suga10 said:

I think you're being unfair. Normal people don't wear different things every day too. At least not where I live. It's okay to wear your trousers for a few days, and it's even more okay to wear the same jacket and stuff as long as it's not dirty or sweaty.
It's unrealistic to think stars should never wear the same thinks twice.

anyway, he looks great, amazingly thin and his nose is different. bigger?

ever think that he has multiples of the same thing?? Or that he does it so that folk can't figure out when a picture was taken?

JACKSON’S RARING TO GO SAYS CHILD STAR FRIEND

Sunday March 8,2009
By James Murray and Charlotte Heathcote

FORMER child star Mark Lester has dismissed rumours that his pal Michael ­Jackson may not be up to a string of comeback concerts this summer.

Mark, 49, who rose to fame in Oliver!, said: ‘‘Michael is absolutely fine and there should be no concerns over his health.

I have spent a lot of time with him while he has been over here and I can assure you he is very fit and well. He can’t wait to get back to Los Angeles to begin rehearsals.

He has been talking about doing a lot of new stuff, not music, but dance routines, so I think people will be quite surprised by his shows. He wants to pull together all the talent he can. He is raring to go.

Mark was 1 when he starred in the film of Lionel Bart’s musical film but now works as an osteopath in Gloucestershire.

When the Jackson Five ­visited London more than 30 years ago, the young Michael asked to meet him and they have stayed friends.

Jackson is godfather to his four children, Lucy, 17, Harriet, 15, Olivia, 13 and Felix, nine from Mark’s marriage to his first wife Jane. He later married psychiatric nurse Lisa, 35.

On Friday night the Lesters went with Jackson and his children Prince Michael, 12, and Paris, 11, to the latest version of Oliver! in the West End, starring Rowan Atkinson, on Friday.

The 50-year-old singer was mobbed by fans, recalling his glory days before the sex abuse allegations.

We all had a fantastic time at the theatre, said Mark. Michael said Oliver! is still his favourite musical and he was singing along to some of the songs.

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Afterwards we went backstage and met the cast, which he greatly enjoyed. He said he is really loving his time in London and is very pleased by the welcome.

My children get on very well with his and we have all been having a great time. My kids can’t wait for the ­concerts.

Rumours began about Jackson’s health when he was seen coming out of a clinic in Los Angeles in a wheelchair after reportedly contracting the superbug MRSA, a claim later denied by his staff.

US author Ian Halperin, who posed as a hairdresser to get close to the singer for a book to be published in the UK soon, said: When I saw him he looked frail and weak. At that time I did not think he would be able to perform an exhausting concert. It will be fascinating to see if he can get back in shape .

I think when the adrenalin starts pumping he will be OK but I don’t think the dance ­routines will be as spectacular in the past.

Halperin also claimed that Jackson wears a wig in public. I saw him without the wig and he has short cropped salt and pepper hair like millions of other men in their 50s, he said.

It was a bit like seeing a clown with his make up off.

When Jackson announced his This is it concerts at the 02 arena he looked his trademark self, with long thick dark hair.

Rob Hallett, president of promoters AEG Live International, said of the wig claim: I can categorically deny that. .

He also said Jacko had a full check-up to see if he was fit for the 10 live shows that will earn him £50million.

He’s fitter than I’ll ever be. His cholesterol levels, his blood, everything was perfect and we got the ­insurance,said Mr Hallett.

Serena said:

But don't you think how one becomes can have an impact on their music? So let's say Michael becomes more superficial, more obsesse with Peter Pan and Neverland can't that reflect in the music he produces? Have you noticed once Michael officially broke away from his brothers not only did he become more like Peter Pan but so did his music? The amount of sickly, sweet "Heal The World" songs that became part of his music doubled. I mean some of the stuff that he has on his latter albums make songs like "Ben" and "Happy" sound real deep!

seeingvoices12 said:

I totally agree w/ adding his brothers to the tour. I hated when Michael performed J5/Jackson songs w/ fake Jackson/J5 backup singers. Stupid, when the really back-up is aching to perform. Also, hate when uber MJ fans act like his career started w/ Thriller (which by the way is not better than Destiny, Off the Wall or Triumph in my opinion). I would love to see a Jackson reunion; now that would be cool if they could pull it off.

cdcgold said:

my enjoyment with his songs have nothing to do wth his skin colour. I can say that, because IÄm fan since 2002! Practiacally ALL of my favorite tunes I knew and liked before I became a fan, and beore I knew much about his color. As a child I just loved his songs, before I became too intellectual about it.

