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Sway “The King Full Stop” **OFFICIAL VIDEO** (Michael Jackson Tribute From London Fan)
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Jackson, Jackson,
The legend Michael Jackson,
Forever remember where you was when it happened,
Everybody staring at phones reading their flashes
In hope it was just a rumour and sooner well get the facts in.
Ill always remember the spot where I was standing
Exact same spot where I felt like collapsing.
Our relationship with music he has always been the captain
Even after confirmation it sunk, it never sank in.
The same year I was born Michael brought you Thriller.
Funny the 1st ever album that I was brought was Thriller.
Out of this world his moonwalk done brought us all together.
An important figure cant figure a human force thats bigger.
It wasnt right how the media handled Mike
Disgusting how theyre always discussing if he was black or white.
His mum was black, his dad was black so it aint rocket science to say hes black alright.
But that didnt matter to him, cause he was not racist.
Self proclaimed Bad thus he caught cases
There aint a smooth criminal without court cases.
Said he was touching, I said he was touching all nations,
Even before Dangerous hes like a thousand times bigger than rest
Rewind his tape like a thousand times Elvis was a great and Lennon was a Legend and Michael J was like both over a thousand times.
They said that his sales declined but after about 750 million whats left to yell about?
There aint a music act that doesnt owe Jacko, jack
So hes always gonna sell as long as theyre about
Watching his life was an honour and I dont mean no kinda disrespect to Madonna
But Michael was on a different level, and he adopted all of us in his songs
While he was trying to heal the world like a doctor.
I hope the money goes to the kids, as I hold these two O2 tickets. For his 50 date tour less than 50 days away so from his death at 50 wish he had 50 days more but never got half, pasted on the 25th of June and we should remember this day as his.
I believe he never left and he would never leave, never been a legend that lived that can ever breathe, never been a martyr that fought that can forever bleed, never been a leader that walked, that can forever lead, God will give him to us same God will to take him from us. Now hes in his rightful place cause he was so heavenly. All for one and one for all he made a song for all, so I put a copy of his Off The Wall on the wall.
My town misses him, your town misses him, everybody since motown misses him. Now when you think of him picture him standing on a stage with his hand up one glove glistening, whole world at a standstill listening anticipating his next move the King is him.
From age 5 and the days of J5 hes never took a break, no rest to take 5, therell never be a next the rest just aint Mike.
Time to pay our respects and watch the angels take flight
Out into the sky and never ever land, cos his house was in the sky and never, never never land.
Under all the pressure he never ever ran, hes the best forever damn, who dressed forever glam.
The biggest man on the planet, not just a brother to Janet, our thoughts go out to his family,
He gave his hearts to the fans and he paved the way for the future, still his flame is in you, cos he inspired song writers, record labels, producers,
They saying Michael Jackson was the King of Pop.
But Im saying he was the King full stop.
People saying Michael Jackson was the King of Pop,
but Im saying he was the King full stop.
Messages to Michael Jackson
Posted by: | Comments- Micheal Jackson was indeed a gift from god. He has made the the whole world a place to live in peacefully, blacks, whites, latinos and the list goes on. The world will miss him. Rest in Piece my brother, my friend. You where really an inspration to all. thanks alot for everything.
- Michael Jackson in his death has achieved complete redemption…he deserves to be remembered for the good times he brought to us all through his music…he did all this while at times suffering inside…as I celebrate his life by watching his memorial service I can’t help but feel some sadness, that with all the love being shown now no one was there to help him when he needed it…love you Mike RIP.
- I am amazed at how Michael has touched the world, I have watched is videos and istened to his music for as far as I remember. I wish I could’ve gone to one of his concerts. The world is not going to be the same without him. God Bless you Michael and thank you for blessing us with your God given talent. Now you can rest in peace, and I’m sure your even performing in heaven as well. I love you and Thank You.
