before this comment blows up
(Literally)
I'm blown away by his timing, precision and cool demeanor.
🤣😂🤣😂💀💀
It's criminal how smooth this guy is.
Did you just ? Bro..
@@fabiangarcia535 , I did and you're welcome
👍👍👍
Good one bro
What !! All these years... I never knew something as such could be said like that ...
I stil can't get over the tech guy in the background! His having his time of his life, I love it!
💯
He is one of the instructors at Drumeo, actually :)
The guy wants to jump out of his seat and start dancing 🤣
This clip is from a drumeo interview with Jonathan and he is the interviewer..
I would too ....
That double cymbal grab at the end was sooo smooth
So smooth it was almost…criminal.
@@douglaspinsak1246smooth criminal reference??
Perfection
@@douglaspinsak1246 underrated comment on an underrated comment
Dude like a ninja
This guy hired Micheal Jackson as his singer.
find ich gut ✌🏻
LMAO
LMFAOOOOOO
Fuc# yea
@@manicxdnb ich auch
MJ once said: "My bass player makes a mistake, my guitar player makes a mistake, I make mistakes sometimes, but sugarfoot never makes a mistake.
That is the true man!!👏👏Sugarfoot is a number one!!!
@@excru3506 sorry man is a lot's of drummers around the world but i don't see anyone to sound like that 🙏🙏is a king👑👑👏👏👏❤❤❤
As a friend of many bands and musicians, it seems typical for drummers to perform with the most accuracy or precision.
Agreed with everyone. But who would thumbs down this? Makes no sense.
Mario Jardel how about roger taylor?
He is the absolute master. EVERY drummer wishes they could play like this.
If I could play like him I'd never stop. Looks like so much fun
Quite a few can, each has their own speciality. I am no whatever type of rock fan, but some of these drummers are magicians, the speed and complexity they can process.
Not sure Bonham,Baker and rich would agree from drumming heaven..... Just admire the player
For the first 46 years of my life, i went through it thinking that michael jacksons songs used a drum machine. I now know his name.
i thought the same..its so dam tight ....
They used "drum machine" for the studio recording. He was the drummer on the live shows.
What made you think that? Lol
Well, he is a drumming machine, so, you're not that far off.
Michael Jackson was Jonathan Moffett's singer.
Okay
Normal Misha are
@@jcclores362 you ok ?
*and if you look to your left, you'll see this post again*
Maan there are some drummer focused cameras while doing the song live and they were so connected, he moved him... it was crazy to watch... I recommend.
Legend says he wakes up his alarm clock every morning.
oh boy, that comment xD
😂😂
That was a good one 😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
😂😂 I am done
People don't play like this no more. Old school accuracy with no synthetics or adjustments. Just pure human perfection.
There are millions of people who play like this
@@garyoak1670I Call cap
The guy above mentioned has not seen any live band performance
Man swings his sticks so fast, some camera frames shows that it warped and bendy, what a legend.
It's pretty common in drumming on film
This guy is neither rushing nor dragging.
NallenTV whiplash
MJ was a perfectionist. Everything had to be right on the money. This guy being the drummer he has done it all these years. Made him an even better drummer imagine.
😂😂😂😂😂
Nallen it’s called on time (nice reference though)
What does dragging mean?
Jackson: "I need exact precision."
Moffett: "I can dial down to that."
That's a good one
Hahaha
Bruhh. I almost choked on my gum😂😂😂
actually MJ's songs are all about having that precise beats... not easy to play at all
"Just sing your parts and leave the rest to me."
Man that was awesome what a talented drummer !!
I love specially the part 3:34 when he's completely following the Micheal's ''Woohh'' with the cymbals, just amazing
Didn’t even notice that at first, awesome work!!
Yes, first twice then immediately after three times. Insane! His memory about those details is mind blowing
@@fcturnereither that or he has a trigger with Michael's "Woooh" on his cymbals 😂
My favorite part too
My guess is Michael was following the cymbal hits on the recording... the drum track came 1st... he just has insane memory and timing and plays it the same every time.
Believe it or not, I gave a standing ovation after the performance.
He doesn't need metronome, metronome needs him
He is metronome.
That ear piece....
"I don't read the script, script reads me!"
"In Russia, metronome plays to him!" - Unnecessary Joke by a Yakov Smirnoff Comedic Hack
😉 Me!
Jay Luck Yakov is the worst. If you haven’t seen the videos of his awful “Yakov’s Dinner Adventures” then I suggest you watch it. It’s the most unintentionally funny thing you’ll see this week.