So I admit, I might critize HIStory because it doesn't fit with my ideal picture of MJ - making black music, black soul ballads.

But as a child I was able to enjoy his songs from the heart without saying:... yes, but..

I certainly would have preffered Earth Song over Lady In my... but now I'm spiled by the experts

You get what IÄm saying?

cdcgold said:

my enjoyment with his songs have nothing to do wth his skin colour. I can say that, because IÄm fan since 2002! Practiacally ALL of my favorite tunes I knew and liked before I became a fan, and beore I knew much about his color. As a child I just loved his songs, before I became too intellectual about it.

So I admit, I might critize HIStory because it doesn't fit with my ideal picture of MJ - making black music, black soul ballads.

But as a child I was able to enjoy his songs from the heart without saying:... yes, but..

I certainly would have preffered Earth Song over Lady In my... but now I'm spiled by the experts

You get what IÄm saying?

What do you mean by Peter Pan songs

The only ones were Will You Be There, Heal the World, Childhood, and the Lost children

I hate this song though: Cheesiest song and video ever by MJ

http://www.youtube.com/wa...VJscGa5vbc
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suga10 said:

will you be there is not sappy, if anything it has a gospel feel to it

* Sunday 8th March Michael Jackson leaves London by private jet from Luton. He is rumoured to be appearing on American Idol's Michael Jackson week. He is taking over an entire advert break on ITV at 9:30pm with a montage of his past concerts promoting the o2 shows.

Evvy said:

Great point

rubyred69 said:

but what's so bad about wearing good things twice? One shouldn't offend him over that!

And why should he care when people think a pic was taken? he gets hazzled anyway.

graecophilos said:

people need to get over it, it's not fair that black artist are boxed in and expected to do "black" music, while white artis can do anything they want really any american music is black music, because all american music originated in the blues, which was created by Blacks.
if mj wants to do rock songs, he can and since black people made rock and roll, it is black, the same with anything else. learn your history( if you are black)

If you first remember Michael when he was about 16, you can understand the reality of his situation now. He has become a shell of his former self.

I think the best thing to happen to Michael, musically, is that he started so young and therefore he managed to build up such a large catalogue of songs with & without his brothers before he was 25.

If he were to depend on the last 20 yrs, he would have no musical legacy whats so ever.

I think he rocked this performance and it's been 8 years:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...74Y_p6or00

Michael Jackson hints at new album..

From his official website:

" IT IS NOW I SEE AND FEEL THAT CALLING ONCE AGAIN, TO BE PART OF A MUSIC THAT WILL NOT JUST CONNECT BUT, MAKE ALL FEEL ONE, ONE IN JOY, ONE IN PAIN, ONE IN LOVE, ONE IN SERVICE AND IN CONCIOUSNESS "

Michael Jackson

http://www.michaeljackson.com

rsggamer said:

the more i hear of him lately the more i'm kind of sickened. he talks and acts like hes some kind of god. that video at the start of the "conference'...wtf. me and my lady were watching in horror. absolutely sickening. the man is an egomaniac.

this was the peak of it (for i dont know how much longer), the brit awards 95....lordy lordy.

rsggamer said:

the more i hear of him lately the more i'm kind of sickened. he talks and acts like hes some kind of god. that video at the start of the "conference'...wtf. me and my lady were watching in horror. absolutely sickening. the man is an egomaniac.

this was the peak of it (for i dont know how much longer), the brit awards 95....lordy lordy.

angel345 said:

Yeah that performance was tight, but I remember in that special- he wasn't doing his best at certain points. I heard he was not feeling well that time during that special.

Remember this:

http://www.youtube.com/wa...vTWrPM&eur

I wasn't a big fan of History either, barring four songs- YANA, Scream, Earth Song, and Stranger in Moscow, none of the songs were what you can call great by any means. I think it wasn't as good as his previous release at that time Dangerous.

I never cared about DS, Money, Tabloid Junkie, Don't care about us, etc.
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suga10 said:

Wow! this had to been after "Billie Jean", then.