- Michael we never can say goodbye. You are loved here in the Caribbean & worldwide. You will be remembered as a great man & live on in our hearts forever! Thank you for all that you have given to us. We rally with the Jackson family. Peter King is a perfect example of what is wrong with our world, Michael has brought the world together even in his transition.
- I never thought that i would be this sad over the death of a person who i have never known/met, but then again i have known music all my life, and Michael Jackson was Music. Music is my passion and a huge part of it died with him. RIP MJ.
- Moonwalk your way through the pearly gates MJ – RIP and thanks for everything!
La Toya Jackson seen visiting cemetery
Posted by: | CommentsSeveral carloads of people, Michael Jackson’s sister La Toya among them, came and went from a heavily secured Los Angeles cemetery after sunset Monday, but it was not immediately clear whether they were there for a private viewing.
Shortly before the cars began arriving, a hearse drove up to the Hollywood Hills Forest Lawn cemetery with at least five police cars.
The hearse pulled partly in through the door of the Hall of Liberty — a 1,200-seat auditorium on the grounds — so that any casket unloaded and loaded would not be visible to the media helicopters overhead.
The main Michael Jackson memorial service at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday will be a star-studded affair, with singers Mariah Carey, Usher and Stevie Wonder among the participants, according to an announcement released Monday on behalf of the Jackson family.
Also participating in the event will be basketball stars Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson, and singers Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer and Smokey Robinson, the family said.
The Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III will be among others taking part.
Meanwhile, the Jackson family would not comment on the after-hours gathering that took place Monday evening. Cemetery officials, likewise, have been tight-lipped about plans to bury the singer.
CNN learned that relatives will hold a private gathering at the cemetery at 8 a.m. Tuesday (11 a.m. ET) — two hours before the massive memorial service at the Staples Center.
The California Highway Patrol will escort members of the family from the Encino, California, home of Jackson’s parents to the cemetery.
Afterward, police will escort the family to the Staples Center, sources close to the planning said.
Jackson lawyer Burt Levitch said Monday that the singer’s funeral will be Tuesday, but did not say what time or place.
On Sunday, Los Angeles Assistant Police Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters that Forest Lawn officials were working with the Jackson family on their plans, which were part of “a package” of events Tuesday.
“It’s a package, basically,” McDonnell said. “Forest Lawn has their staff that are also working on their needs relative to the cemetery with them.”
Though there are five Forest Lawn cemeteries in the Los Angeles area, a long line of media trucks and crews have been parked at the gate of the Hollywood Hills facility for several days in anticipation of Jackson’s possible interment there.
Ken Ehrlich, known for producing the Grammy Awards, is producing the public memorial show, his company said. Kenny Ortega, who was to have co-directed Jackson’s series of concerts in London, England, this summer, will direct it.
Mayer posted on Twitter on Monday afternoon saying “I’m going not to ‘perform’ but to contribute.”
“I’m honored to have been asked to play at MJ’s memorial service. I will be representing all of us who can’t be there,” Mayer tweeted. “Going to say goodbye from all us kids.”
One notable who won’t be attending: longtime Jackson friend Elizabeth Taylor, who put out a message on Twitter that she “cannot be part of the public whoopla.”
“I just don’t believe that Michael would want me to share my grief with millions of others,” Taylor tweeted. “How I feel is between us. Not a public event.”
“I love him too much,” she added, “and I cannot guarantee that I would be coherent to say a word.”
Debbie Rowe, Jackson’s former wife and the mother of his two oldest children, will not attend the memorial service, her lawyer Marta Almli said Monday.
“Although Debbie had originally planned to attend [Tuesday's] Staples Center memorial service, we have concluded with Debbie that she will not be attending,” a statement from Almli said. “The onslaught of media attention has made it clear her attendance would be an unnecessary distraction to an event that should focus exclusively on Michael’s legacy. Debbie will continue to celebrate Michael’s memory privately.”
Fans claim tickets
Fans without tickets to the memorial are being asked to stay away from downtown Los Angeles and watch the service on television.