Michael Jackson is Jonathan Moffett's singer
be careful, a bunch of whinny ass snow flakes might get offended, let's see how long will it take for the first one to appear :P
@@langtryvlogme I'm pretty sure those people aren't at this video
1234 I found one
@@suryapanditi3161 Huh. So you can look into a mirror. One finally appeared after all.
Israel De la Rosa Found another one! And that’s like the oldest fucking insult in the book. I remember back in elementary school people were like “oh you must be looking into a mirror cause you’re talking about yourself HAHAHAHAHAHAHA” every time anyone said anything they didn’t like
These guys were working at a different level
He’s MJ’s drummer for a reason!
What a beast damn!!!💚
For those not familiar with drums, this is beyond perfect. His timing is so precise its frightening.
Jake VA One, he never claimed to be an expert, he was just making a comment that over 100 people liked/enjoyed. Two, since when do you need to have permission to comment something? He can comment whatever he wants, clown.
@Jake VA um hello
He's right.
Stop being a brat & face the truth
Oh thanks, a helpful reminder.
@Jake VA LMAO!!
@Jake VA You say that like percussionists or drummers can't comment on other drummers/percussionists abilities, lmao, I'm far from an expert myself and yet I can still tell damn good timing and expertise from average and some of the better drummers.
The word "Professional" gets thrown around a lot these days. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a professional.
Thats probably because professional has always meant you are getting paid for a service that you can provide...I believe what you mean to say is "ladies and gentleman this is a GOD
@@BlackIce420 The God of drums
Nah its legendary m8
@Corpsi yea..i dont rlly know who buddy rich is...
Professional is a commonly used word you muppet because its a commonly encountered thing. It doesn't mean you're even necessarily good at something
Me tranquiliza saber que ninguna IA superará el talento y la capacidad de este señor. ❤
jajajaja nunca con una IA disfrutaremos tanto la musica como la disfrutamos cuando la toca gente con talento como este señor.
The man backed the greatest entertainer to ever bless the world. I wouldn't expect anything less than sure perfection! 🔥🔥🔥
This man plays smooth criminal criminally smooth
Totally
Yandhi 🔥🔥🔥
Very crisp awesome drummer
You deserve all the likes for that comment 😁
Fuck, comment of the decade
This guy could calibrate your drums, wristwatch and make sure annie is ok in the same video damn!
I dieded XD
*LMAO!!!* 🤣🤣🤣
Who is that Annie everyone talking about
@@dokanyon not much is known about her. Especially concerning the issue of weather she is okay or not.
Lmfao 👏👏🎬
OMG...did anyone see that mid beat drumstick flip at 3.29 ?? Absolutely pure MAGIC Mr. Moffet , it don't get more magical than this !!
This is what it sounds like when you hit every single note at perfection in a music rhythm game.
If you want to play the drums accurately, you use a metronome. If you want the metronome to be accurate, you use Jonathan Moffett.
😂😂😂
That’s true !! He’s awesome !!
likw the yin yang
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Hahahah
I knew he would kick ass when i noticed that he was wearing a vest with no shirt.
He's got that hard to find 72 hour deodorant 2. I just know
😂😂😂
LOL
U see them shoes tho? Vest, no shirt, fucking tuxedo spatz.
@@christopheryasus3666 you can almost smell it at 4:35 when he raises his arms to do this
I keep coming back to this. Absolutely incredible ❤
I have watched this performance 1000 times and it never disappoints, it’s now my favorite MJ song of all times ❤
The guy in the back bobbing his head and just grinning makes this even better.
Bahahahahahaaaaaaa make me choke, literally, with that comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@djjammindave uhhhhhhhhhhh
Lol!! I would disagree only because I'm not a fan of Dave. HOWEVER, if it was Jared back there, I would agree
lmao yeah ..... thats all of us bahaha xxx
Dave aktinson
His timing is actually scary. And what's funny is he's probably thinking to himself "eh that was okay.. I've played it much better before" .. Totally mind blowing!
This is why MJ call him sugarfoot because he knows MJ timing 😂
That muscle memory man
And he’s older
It's embedded in his mind.
He would've practiced thousands of hours on that one song alone
This guys impression "another day in the office 😴 " just film my masterpiece talent!
Dude just smiling away in the back is a mood ❤
Einstein: "Time is relative."
Him: "Time is my relative."
Haha
Hahaha !
