NE-YO:'NOTHING WILL TOP THRILLER'

NE-YO is delighted he is writing the new MICHAEL JACKSON album - but admits there is no way his work will outdo the star's classic Thriller album. Ne-Yo, who has worked with pop's biggest names including Britney Spears, Beyonce and Whitney Houston, knows he has his work cut out for him as he attempts to oversee Jackson's comeback - but insists there is no point trying to compete with the legendary 1982 record. He says, "I'm not trying to top Thriller. Anybody trying to top something that's already been done is fighting a losing battle. "It was a different industry back then, a different way of thinking and people were easier to impress. Everything in music has been done now, so Michael needs to find his place again."

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Why is Mike workong with finding Ne-Mo.

i had to edit my response. i glazed over the quote.
[Edited 6/14/07 20:54pm]

krayzie said:

Eh?

I keep shaking my head at comments Ne-Yo has been making lately.....he's just saying some dumb things man!

krayzie said:

WRONG!

krayzie said:

No, artists were just more impressive.

I'm glad Prince writes his OWN material.

Graycap23 said:

Sometimes that's good and other times it is not.

I gotta say I agree with Ne-Yo in that there is nothing even he can do that will top the music off of Thriller. At least he recognizes this so maybe in the end, a great, even classic song may come about with this collaboration because they might not be trying to repeat history. He's also right that the industry is totally different from the one that was around in 1982. We talk about that all the time here and in Prince: Music and More but the only thing I disagree with is that we were all easier to impress. It seems like that's more true for today than 25 years ago. Thriller grabbed people the way it did because it was a fucking hot album and it's STILL hot today. In the end, it'll be interesting to see what songs will be on the new Michael Jackson CD and if any of the Ne-Yo songs make it in the final cut. We will see.

Whatever Knee-yo.
With his blasian self.

purplecam said:

Basically, I have a feeling none of his stuff won't make the cut Especially with the shit he's been saying

bboy87 said:

I hope it doesn't, he stuff is tired. I only like 1 maybe to tracks from his new CD. Angel was my favorite.

bboy87 said:

I agree. Every album that Michael releases, speculation runs wild with who he is working with. The majority of the time, none of it is true.

skyecute said:

Oh its true, its just MJ/Sony work with alot of artist...
making up to 150 tracks with sevral different producers...
alot cats just won't make the cut...
The rejected tracks will be offered to MJ knockoffs like justin Timberlake, Usher, chris Brown , Omarion etc...
IE Neptunes tracks like "Like I Love You" & "U Don't Have to Call"
which in my opinion shouldn't have been rejected ... but thats me...

EmbattledWarrior said:

LOL at Mike singin' 'You Dont Have 2 Call'.

well at least he's not as stupid as i thought. he knows he can not out do thriller or even match it. also, how sad is it that MJ is being produced by an MJ impersonator. am i the only one who finds this strange? how do you completely jack someone's style and get away with it? MJ should sue him!

Michael and Sony are doing the same thing they did with "Invincible". They are throwing names around the press to get people interested in the project. By the time they do the actual cd, most of those people wont be on the cd.

When he recorded Invincible, he did tracks with Pharell, Jermaine Dupri, Jam and Lewis and a few more people. NONE of thos tracks made the cd.

I believe that some of the outtakes were used for the Essetial boxed set (whatever that thing was called).

Now, to give Michael credit, he usually is a real perfectionist. I have heard that he has made musicians play a song hundreds of time to get the song the way he wants it (especially during the Dangerous sessions). If he does work with Ne-Yo and Will I. Am, hopefully he will make them step up their game. After all, the man has been making music for almost 40 years.

And watching Wild N Out and why does Ne-Yo have on a Mike Jackson glitter jacket again.

Doesn't Ne-Yo have a new album to promote?

dancerella said:

who said anything about ne-yo being the producer? and i do agree that ny-yo need to hop of michael sometime soon, but he calls it a "tribute" to someone he admires
[Edited 6/16/07 0:19am]

bboy87 said:

i forgot about that
[Edited 6/16/07 0:17am]

daPrettyman said:

michael and sony arent doing anything , michael doenst have a deal( at least thats what we know) and yeah he is a real perfectionist , i remember an interview with rodney jerkins where he said he and others where pissed of by the many takes he took for 1 song but in the end he liked it and they thanked him