The family decided to provide a free live video feed to networks so it would be televised everywhere.
“Everything about the memorial has to do with accommodating as many fans as possible,” Ken Sunshine, the Jackson family spokesman, said.
On Monday, fans chosen by random lottery for Jackson’s memorial began arriving at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles to pick up their tickets. Full story
Los Angeles Police Capt. Bill Murphy said the distribution process was going smoothly.
Each winner gets two tickets, bringing the number awarded in the lottery to 17,500.
Just 11,000 of those are for seats inside the Staples Center. The other 6,500 would be for viewing the memorial telecast at the adjacent Nokia Theater. AEG Live, the promoter of Michael Jackson’s London shows, owns and operates both venues.
Executors control Jackson’s assets
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted control of Jackson’s assets to the executors of his will Monday.
The executors — John Branca, Jackson’s longtime personal attorney, and John McClain, a music industry executive and longtime friend — had sought immediate control of the entertainer’s assets at a hearing before Judge Mitchell Beckloff.
The judge appointed the men as special administrators until another hearing August 3. He said they will be responsible for protecting the state from immediate losses.
The men can enter into new ventures only with court approval, Beckloff said.
Jackson died June 25. Since the next day, his mother, Katherine, has been administering the assets.
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Michael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar’s memorial service.
Posted by: | CommentsMichael Jackson’s ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar’s memorial service.
Former Jackson business associate Marc Schaffel said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that Rowe was confirmed for VIP seats. Rowe is the mother of Jackson’s two oldest children.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry said she’d “love it” if the Jacksons helped defray some of the city’s expected costs associated with Tuesday’s memorial, but that officials hadn’t heard from the family.
Perry said the city didn’t immediately have an estimate of those costs. More than 1.6 million fans registered online for a chance to attend the Staples Center ceremony, and only 8,750 names were chosen. Los Angeles officials are concerned about other fans clogging city streets.
“We’re encouraging people to stay away,” Perry said on CBS’ “The Early Show” on Monday.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, in an appearance Monday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” made no mention of whether the Jacksons would help the city with some of the expected costs.
“The city is trying to do what it should do to secure people,” said Sharpton, a family friend. “That’s what cities do. Clearly, no one in the family are happy that the city is incurring any expense at all. You’re talking about an historic figure that will have an historic celebration, probably one that we would not see similar in this generation.”
Meanwhile, lucky fans celebrated when they got an e-mail saying they had scored the hottest ticket in town. “Congratulations, your application was successful,” said the message sent to Deka Motanya, 27, of San Francisco.
She immediately Twittered: “OMG OMG OMG OMG i got tickets to the michael jackson memorial service!!!”
It was a real-life version of Willy Wonka’s golden tickets. Each selected person gets a pair of free tickets, with the odds of being chosen about 1 in 183.
Dozens of police officers and a fire truck were parked outside Dodger Stadium on Monday, where ticket winners could start picking up their coveted passes.
Nancy Kothari, 31, drove all night from Yuma, Arizona, to be at the stadium before the gates opened.
“I grew up with Michael Jackson, with his music,” Kothari said. “`Thriller’ was the first album I ever had.”
Kothari said she expected the service to be “extremely sad.”
“I’m kind of nervous in a way, but also excited,” she said.
Tickets were handed out in a drive-through process. Voucher holders had to get past a police checkpoint outside the stadium, then drive into a parking lot where orange traffic cones marked about 20 lanes. A police officer and an event staffer stood at the end of each lane. Drivers pulled up, handed over their vouchers, had a band placed on their wrist and were given tickets and another wristband.
Ticket winners were to show up with a unique code and instructions, and organizers were to check IDs to make sure those picking up wristbands were the same people who originally applied online, said Staples Center spokesman Michael Roth.
Fans must have both the ticket and the wristband to enter Staples Center on Tuesday. Wristbands that have been ripped, taped or tampered with will be voided.