Comments like yours cure my depression
Kaan ö Your comment also made my day - as a copywriter ;)
Well done
Jonathan Moffett the type of guy who wakes up everyday at 6:00 AM without an alarm.
underrated
He wakes up the alarm tho
6 am SHARP
My guy has his alarm as his own drumming
Agung Wicaksono hahahahah😂😂
Dude in the background is living the moment.
Atomic clocks watch this video to calibrate themselves.
LOL! 👍
Wow an original comment, props!
🙌
You know it.....this guy is SOLID!
Hahahaha 😂😂
Remember, Michael Jackson once said: "When he plays, I feel like dancing"
Not a coincidence.
Best comment I've read
So, after having played this video many times I've been shopping around a 'bit' and found Jonathan's successor, it has to be Sean Wright.
Yeah best comment👑👑
That is why he is dead
Tom Jerry huh
From time to time I come back to see the GOAT 🐐
69 years old, ya'll. Can we give this man his flowers?
There are atomic clocks that don’t keep time as well as this man
Yes there's one atomic clock that keeps it as well and that's Mike Mangini.
@@ThomasJakobMusic Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones is a human metronome as well.
Naaaahh gene Hoglan could kick this tempos ass
@@ThomasJakobMusic Mangini is a fucking monster!
@@KyleDavisMusic Yeah, Let's add Virgil Donati !
He’s smoother than a smooth criminal
I hear you.
Smoothest Criminal. The crime? He KILLED it.
XD
He's the smooth criminal
He is the *smoothest* criminal
Smooth Criminal indeed...dude is so crisp!
I'm 51 now. When I was a kid Thriller hit the scene. I was a hairband rebel, hated this music. Now when I hear an MJ jam, there is no denying that Mike was a bad mfer who performed with bad mfer's.
So many legendary songs that were on another level.
Absolutely. The baddest of the bad. The biggest of them all.
I always thought MJ used a machine for drumming because the rhythm was so perfect. Now i know it is true.
But this is better than machine…
moi Aussi
If you're referring to the original studio performance, it was Bill Bottrell who did the drums.
I remember this guy from watching the This is It film, u cant say he doesnt know his job
A machine can't play like this
He looks like a friendly version of Mike Tyson
alessio fernando more like OJ
Sean H can’t unsee
Haha I thought that too
You got me bruh
Tyson s dad
This comment section is so wholesome, love you all.
He makes the drum sing ❤
Annie is the drumset. That's why MJ was asking if she's okay.
LOL
LMAO, made my day
BEST COMMENT ON THIS VIDEO YET!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Your comment made me LOL. Thank you for that. :)
Oh, when Sugarfoot plays her I bet she’s just dandy. In fact, she definitely lit a cigarette afterwards. 😉
When he was born he taught his heart how to keep a beat.
Best comment
Comments like these makes worth scrolling. Peace.
Yo, that's genuinely funny as shit lmao
After reading that comment.... I dont find it hard to believe.
Poetic and literal
This guy has the kind of professional precision that only comes after many years of touring and playing. The amount of confidence he exudes is just crazy, and effortless.
Im not even a drummer and i just cant stop looking at u sir!!!!!!!!! Geeez. U r infectious!!!
Just realised timing has superb sense of this guy.
Underrated comment bro
Yoda?
very well played
I see what you did there.
Hahaha! Best comment on YT.
This guy prooves human ear can measure and feel miliseconds.
But how would you know unless you claim to also have the same ability to measure milliseconds by ear? 😉
@@georgesoden I can't measure, but I'm listening him. Didn't hear any little mistake...
@@OXyGeNe8DJ that was his point
Muscle memory
Rockstar Sucks ur weird
1:10 when he lets the hi hats ring for a second then comes in with that floating hand for the massive snare accent… money.
That man is perfectly on point, every time.
The only man who can notice when the computer goes off beat.
The metronome plays to him
@@grimascent8278 😂😂😂 Love that!
@@grimascent8278 haha nice one
Quantization is afraid of this dude
Nice one. Hahahaha
His timing is so good even J.K. Simmons wouldn’t say “not my tempo”
Not quite my temple
R U A RUSHER OR A DRAGGER
Austen Summers R u Russian or are you a Dragon?
@@AustenSummers ANSWER
hahahaha
expected nothing less than the man who was trusted by MJ himself to perform his songs! this is pure perfection! i adore every minute thing about this.
To say this drummer's a genius is an understatement.
He might miss the buss, the train, the ferry, he might even miss the plane, but he will never miss a beat.
