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Thread started 03/27/18 9:31pm

HAPPYPERSON

Jack White expresses admiration for MJ's songwriting style

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Reply #1 posted 03/28/18 8:27am

dancerella

For someone like him that must have been challenging but cool that he's open to a different approach. Great new album, by the way. Funky and interesting.
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Reply #2 posted 03/28/18 8:52am

TrivialPursuit

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MJ played the piano. He also played most everything on "Morphine" except the solo (which was Slash).

"Morphine" Written by, Composed by, Arranged by, lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, drums by Michael Jackson

He was just as musical as Prince, I believe. Music flowed out of both them. I remember watching the Oprah interview and he started doing the percussion and bass, all with his mouth, to "Who Is It". Just you know - cuz why not. I was watching it with a friend who loved MJ as well. I remember her just literally screaming at the TV, "OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM!" It was a moment that we hadn't seen from MJ before. No effects, no preface, just him being musical.

The difference in them both being so musical is that Prince chose to live and breathe music. Music was his escape from conflicts with his father, or stepfather, etc. It gave him an out.


MJ had a love/hate relationship with music. Who knows what MJ would have turned out to be had Joe not pushed them into music. On that same tip, for MJ to live and breathe music would have been a constant reminder of the altered life he was forced into. He might have loved music, but it was clear he wanted to do anything else but music more often than not. But his talent was obvious. His disdain for the business of it was just as clear.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #3 posted 03/28/18 8:02pm

214

Great, who woud have thought he admired Michael, not me.

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Reply #4 posted 03/28/18 8:30pm

DonRants

Everyone was inspired by MJ...its a shame it took his passing for them to admit it.
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Reply #5 posted 03/28/18 10:36pm

Goddess4Real

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DonRants said:

Everyone was inspired by MJ...its a shame it took his passing for them to admit it.

yeahthat great article biggrin

Keep Calm & Listen To Prince
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Reply #6 posted 03/28/18 10:48pm

TrivialPursuit

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DonRants said:

Everyone was inspired by MJ...its a shame it took his passing for them to admit it.


"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #7 posted 03/28/18 11:00pm

Free2BMe

Thanks Happy for posting . Great article!
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Reply #8 posted 03/30/18 8:21am

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Tired of the MJ cult. Sucka didn't even write dat many tunes.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #9 posted 03/30/18 8:32am

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His new album is great.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #10 posted 03/30/18 9:03am

Dasein

TrivialPursuit said:

MJ played the piano. He also played most everything on "Morphine" except the solo (which was Slash).

"Morphine" Written by, Composed by, Arranged by, lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, drums by Michael Jackson

He was just as musical as Prince, I believe. Music flowed out of both them. I remember watching the Oprah interview and he started doing the percussion and bass, all with his mouth, to "Who Is It". Just you know - cuz why not. I was watching it with a friend who loved MJ as well. I remember her just literally screaming at the TV, "OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM!" It was a moment that we hadn't seen from MJ before. No effects, no preface, just him being musical.

The difference in them both being so musical is that Prince chose to live and breathe music. Music was his escape from conflicts with his father, or stepfather, etc. It gave him an out.


MJ had a love/hate relationship with music. Who knows what MJ would have turned out to be had Joe not pushed them into music. On that same tip, for MJ to live and breathe music would have been a constant reminder of the altered life he was forced into. He might have loved music, but it was clear he wanted to do anything else but music more often than not. But his talent was obvious. His disdain for the business of it was just as clear.


Michael Jackson was NOT in any way the same kind of musician that Prince was, and most of this
post is just silly, especially how you compare the differences in Prince and Michael Jackson's sense
of musicianship (living and breathing music, love/hate relationship with music, etc.)

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Reply #11 posted 03/30/18 9:16am

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Dude played with kids, period.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #12 posted 03/30/18 10:04am

TrivialPursuit

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Dasein said:


Michael Jackson was NOT in any way the same kind of musician that Prince was...


