" 'Somebody approached me about working with Michael Jackson, and I did say no because I like working with new artists or people that I've worked with in the past,' Dre said. 'I can develop them from the ground up. There's no set standard that I have to live up to or anything like that. All I have to do is go in the studio, and basically they're going to bust their ass to come in there and do their thing the way it's supposed to be done.' Jackson's spokesperson confirmed there have been discussions between the two artists, but said nothing has been decided."