I would love for Prince to share a story of him and Michael, hopefully one we haven't heard.

Itunes - Top 1000 Michael Jackson edition

1. The Essential Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson
2. Thriller - Michael Jackson
3. Off the Wall - Michael Jackson
7. Number Ones - Michael Jackson
8. Thriller (25th Anniversary, Zombie Cover) - Michael Jackson
10. Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection - Michael Jackson
11. Bad - Michael Jackson
14. Dangerous - Michael Jackson
15. Michael Jackson Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1 - Michael Jackson
24. Off the Wall (Special Edition) - Michael Jackson
25. Jackson 5: The Ultimate Collection - Jackson 5
26. Thriller (25th Anniversary) [Deluxe Edition] - Michael Jackson
37. History: Past, Present and Future, Book 1 - Michael Jackson
41. Invincible - Michael Jackson
46. Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) - Michael Jackson
52. We Are the World - Single - U.S.A. for Africa
60. History: Past, Present and Future - Book I - Michael Jackson
76. Video Triple Play - Michael Jackson
97. Anthology: Jackson 5 - Jackson 5
98. Anthology: The Best of Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson
129. 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Jackson 5 - Jackson 5
140 - The Essential Jacksons - Jacksons
163 - Greatest Hits - Jackson 5
200 - Anthology: Best Of Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson
225 - ABC - Jackson 5
235 - Blood On The Dance Floor/History In The Mix - Michael Jackson
273 - Michael Jackson: Gold - Michael Jackson
312 - The Legend Begins - Jackson 5
379 - Victory - Jacksons
398 - Love Songs - Michsel Jackson
428 - Triumph - Jacksons
541 - Design Of A Decade - Janet Jackson
617 - Number 1's - Jacksons
650 - Destiny - Jacksons
748 - Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson
773 - Jacksons Live - Jacksons
774 - Motown Legends: Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson
800 - Control - Janet Jackson

I can see people are gonna bring bullshit here soon. I don't want to particiapate in that.

So with that, it's been fun you guys but it's time for me to leave

Cerebus said:

I suppose it is possible (just maybe) that he is being openly celebrated for the joy he brought to the lives of millions upon millions of people for decades. There is making good music and then there's that.

bboy87 said:

I don't blame you. It is a shame that some some folks choose to be so disrespectful at this time.

My prayers go out to the Jackson family and Michael's children.
[Edited 6/25/09 22:30pm]

4everYoung said:

I bet Prince may say how he feels through music.

I just realized how long of a discography he really had! He accomplished so lot in such little time.

This is what I posted at the 'Luvs board (hey Harle!):

THE GREATEST HITS OF MICHAEL JACKSON

Studio albums (1969-2001):

Jackson 5:
1969: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5
1970: ABC
1970: Third Album
1970: The Jackson 5 Christmas Album
1971: Maybe Tomorrow
1972: Looking Through the Windows
1973: Skywriter
1973: Get It Together
1974: Dancing Machine
1975: Moving Violation

Jacksons:
1976: The Jacksons
1977: Goin' Places
1978: Destiny
1980: Triumph
1984: Victory

Solo:
1972: Got to Be There
1972: Ben
1973: Music and Me
1975: Forever, Michael
1979: Off the Wall
1982: Thriller
1987: Bad
1991: Dangerous
2001: Invincible

Compilations (1971-2009):
1971: Greatest Hits
1975: Best of Michael Jackson
1976: Anthology
1976: Joyful Jukebox Music
1979: Boogie
1981: One Day in Your Life
1984: Farewell My Summer Love
1984: Anthology: Michael Jackson
1986: Looking Back to Yesterday
1995: The Ultimate Collection
2001: HIStory, Volume 1
2003: Number Ones
2004: The Ultimate Collection
2005: The Essential Michael Jackson
2008: The King of Pop
2009: Hello World: The Collection (Motown)

Other albums:
1995: HIStory: Past, Present & Future (disc one - greatest hits, disc two - studio)
1997: Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix (remix album, features HIStory leftovers)
2008: Thriller 25 (re-release of classic 1982 album with remixes by Kanye West, Will.I.Am, Akon and Fergie)