If you wanna have that argument, this ain't the place.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #13 posted 03/30/18 10:04am

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2freaky4church1 said:

Tired of the MJ cult. Sucka didn't even write dat many tunes.

For someone who clearly doesn't like Mr. Jackson, you sure do spend a lot of time going into threads about him to post snarky comments.

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Ignore his threads. Problem solved. Mike's popularity is not going away, and nothing you say is going to change that.

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Reply #14 posted 03/30/18 11:19am

luvsexy4all

what percentage of his music did he actually write?

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Reply #15 posted 03/30/18 1:36pm

PatrickS77

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2freaky4church1 said:

Dude played with kids, period.

Yes. As every father does. Fool.

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Reply #16 posted 03/30/18 1:59pm

Dasein

TrivialPursuit said:

Dasein said:


Michael Jackson was NOT in any way the same kind of musician that Prince was...


If you wanna have that argument, this ain't the place.


LOL!

Dude, you made the claim initially - not me. I'm simply disputing it. There is nothing in Michael
Jackson's body of work or documented history that suggests he was of the same caliber of musician
that Prince was: music composition, vocal abilities, and music production all while being a virtuoso
on several instruments?

No. Fucking. Way.

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Reply #17 posted 03/30/18 2:53pm

TrivialPursuit

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Dasein said:

TrivialPursuit said:


If you wanna have that argument, this ain't the place.


LOL!

Dude, you made the claim initially - not me. I'm simply disputing it.


Well, then that's that. lol I wasn't arguing, nor looking for an argument (not that you were going there). I just didn't want it to be another MJ vs. Prince thread. It's apples and oranges to me, and I noted a few differences that I see in their careers. That's all.

"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #18 posted 03/30/18 3:31pm

214

2freaky4church1 said:

Dude played with kids, period.

Idiot.

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Reply #19 posted 03/30/18 4:47pm

liltalkm

2freaky4church1 said:

His new album is great.

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Jack's new album is awesome.

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Cause tomorrow is taking too long
and yesterday's too far away
and the reality that you believe in begins to bind.
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Reply #20 posted 03/30/18 7:17pm

Free2BMe

214 said:



2freaky4church1 said:


Dude played with kids, period.



Idiot.



Add uninformed,ignorant of the facts,too lazy to research for facts,herd mentality,etc.
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Reply #21 posted 03/30/18 7:53pm

214

Free2BMe said:

214 said:

Idiot.

Add uninformed,ignorant of the facts,too lazy to research for facts,herd mentality,etc. [Edited 3/30/18 19:19pm]

All that and more...

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Reply #22 posted 03/30/18 8:57pm

purple05

2freaky4church1 said:

Tired of the MJ cult. Sucka didn't even write dat many tunes.


He wrote much of his released work. Had he released more music the quantity would be higher. The better question is, what songs have you wrote?
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Reply #23 posted 03/30/18 8:59pm

purple05

Dasein said:



TrivialPursuit said:


MJ played the piano. He also played most everything on "Morphine" except the solo (which was Slash).

"Morphine" Written by, Composed by, Arranged by, lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion, drums by Michael Jackson

He was just as musical as Prince, I believe. Music flowed out of both them. I remember watching the Oprah interview and he started doing the percussion and bass, all with his mouth, to "Who Is It". Just you know - cuz why not. I was watching it with a friend who loved MJ as well. I remember her just literally screaming at the TV, "OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM!" It was a moment that we hadn't seen from MJ before. No effects, no preface, just him being musical.

The difference in them both being so musical is that Prince chose to live and breathe music. Music was his escape from conflicts with his father, or stepfather, etc. It gave him an out.



MJ had a love/hate relationship with music. Who knows what MJ would have turned out to be had Joe not pushed them into music. On that same tip, for MJ to live and breathe music would have been a constant reminder of the altered life he was forced into. He might have loved music, but it was clear he wanted to do anything else but music more often than not. But his talent was obvious. His disdain for the business of it was just as clear.




