bboy87 said:

She should do this in the studio with a live band. This would be a great track for an MJ tribute album.

vainandy said:

Well said. Now is pretty much the universally accepted worst time to speak so poorly of the recently deceased, no matter the validity or conviction of the argument.

errant said:

I think P took his spiritual life and personal life more seriously around 97 or so. He seems to know how to take care of himself. Besides, we don't hear that many rumors about him like we did MJ.

novabrkr said:

I get that, too, but what I'm trying to say is that his life wasn't all bad. I'm sure that MJ had a wonderful and full life. He got opportunities that most of us only dream about. He was blessed with enormous talent and tried to help people in many different ways. I'm sure his personal and legal problems were only a minor part of his life. Not to mention, he seemed to have a hard time picking a decent staff that weren't trying to leach off of him.

Now Jesse Jackson is sticking his nose into the mj death. Saw him in a photo with Joe Jackson. I may have also seen Londell Macmillon.

daPrettyman said:

I agree fully. But he was just inclined to swing back to his depressive ways anyway, and he was always too demanding of himself, which was probably one of the reasons that lead to him more or less halting his musical career during this decade, because after Thriller everything had to be always the biggest and most expensive thing ever done on the specific field. Even when you read all those old stories of him performing with his brothers, he often ended up just crying in the back room afterwards or something like that.

I don't think he was ever fully able to pick himself up after the allegations in 1993 - what most people would say though is that he was happy to be with his children. Even if he was indeed heterosexual like he always insisted - and we now have Lisa Marie's new account on it too - I'd say myself that he had still serious trouble letting anyone other than those "mother" characters like Elizabeth Taylor close to him. Also, during his prime he used to say how much he loved performing and how it made everything else worthwhile ("I love being onstage, I'd sleep onstage if I could", but it became clear that he wasn't so much into it anymore

But anyway, perhaps an extended discussion and speculation on that is best reserved for later on. I just want to post this one thing now though:

MJ was incredible; he made me want to take care of him. He seemed so vulnerable and seemingly never grew out of his shyness. He said if we wanted to understand him, we should read the words or listen to childhood.

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

daPrettyman said:

Michael's life wasn't a bed of roses either. It was pretty sad, not to mention he was battling depression,being in a great deal of physical pain and dealing with a lotta drama, from everybody wanting a piece of him. He live a secluded life pretty much after that last child molestation case. I know he felt like being in hell on earth. I mean it's pretty hard to getaway from people when you are know worldwide!




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vainandy said:

you said it all!!!! Could not have said it better. Some people are very sick and have no respect period. It's fine to share your opinion. You don't have to like or praise Michael Jackson, but right now is very inappropriate to be speaking so horribly of him. A lot of his fans like myself are hurting so much right now. Even if I didn't like someone, I would never troll a thread and speaking ill of them after they just died. It's really disrespectful. I don't know what's wrong with some people. I hope to all the people who have had nasty things to say about Michael, I hope when you pass on that people show you, your family and friends more compassion than you have shown to Michael, his fans, etc. I really do.

nakedpianoplayer said:

as well it should be

a report of a tribute from Dizzee Rascal during his performance at Glastonbury today, probably too early for footage to be online.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...122642.stm

Michael Jackson To Make Billboard Chart History

Keith Caulfield, L.A.

Next week, Michael Jackson will once again make music history as many of his albums are poised to shake up the Billboard charts with incredible sales increases.

The impact of Jackson's passing was felt immediately in the marketplace. Industry sources report that the demand for Jackson's albums were so high, many brick and mortar retailers simply ran out of whatever Jackson stock they had on hand on Thursday (25) night.


The albums with the greatest sales increases -- at least on the physical side of things -- look to be his greatest hits packages "Number Ones" and "The Essential Michael Jackson" along with the expanded reissue of "Thriller." The sets, released between 2003 and 2008, were the three Jackson albums that perhaps had the most stock available in stores.

In the digital realm, where the supply problem doesn't exist, Jackson's songs and albums swarmed the top of the constantly-updating best sellers lists in both the iTunes' and Amazon's online music stores. At one point on Friday in the iTunes Store, nine out of the top 10-selling albums and 40 of the top 100-selling songs were by Jackson.

The three aforementioned albums, along with Jackson's classic studio sets "Off the Wall," "Bad" and "Dangerous" all will likely zoom into the upper region of Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart next week. Initial reports of Jackson's album sales from Thursday alone indicate that one of his albums -- possibly "Number Ones" -- will easily fly to No. 1 on the chart next week. Last week, the set -- which also was his top-selling album of the week -- was at No. 20 on the Catalog chart with 4,000 sold.

To compare, last week's No. 1 on the Catalog chart was TobyMac's "Portable Sounds" with 9,000 copies sold. Sources say that at least one of Jackson's albums sold more than double that amount just on Thursday.

Nielsen SoundScan's tracking week ends at the close of business on Sunday (28). Billboard and SoundScan's new weekly charts will be released on Wednesday, July 1.

http://www.billboard.com/...8531.story

-Still breaking records even in death! Knowing Michael, he wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

Cinnamon234 said:

His debt should be cleared in no time if that keeps happening...

ecnirp98 said:

200% Right !

Chic35 said:

i dunno, man. i figure people are still gonna be chasing after him, saying "i want my money!" even though he's gone.

I did a little video that explains how I felt about the whole Michael situation



I also did a funny performance of Billie Jean in 2008. You guys could check that out also.

Cinnamon234 said:

Do I now have permission to say "Michael is BIGGER than Elvis AND The Beatles"?!?

BSK3478 said:

We all thought when JB passed a few years ago it was bad to to quote MJ "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!"

TonyVanDam said:

no because 4,000 copies are a joke.

graecophilos said:

Oh damn!

Coroner's officials said they released Jackson's body to his family late Friday night. The family is still trying to determine what kind of memorial to have for Jackson and when, and are debating between the idea of having a private ceremony or a grand celebration open to the public.

BSK3478 said:

Well you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipe!

I hope MJ sorted out his will and all his money will be safe, and go to his kids and family.

We don't want leeches to bleed his money after his death.

Hopefully, his family will sort it out.

Akon On Michael Jackson http://www.billboard.com/...8428.story

Was there ever any doubt? I mean, how many black folks have Elvis and Beatles records in their collection? Some do but not a hell of a whole lot of them. And not to mention all the generations that got all into Michael Jackson that weren't even born yet when he was huge. Hell Michael Jackson became as well loved to those children as much as Barney and "Sesame Street".

I've never seen anything like it in my life. Michael Jackson's music was bought widespread by whites, blacks, hispanics, asians, and any other race out there as well as by children, teenagers, young adults, middle aged adults, and even a few senior citizens. Elvis and The Beatles were never that huge all the way across the board like Michael was.
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third time trying to say this, stupid computer!!!

anyway, i saw on the news that mj has over 1000 songs to be released after his death. perhaps that will help with the financial problems and give the children some money as well. in addition it will give all of his fans something to look forward to and enjoy even in his absence... still not the same, but there is a small gift to be thankful for

Oh hell, if some of those are jams recorded from the late 70s/early 80s, I'll be first in line at the record store.

vainandy said:

Exactly...he crossed all color lines, religious affiliations, cultures...he appealed to children, adults, and senior citizens.

I was browsing through some of the youtube vids and I saw a comment from someone in Zimbabwe saying that the first English words they ever spoke were "Micheal Jackson."