But Roth acknowledged that high-priced scalping of the free passes was possible because winners were permitted to give anyone their second bracelet.
“Theoretically, the second wrist band can be sold,” Roth said.
Organizers were considering how to distribute any unclaimed seats, but had not immediately decided on a plan, Roth said.
The memorial service will be broadcast live on five television networks.
David Gobaud, 25, who studies computer science at Stanford University, said he didn’t believe his e-mail of acceptance was real at first. “It’s Michael Jackson, one of the greatest musical stars of all time,” he said.
Zach Moss, a 21-year-old ticket winner from Chicago who is working as a DJ in Las Vegas this summer, said clubgoers have responded strongly to Jackson’s music since his death.
“You can play two, three Michael Jackson songs back to back and people are going to have this huge jubilation celebration,” he said. “Everyone throws their drinks up and shouts, ‘MJ!’ It’s extremely powerful.”
The tickets will admit 11,000 people to the Staples Center plus 6,500 in the Nokia Theater overflow section next door. The streets around Staples Center will be closed to prevent those without tickets from trying to attend, police said.
Assistant Police Chief Jim McDonnell warned the ticketless to stay away. He would not say how many police would be on the job, but alluded to the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the recent championship celebration for the Los Angeles Lakers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
“You’ll be standing in the hot sun on a city street with a lot of other people,” he said. “But not within eyeshot of Staples.”
The ceremony will not be shown on Staples’ giant outdoor TV screen and there will be no funeral procession through the city. No details were available about the actual memorial events.
The joyful anticipation among the chosen fans comes as the courts continue to untangle the future of Jackson’s estate and police probe the circumstances of his death.
Jackson died at age 50 on June 25 after going into cardiac arrest in the bedroom of his rented mansion. The cause of Jackson’s death has not been determined. Autopsy results are not expected for several weeks.
Jackson’s family was planning a private ceremony at the Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills, McDonnell said. He did not provide further details.
Michael Jackson new pics (may 2009)
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Press Conference: Kenny Ortega and Randy Phillips
Posted by: | CommentsKenny Ortega: Good morning from Los Angeles. I’m Kenny Ortega, Michael Jackson’s creative partner and directing and creating the show.
Randy Phillips: And I’m Randy Phillips, the CEO of AEG Live.
Press: Great, we have a few questions for you gentlemen this morning. We’ve seen this week great pictures from rehearsals. How are the rehearsals going?
Kenny: Rehearsals are great, in a few hours this place is buzzing. You know, we have our dancers in rehearsal, our band and our singers in rehearsal, we have costume fittings going on. We’re in full swing.
Randy: For those of you, I met before when we announced these dates in the original press conference, I got to tell you personally, just watching the hub-bub in what Kenny and Michael are creating is really exciting watching it come alive.
Press: Great. The 9-minute documentary showed the hundreds of dancers that auditioned how involved was Michael Jackson in their selection?
Kenny: Michael’s involved in every step of this production, and has been from the very beginning. And when it came to the auditions Michael worked with Travis Payne, our choreographer very closely with the development of the choreography for the auditions. And was also with us, you know through the selection process, and was the main person selecting the dancers for the tour.
Press: Thank you, can you give us an idea of what set list Michael has come up with, and will each show have the same set list.
Kenny: You know the fans have been a big part on this online, voting in, but in the mean time the band is learning everything, and with the 750 millions records sold that have been sold, and all of the material that Michael is about, we’re just weighing it out, we’re trying things, we’re putting the show up on it’s feet and that information- the content of the show will come later.
Press: We understand that the date of the opening night has been moved, why did this come about and will fans be able to get refunds?