Michael Jackson was NOT in any way the same kind of musician that Prince was, and most of this
post is just silly, especially how you compare the differences in Prince and Michael Jackson's sense
of musicianship (living and breathing music, love/hate relationship with music, etc.)


That font said musical not musician. Pull the drawers out ya ass
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Reply #24 posted 03/31/18 4:09am

Dasein

TrivialPursuit said:

Dasein said:


LOL!

Dude, you made the claim initially - not me. I'm simply disputing it.


Well, then that's that. lol I wasn't arguing, nor looking for an argument (not that you were going there). I just didn't want it to be another MJ vs. Prince thread. It's apples and oranges to me, and I noted a few differences that I see in their careers. That's all.


Then why compare the two at all? You didn't simply note differences in their careers; you noted
similarities in their musical abilities, and that is just patently uninformed about what serves as
being "musical."

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Reply #25 posted 03/31/18 4:11am

Dasein

purple05 said:

Dasein said:


Michael Jackson was NOT in any way the same kind of musician that Prince was, and most of this
post is just silly, especially how you compare the differences in Prince and Michael Jackson's sense
of musicianship (living and breathing music, love/hate relationship with music, etc.)

That font said musical not musician. Pull the drawers out ya ass


Would you say that musicians are musical? Of course they are; to suggest otherwise is rather
silly.


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Reply #26 posted 03/31/18 6:35am

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luvsexy4all said:

what percentage of his music did he actually write?

Why is this question still being asked?

2freaky4church1 said:

Tired of the MJ cult. Sucka didn't even write dat many tunes.

And why are you constantly spouting this blatant lie?
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Reply #27 posted 03/31/18 12:54pm

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luvsexy4all said:

what percentage of his music did he actually write?

Of his post Motown work, a sizable portion.

Along with writing/co-writing songs for himself, he wrote tunes for Diana Ross, LaToya and Rebbie Jackson, The Brothers Johnson, Blackstreet, Jennifer Holliday, Johnny Mathis, J-Friends (a J Pop ensemble), Greg Phillinganes, USA For Africa and Ralph Tresvant

Putting aside one-off songs and his work with his brothers, From Off The Wall to Number Ones, Michael put out 81 songs. Of those, he's credited for writing/cowriting 60 of them

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Reply #28 posted 03/31/18 5:10pm

TrivialPursuit

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Dasein said:

TrivialPursuit said:


Well, then that's that. lol I wasn't arguing, nor looking for an argument (not that you were going there). I just didn't want it to be another MJ vs. Prince thread. It's apples and oranges to me, and I noted a few differences that I see in their careers. That's all.


Then why compare the two at all? You didn't simply note differences in their careers; you noted
similarities in their musical abilities, and that is just patently uninformed about what serves as
being "musical."


That's your opinion. You're entitled to it. I mean, it really has nothing to do with me. You can argue your point all day, but if you're here to sway lifelong observations, you might do better to try some meditation. Or yoga - all the kids are doing it these days. (I'm doing yoga and Kegel exercises right now, actually. You should see the look on my face.)


"eye don’t really care so much what people say about me because it is a reflection of who they r."
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Reply #29 posted 03/31/18 10:43pm

Free2BMe

2freaky4church1 said:

Tired of the MJ cult. Sucka didn't even write dat many tunes.



Tired of the MJ cult? The same can be said of the Prince cult? Yeah, I know that this is a Prince board. However, I am tired of the Prince cult mentality that Michael was Only a singer and dancer. It’s as if this cult mentality of Prince fans don’t even want to give Michael credit for writing some of the most popular and well-known songs EVER. It’s arrogant, uninformed and hateful to not acknowledge that. It doesn’t take anything away from Prince’s legacy and talent to acknowledge that Michael was not only a singer and dancer, he was a songwriter, producer, choreographer, humanitarian, philanthropist and GLOBAL megastar. Nothing is ever going to change that FACT. Why does it always have to be competition when it comes to BLACK musicians/artists? It makes me sick every time we do this with Michael and Prince, Beyonce and Janet, etc. Why can’t we just enjoy them for who they are and their music? DAMN!!!
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