Touché
plonker
It may be easier to bus, train, ferry and plane miss him for not being on the right time.
Cuss that is GOLD haha
Cleaner than your dad's perfect lawn.
A metronome checks for a Sugarfoot under its bed before sleeping.
Underrated comment of the century.
Ummm, except...sugarfoot was a little off here and there. So, new name: softyfoot??
@@jaydavids6485 -- Oh? Where "here and there"? What did you measure against, the original recording or what you think you were supposed to hear?
Jay Torr It’s called swing
@Jay Torr -- So, you've got nothing? Why am I not surprised?
Those crashes on Micheal's OOOO are so perfext
hes an smooth criminal
The guy in the back looks like a kid in a candy shop, I love it
Visset Stein 😂😂
he’s straight up vibin
Got that look of Best Day Ever!!!
For real, imagine hearing this in the room. It almost hits an uncanny valley of perfection over the speakers, but in the room it must be even more awe inspiring
He is in awe is it man or machine
The timing is so perfect it sounds like it was made in a music software.
Timing isn't too hard on a song like this. Especially with that strong and easy to follow bass line
Unreal
Disagree with @@chrisdubay02 .
Agree with the OP.
Only easy for Sugarfoot because he's played it 99,000 times in studio, in rehersal and on tour.
@@BrooklynBigAl i mean its also not impossible not to achieve a sound thats almost identical with such a straight beat. That goes for majority of instruments, you just have to practice and have very sharp ears for small details. Having a video of the song being played perfectly by the artist himself makes learning it easier as well.
@@chrisdubay02 Ah yes the famous, hugely successful and massively skilled Chris Dubay enlightens us with his proven wisdom. I forgot you’re one of the greatest drummers ever.
A true legend, hits those notes like they owe him money. Amazing foot work.
This guy's cleaner than an operating room!
Love how the guy in the back is just recognizing greatness.
Probably the first time that hipster had an orgasm in his life, lol.
Hipsters have orgasm everytime they buying new Apple product.)
That's what good proper music does to a person, not this garbage we have these days.
He's like that in all the videos. If you knew anything about drumming you would probably know that already.
@@melaniel.4269 *Did you just call that amazing drummer a hipster?*
The scientists came here to calibrate the atomic clocks they invented.
You just made my day bro :))
😂
Nah.. that's what they wrote in the Rationale for Field Visit column.
You copied the comment idiot
Jade Raveche HAHAHA!
Dude made that look effortless. This was amazing!
That snare is crisp!! Incredible
Metronomes hate him,
Atomic clocks want to be him.
Underrated comment - Imma steal the comment to see if I can more credit for it
@@thomasbell5283 atleast you tell the op you're gonna steal it.
lol yep. But to take the semantic fun out of it for a moment, imagine what it took for a boy to put his heart and time into working to develop himself into what we've just seen... RESPECT, folks, RESPECT. YEARS...of HOURS...of MINUTES...with the constant focus of improving....bit by bit...THIS is the kind of cat that I wish I had the budget to have come and speak at my school...
@@davidschmidt6013 ABSOLUTELY !!!
@@cyrusvanbeethoven4626 I'm not a smooth criminal. So I'll just borrow this comment for Tomas Haake's 'Clockworks drum playthrough' video. Cheers.
His drumming so clean, doctors use it to sterilize wounds.
I always assumed they were a drum machine or something it's so clean. So good.
U copied ur comment
@J Medrano Turns out a lot of the original tracks used drum machines but Jonathan Moffett drummed for him live to do them when I looked into it a bit, so this joke is backwards, he was so good he was used to replace a machine.
Goddamn, love this comment.
Hahaha this comments rulez the world
This is a masterpiece in precision drumming.
I am amazed by the talent of this man. he is a drum machine. He makes me want to start playing the drums.
I'm an orthopedic surgeon and a beginner-level drummer. Love this ❤❤❤
Are his legs badly bowed? I don't know if it's the camera or not. It certainly doesn't affect his right foot!
My dad’s an orthopedic surgeon foot and ankle sports med and he’s a drummer too! He used to play with Tony Toni Tone or however you spell it back when they were in church in Oakland together. Ortho’s gotta drum you guys are always hammering away at something anyways hahaha
@@JudgeDredd_ Yes we are!! Loved that analogy 😍❤
@@JudgeDredd_ Toni Tony Tone are legends! Learn to spell it right boo
I was just going to watch a minute of this but this dude kept me glued.
Me too right to that W O W end......... Speechless
Same here 🤣
Same‥..........
