Michael Jackson's Prince advice
23rd July 2007 12:30:03

Michael Jackson is being advised on how to save his career by former chart rival Prince.
The eccentric star has reportedly turned to Prince, who he battled for pop supremacy in the 80s, for help with his comeback.
The 'Purple Rain' singer is said to have told Michael to play a series of acoustic shows in Las Vegas to prove to the world he is still an amazing talent.
A source told the New York Post newspaper: "Prince has been suggesting that Michael play a sequence of unplugged concerts in Las Vegas - just Michael and the microphone. No gimmicks, no costume changes, no smoke or mirrors, just his voice."
It seems Prince has had a change of heart towards his one-time rival.
Earlier this year, the diminutive star snubbed Michael's offer of a joint tour to help him re-launch himself on the world stage.
Prince was said to be concerned that the hype surrounding Michael's comeback would over-shadow the concerts, and he wasn't prepared to be the 'Beat It' singer's support act.
Michael's career has been in free fall since his 2003 child sex abuse trial.
Although he was acquitted on all charges, he has struggled to regain his once huge fan base and has been plagued by rumours his once massive fortune has dwindled.

http://www.femalefirst.co...16802.html

Aloisio said:

Well...Welll...Well....I hope he listens.

Aloisio said:

Hell 2 Tha Nizzaw! I don't believe this shiznit 4 1 minute!

YEAH RIGHT

What magazine or newspaper was his article in? And who wrote this article?

Well Prince should take his own advice and do the same.

mynameisnotsusan said:

You're not tired of the revolving chair acoustic sets from the Musicology tour?

tonyat said:

Yeah, how amazing would that be: MJ in a Unplugged session, churning out his greatest hits. Or any other good material. Bring it on!

They were repetitive but it would be nice to have had him maybe alternate on keys as well some nights maybe. Many songs were just snippets.

mynameisnotsusan said:

Remember, he did the solo piano thing for a third or more of each One Night Alone tour!

ufoclub said:

Sure but it was the same thing, a verse or just a line or two of a song. I know he did The Art of Musicology but he could definitely expand on it.

As far as MJ, it's what he needs to do but he's such a perfectionist I don't think he could handle being stripped bare. Does he really still have the voice? It would be a great way to prove it.

Sounds like a ploy to dupe mj into a final, spectacular humiliation !!

FAKE!!

.
[Edited 7/24/07 20:33pm]

ufoclub said:

and pretty much every tour. Musicology was the first time he ditched the piano medley and did an acoustic guitar set, i think.

The real question is: would Michael follow the advice?


I don't think the rivalry between the two ever extended beyond a purely professional one. Sure, Prince has been known to tease MJ a bit from time to time, but The Kid is notoriously bitchy with even his nearest and dearest, so that doesn't necessarily mean anything bad IMO. Remember that press conference a few years back where he was asked by the Stern plant who'd win a fight between the two of them? After the crack about Michael being a lover and not a fighter, he said he thought everyone should just leave Michael alone, and let him be. I think he feels sorry for Michael.
[Edited 7/24/07 22:23pm]

ufoclub said:

I LOVED THEM!!!

I'm starting to think that maybe this story is true

i dont really care for prince's acoustic medleys (whether piano or guitar) but i dont really care for jam-heavy setlists half filled with cover versions either. a happy medium is needed

i am not surprised to hear this, because after p's 'mail on sunday' deal it is obvious that he has great ideas for a music industry which is suffering from the lack of CD sales, p seems on his way to set new standards in the areas of marketing and distribution which he has often talked about and which would benefit all artists including jackson.

blackguitaristz said:

This is the first thing that came to mind when I saw this thread.

I listened to Ben today (yes, the song about the rat) and it made me sad . . . not only because it's from a sad movie, but it reminds me of how MJ's career has fallen.

I always wonder what might've been without the surgeries and eccentricities.
[Edited 7/28/07 17:35pm]

Prince is trying to fuck him up because I can't think of anything more boring than a damned unplugged show. Wait a minute....there's a lot of dull asses that like that sort of thing so it might be successful.

I don't believe this for a second. If I recall, MJ asking Prince to tour with him and being turned down (and crying) was fake as well.

MJ don't have the musical chops to carry off this type of show...

vainandy said:

i think michael should listen to prince. anyway michael did plan to do such an unplugged show in 1995 at the 'beacon theatre' in new york in 1995 with the mime artiste called marcell marceau, but it never happened.

MJ does not have to cry on anyone's shoulders....

I think he is pretty thick skinned... despite all. He is innocent until PROVEN guilty. This is the legal system we have in place.

All he has to do is tour... and he will be all forgiven. His fan base is amazing. He is that good!

shaedove99 said:

Chris Brown? *gets ready for the onslaught of Michael fans*

Flowerz said:

LMAO I hope not!