TheBlackCat said:

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state of shock was done with Mick Jaggar on the Jackson's Victory LP

There's going to be alot of material released

Motown has over 200 songs left in the vaults and around 7 years of footage

MJJ Productions has a wealth of material. Books that were never released, albums that were either finished and put away or projects that were never completed

concerts that have been shown... He recorded everything

A secret library of over a hundred songs recorded by Michael Jackson could be released following his death.

One of the singer's biographers, Ian Halperin, claimed that the unheard songs had been made for his children.

Mr Halperin, author of Unmasked, The Michael Jackson Story, said before his death: “He wants to leave them for his kids, a very personal legacy to them. I was told he will not let them come out now.”

Jackson leaves three children: Prince, 12, Paris Katherine, 11, and Prince Michael II aged seven.

It is rumoured, given the parlous financial situation of his estate, that any such recordings will not be kept private for long. It is understood that Jackson may have gone to the grave under debts of about $400 million (£240 million) – though some believe the true figure may be much higher.

Sales of Michael Jackson’s music and memorabilia have already begun to soar. In America, the Thriller album is number one on iTunes, while his Number Ones album has now reached the top spot on the UK iTunes chart.

Online retailers Amazon say that Jackson’s albums had taken 14 of the top 20 places on the Amazon.co.uk sales chart. The Amazon chart was topped by his first solo album, Off The Wall, which features tracks such as "Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough" and "She’s Out Of My Life".

Already, Jackson’s death is beginning to producing a new industry. Outside the Los Angeles hospital where he was pronounced dead, a group of men appeared selling $10 T-shirts with a silhouette of Jackson and reading: “In loving memory of Michael Jackson.” Memorial T-shirts were also being sold at the Glastonbury music festival.

On eBay, bidding grew on a number of Jackson memorabilia items. Limited edition records, musical instruments used by the star and even a movie contract with his signature were being sold for thousands of pounds.

The Neverland ranch and Jackson’s final resting place, if made accessible to the public, could also become lucrative tourist attractions.

Graceland, the mansion owned by Elvis Presley and where he was buried, has become a much-visited landmark. Opening its doors to the paying members of the public is thought to have made the trust that operates Graceland in the region of $100 million.

bboy87 said:

http://www.timesonline.co...584011.ece
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contrapposto said:

Never thought about that.

SummerRain said:

I hear you SummerRain.

For me, MJ stepped away from "fluff" and addressed a very important topic. Towards the end when things are being restored is the part that got to me. Like Job got asked by the Almighty..."Grid up your loins and answer me. Where where you when...". MJ's character got an answer too. I mean I could be "reading" too much into this video.

Well, the one thing I do know about the comparison of Michael Jackson and Prince is that, Michael loved and appreciated his fans, while Prince treats his like crap! Prince could really learn a lesson from Michael in that aspect![b]
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Put it this way. There was music before Michael Jackson and there was music after Michael Jackson. He changed the art-form. Just like what Marlon Brando did for acting and Richard Pryor did for stand-up, Michael Jackson did for music and pop culture. He is incomparable to anyone and his impact is immeasurable. Not to mention the impact of his philanthropy. A true hero that graced this earth. Case closed.

journey said:

journey, journey, journey, journey: in what ways did mj show his love for his fans??? by taking the younger ones to bed with him???? by waiting 14,000 years between the release of his albums??? by calling himself "the king of pop"? (what an arrogant thing to do, btw) prince puts out albums like stephen king puts out novels. i know some of you are thinking "quantity does not equal quality," but I have a counter statement for you: mj waited 4-5 years between each album (on average) to get people pumped up for the music. he did this in an attempt to top his top-seller. when he didn't, he showed disappointment, saying how he couldn't explain why his fans wouldn't/couldn't get into "Bad," "Dangerous," etc. etc. Now, if you believe prince mistreats his fans, it's probably prince doesn't put out records that radio picks up on. my question is, "what's so awful about that?" i posted this somewhere else, but here we go again: ARTISTS PRODUCE WORKS OF ART TO PLEASE THEMSELVES FIRST, AND THEN FANS WHO BELIEVE (TRULY BELIEVE) IN THE MUSIC/LYRICS WILL FOLLOW. you don't like prince does, do something to top him. stop being a music critic and start being a MUSICIAN. Oh wait, i forgot: the majority of music critics ARE music critics because they can't play a note, and they want to live vicariously through the musicians they write about.