Important hit singles (1969-2003):
1969: "I Want You Back"
1970: "ABC"
1970: "The Love You Save"
1970: "I'll Be There"
1971: "Mama's Pearl"
1971: "Never Can Say Goodbye"
1971: "Sugar Daddy"
1971: "Got to Be There"
1972: "Rockin' Robin"
1972: "I Wanna Be Where You Are"
1972: "Looking Through the Windows"
1972: "Ben"
1973: "With a Child's Heart"
1973: "Hallelujah Day"
1973: "Get It Together"
1974: "Dancing Machine"
1974: "I Am Love"
1975: "Just a Little Bit of You"
1975: "We're Almost There"
1976: "Enjoy Yourself"
1977: "Show You the Way to Go"
1978: "Shake Your Body Down to the Ground"
1978: "Ease On Down the Road"
1979: "You Can't Win"
1979: "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
1979: "Rock With You"
1980: "Off the Wall"
1980: "Working Day & Night"
1980: "She's Out of My Life"
1980: "Lovely One"
1980: "Heartbreak (This Place) Hotel"
1981: "One Day in Your Life"
1981: "Can You Feel It?"
1982: "The Girl is Mine"
1983: "Billie Jean"
1983: "Beat It"
1983: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
1983: "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
1983: "Human Nature"
1983: "Say, Say, Say"
1984: "Thriller"
1984: "Farewell My Summer Love"
1985: "We Are the World"
1987: "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
1987: "Bad"
1987: "The Way You Make Me Feel"
1988: "Man in the Mirror"
1988: "Dirty Diana"
1988: "Another Part of Me"
1988: "Smooth Criminal"
1989: "Leave Me Alone"
1991: "Black or White"
1992: "Remember the Time"
1992: "Jam"
1992: "In the Closet"
1992: "Heal the World"
1992: "Who Is It?"
1993: "Will You Be There?"
1995: "Scream"
1995: "You Are Not Alone"
1996: "They Don't Care About Us"
1996: "Earth Song"
1997: "Blood on the Dance Floor"
2001: "You Rock My World"
2002: "Butterflies"
2003: "One More Chance"

TonyVanDam said:

That's how he does it. I wonder what he did in tribute to James, I never hear about it but I do wonder if he had a musical tribute to JB tho.

I'm still in complete denial of this. I feel weird, like as if I'm in some nightmare and I'm gonna wake up realise it was all a dream. It still hasn't sunk in yet and it may hit me like a ton of bricks tomorrow. R.I.P Mike

ehuffnsd said:

Do you guys realize that she's the same age as Michael Jackson? Their birthdays are only two days or so apart. Prince is older than both of them but they were all born in 1958.

Timmy84 said:

He did, I believe actually Maceo and Fred Wes were playing with him that same night.

SUPRMAN said:

That's part of the reason why they're considered the trinity.

Man I just feel so utterly empty. After crying my eyes out all morning I just feel like such a nothing. I wish so much I didn't give a damn about him and had never been a fan because this pain is too much. To make it worse none of my family understands how I can be this upset over a man I never even met. I don't understand either but I loved him. Probably more then most family members, which might sound crazy but its true

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Great! Because I sure wanted to know. I don't even think I was a member of this board initially. I remember posting on MJ boards and people were upset Prince wasn't there at James Brown's funeral when Michael was there. I think I was agreeing with them but now I knew better than to think he didn't care. I think Prince may be scared of funerals like I am so his way of showing appreciation was beautiful. I've no doubt he'll do the same for Michael.

RIP Michael



Suicide?

Cerebus said:

If (and I saying "if" loosely) the then-13-year-old boy was the victim, then why in the hell didn't that boy's stepfather go after Michael with criminal charges instead of a civil lawsuit turn out-of-court settlement?!?

How about because the boy's stepfather was nothing but a f***ing con-artist that was only was after Michael's money.

Instead of you wasting your time acting like a selfish troll questioning the morals of Michael Jackson, you need to do your own research on the (lack of) morals of that boy's stepfather.

Now if you can excuse me, real music fans like myself are very busy paying out final respects to one of the greatest music icons of all-time. Good day.

Timmy84 said:

I don't think Prince and James were that close personally.

Timmy84 said:

Brother, I was talking about this very subject with a friend tonight. I think, from artist to artist, MJ would appreciate a killer set from Prince more than any other tribute he could receive. I thought immediately of Prince's tribute to George Harrison, which happened to be arguably the greatest guitar solo I have ever heard him render in a live performance. I can only imagine what the set for James was like.

Just imagine the set he may play for Michael when the time is right.

I'd love to be there to hear it.

Paris9748430 said:

Maybe not personally but musically James truly influenced him. Much like the Beatles, Santana, Hendrix, Stevie and the like.

namepeace said:

Yeah that would be great.

Arnotts said:

I know how you feel. My heart goes out to you. I just came back from Apollo in Harlem. It was so surreal. I only saw one person crying.. a woman who was clearly a fan. I think we were all crying inside.

BlackAdder7 said:

You will.

BlackAdder7 said:

Fortune At Stake On Michael Jackson London Concerts



June 25, 2009 08:25 PM ET

Ray Waddell, Nashville
Michael Jackson's planned 50-show run at the O2 Arena in London would have been the highest-grossing single concert engagement. Now it's a major problem for the promoter AEG Live.