That was my intention too. But, he's a bit good!
Same
As a Michael Jackson Musician you had to be this perfect
Gooasooh Definetly. Michael was very strict on making his songs sound perfect. He knew what worked or not so his musicians were only but the best as you can see even after all this time he still rocks the drums.
Exactly my friend well said! The King would accept nothing less.
I was about to comment until I saw this, thank youuuu! MJ was ruthless with his band, Mofeett played with Micheal for 30+ years!
Definitely. That's a big reason he brought Eddie Van Halen in to play the guitar licks and solo for Beat It
Michael was a legend, for many reasons,one is because he worked only with The Best...... This Guy is absolutely incredible, hatt off, mister!
He’s a whole vibe.
The accuracy is mind blowing
You can feel the pride in him playing michael’s music... he’s a part of it.
Jon Sobaski he’s in the pocket
He’s so sexy while hitting those cymbals, snare and hi-hats. I wish I’m one of those cymbals . Aww
Jon Sobaski Love Michael Jackson The Forever Legend 🙏🏻❤️✨❤️
When he timed the beat at the start of the song exactly on time I knew this motha fucka was gonna be something serious
Cat been a problem for awhile
He's probably got a click-track on his in-ear monitor doing an exact countdown to the start of the song. Having said that it's always a pleasure to watch perfection from real people playing real music
dude in the backround had me smiling so much
yes this "motha fuka" is Micheal Jacksons real drummer. So he must be knowing all the beats like its in the back of his hands!
By the time I was writing this reply the likes are 696 im gonna like after this reply
Edit: now its 697 hehe
One of the GOATs for sure!!!! Just fuckin perfect in every way his timing is ridiculous! 🤌
Wow! So gifted. TY Jesus.
Plot twist: it's actually a metronome wearing a Jonathan suit.
Metronomes wish they could keep time like Jonathan.
Rotfl
His head is the metronome
Oh and the dude in the background is loving every minute!
chris Florida rightfully so, this is phenomenal to say the least
Who wouldn't?
*every second
Peter griffin
The dude in the background is all of us right now lol
I have no words. Simply perfect, amazing... universal!
Moffett is the freaking definition of a human metronome
Dude in the background having the time of his life 😂😂
i was right there with him lol. i totally got lost in the drumming and didn't realize i was dancing (i'm a metalhead. i don't dance) when he was done. this was fucking amazing lol
Totally - I wish I was him!
@@alextong1356 so same!
Hahahahahaha
Guy's feeling all those beats in his bones lol
You can tell he is fulfilling a dream by watching Moffett playing right in front of him.
Legend tells metronomes are synced to sugarfoots playing, for better accuracy
Legend tells how you bought into Michael Jacksons record-breaking advertising budget.
onesong2001 weird flex buddy...
@@onesong2001 What does that even mean? It's not a commercial scheme to acknowledge the air-tight timing in a drummer. Sugarfoot, regardless of who he has played for or not, keeps the tempo flawlessly from start to finish. You'll have to explain what that has to do with MJ's advertisement department.
@@onesong2001 if you're gonna flex, then at least try to make sense
@@lt-yx1hx seriously. lmao
He is like a machine all the time, never misses a single note.
Bro spins the drumstick so smooth!
Metronomes are calibrated by this guy.
This guy is good, but this guy was raised by CLOCKS: ruclips.net/video/bAJ1WTGNISk/видео.html
The standard second is defined by him as atomic clocks are not accurate enough
RUclips why do you mess me up like this 💀
he's tight but his drumming is still very human ;) try Tomas Haake.
Judging by the comment section.... This dude is the Chuck Norris of tempo.
You have no idea...to stay PERFECTLY on temp the ENTIRE way in a fast passed song in the manner he did is EXTREMELY impressive
You have no idea...to stay PERFECTLY on temp the ENTIRE way in a fast passed song in the manner he did is EXTREMELY impressive. I expected this type of precision out of a drum machine, not a human
@@BlackHawk2901 no lie. if I was told this was a machine I would believe it and I'm not ignorant to music. I would challenge somebody to find a single beat that sounds off.
Bruce lee could kill chuck Norris easily, so id say the drummer's skills were like bruce lee, fast, skillful and precise. Chuck should go back to selling pilates machines
No disrespect, but that's not how the Chuck Norris meme is used. This guy *_wishes_* he had the talent and precision of Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris *_looks_* at the drums and they play themselves. Drum machines *_dream_* of being as good as Chuck Norris.
he’s so clean and precise