TIL that Rod Temperton wrote Vincent Price’s famous "Thriller" spoken-word sequence while in a taxi cab on his way to the recording studio. Vincent Price then recorded his spoken-word sequence in two takes.

https://www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/thriller-song-video-facts-lyrics/

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/165lx54/til_that_rod_temperton_wrote_vincent_prices/