More than $85 million worth of tickets have already been sold for the series of performances, which have the now sadly ironic title "This Is It." As much as $30 million has already been spent on production, according to sources close to the situation. So what's at stake for AEG, the world's second-largest concert promoter, can't be overstated.


Concert business executives have estimated that AEG paid Jackson an advance of as much as $10 million. That, plus the production costs, would mean AEG stands to lose as much as $40 million if nonappearance insurance isn't substantial enough to cover this contingency. For AEG, "it's either horrible or really horrible," a concert business executive says.

The shows, which were to begin July 13, would have been Jackson's first solo shows in 12 years. AEG Live, which was producing and promoting them, footed the bill for what the company said was a $20 million production. Other sources say the costs before opening night were closer to $30 million. The total gross from primary ticket sales would've been about $90 million.

Premium and VIP packages and secondary-market sales would have boosted the gross to more than $100 million. Merchandise sales could have brought in another $15 million.

AEG's yearly financial results may now depend on Jackson's cause of death. One entertainment insurance industry insider says that if Jackson died from a drug overdose or a pre-existing condition, the producer could be on the hook for any loss-which would include any money already sunk into the production, as well as the considerable cost of refunding consumers for the 750,000 tickets already purchased. If Jackson signed a contract saying he would return his advance in the event he didn't perform, the company could end up in court with a long line of other Jackson creditors.

AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips told Billboard May 12 that his company was well-insured. "We have one policy in place and we're negotiating for an even larger binder," said Phillips, who couldn't immediately be reached for comment regarding Jackson's death. "We have insured the production costs. In order to get the first part of the insurance in place, [Jackson] had to have a physical, and he passed it with flying colors." AEG CEO Tim Leiweke made similar comments in March at the Billboard Music & Money Symposium.

But a source familiar with the situation says a traditional nonappearance policy was never written. Billboard couldn't confirm that at press time. Even if AEG had a policy, that doesn't mean Jackson's death, and the losses incurred, would be covered. "If it was a pre-existing condition or drug- or alcohol-related, a normal cancellation policy would not cover that, even if he had passed a medical exam," the source says. AEG could be on the hook "if death was from something that's excluded in the policy."

Whatever happens, the $85 million taken in from ticket sales will need to be refunded to the public. It will be messy, as well as expensive, and it will need to happen quickly by law. Phillips told Billboard in March that more than 90% of the tickets have been purchased by U.K. residents, but "the rest is France, Germany, Poland, everywhere in the world. People bought tickets from Botswana."

Ultimately, AEG may have to file a claim against Jackson's estate. And since Jackson has hundreds of millions of dollars of debt, and a couple of multimillion-dollar lawsuits pending, the worth of that estate is very much in doubt.

http://www.billboard.com/...8141.story

Just finished listening to "The Lady in My Life."

What a fucking song. If there is one thing this man was great at (among other things, too, of course), it was taking another songwriter's work and making it his.

Been spinning his music all night. Dude was a very significant part of my life and I can't help but honor him and celebrate his memory.

i dont want to go 2 sleep
because i know when i wake up
mj will still be gone.

psychodelicide said:

I was thinking the same thing while watching it on the news. If this were one of my musical icons, I would be upset. I'm still mourning a family member (alhthogh it's nearly been a year) so I can't really get that upset over someone I don't know but of course my heart goes to the family, especially Janet (not just because I'm a fan but because I also lost a brother and she seems like someone who is very emotional).

I had to go to work right as it was announced to be true that he was gone. Very sad day. I'm just a causal fan but I recognize the genius and the effect (positively) he had on people. While at work, only a few people mentioned it to me (one girl saying "Give me a break. I'm kind of a mess after hearing Michael Jackson died").

RIP

Arnotts said:

I've been feeling exactly the same.

Someone said to me: "I've always told you not to be so deeply involved with Michael Jackson. Yes this is sad, but you wouldn't be crying and feeling that way if you had listened to me." The person wasn't trying to be hurtful or unconsiderate, but just can't understand my bad reaction to this. And in a way, like U said above, that person is right.... When U don't love someone, especially someone U're not related to, it doesn't hurt like this.

I was questioning why I'm being like this too, but it makes perfect sense when I myself am a musician and have had struggles in life and the music was a great coping mechanism for me and very inspiring. Even though I didn't play his music that much lately and have changed views from when I was younger, the love is still there.

I was driving in my car a little while ago, and this song came on the radio, I don't why but it broke me. The tears came. A major chunk of my world is gone.


a tribute video

TonyVanDam said:

Haha.

I would honestly be shocked if Madonna doesn't make a statement. Prince might too.