Randy: Well, first of all on behalf of AEG Live in the O2 Arena, this was a very, very tough decision to make, and I know the press are going to be looking for all kinds of reasons as to why, you know as to opposed to accepting what we say now and that’s their jobs, but the truth is okay, the show was grown in scope and complexity, size; Kenny can answer questions on the production, rigging issues, and stuff like that. But the bottom line is, one, when we went on sale we really didn’t have the show. And which I said at the press conference when we announced it that the show is still in progress, it’s a work in progress, it still is. The one thing we needed, is that we needed more time in the O2, in the arena to work; the arena is incredibly busy, we couldn’t move Madonna, James Taylor, any shows to make room for our pre-production rehearsals, okay so that is the bottom line. The real reason is we needed those 5 days in the O2 to do it. The other thing is, Kenny, who is certainly worth waiting for and Michael really wanted to work with him again because of the success in the past he’s doing “FootLoose”, he’s directing “Footloose” for Paramount and we had to work out his schedule, so we started out a little later than we’d like to. Kenny, you wanna say anything?
Kenny: Ah that’s, that’s really it. We have a massive production that is in the process of being built, and developed and rehersed. The original plan would of put us in the O2 for one night, before we opened to the world. As I became involved and heard what was going on in his mind and heart, and what he wanted this to be, it just wasn’t practical for all kinds of reasons. For safety reasons, and professional reasons, we want to open up with confidence, and securely with integrity, and give the fans the best, right at the top.
Press: Great. What do the date’s changes mean for the fans that have paid for hotels and flights to see Michael Jackson in the opening night?
Randy: Well, Needless to say we would offer refunds to anyone who cannot make it because of their personal schedule and these changes. What we’re hoping, by announcing now this far in advance from the first show we’re giving everybody enough time to change their hotels, change the travels plans and those lucky enough to have tickets we really would not want to have the to miss this spectacle.
Press: Do you expect the show dates to keep on changing?
Randy: No, no. (Kenny and Randy shake their heads) This is a one time, this is a one time event, but to be honest, I’ve always been honest with the press, you know we’re doing 50 shows over close to 6 months- if Michael were to get ill and we’ve had to move a date or reschedule, that’s possible, but there are no plans, no nefarious, promoter, director plans to change the schedule of the show, other than getting us some more time in the beginning to rehersed so that we give the fans what the show really is and what they deserve.
Press: What is the latest on Michael’s health?
Randy: Ah, uh. (To Kenny) You wanna take that?
Kenny: (Shrugs) Eh. (Laughs)
Randy: (Laughs) I’ll take that! I’ll start okay… and not that I’m a doctor okay, but Michael- like I said, I would trade my body for his tomorrow- he’s in fantastic shape and you know, words are cheap and I refuted all the crazy stories, he’s not sleeping with elephants, he’s not dying of skin cancer- everyday there is another story. I’ve never seen anything like that, he’s a magnet for these weird stories that people make up, okay, but as far as talking really about his health- his director can answer that question better than I do. (Points to Kenny)
Kenny: No, I’ll just say that physically and mentally I mean, we’re having a blast. We really are, we’re having a great time, this is a high time for Michael. He’s enjoying this- he comes to work everyday enthusi- you know, with great enthusiasm and ideas. He’s loving the creative process, the creative jousting that goes on with the creative team and the development of ideas, and we’re having a great time. We have a fantastic group of people we are working with; Michael Curry, who designed the Lion King and KA and some of the ideas for “Le Reve” and “Love” with the Cirque du Soleil. Patrick Woodruff, the Rolling Stone’s lighting designer, and Michael Cotton who did Dangerous and HIStory’s production design for Michael. Michael Beardman who has worked with Janet Jackson, and Madonna’s musical director; fantastic organization of people, there is just a tremendous amount of good energy, and a real commitment and excitement by everyone. We’re having a great time, Michael’s in great shape, and loving it as much if not more than anyone.
Press: So does the date change have anything to do with Michael Jackson or his reported health?
Kenny: (Shakes head) He’s not… he’s fine!
Randy: No… Absolutely, I mean and for those of you I know who I can’t see, look me in the eye- absolutely has nothing to do with his health, health categorically okay. The reason Kenny and I are here doing this today, is because we know this is a major upheaval for a lot of fans who bought tickets, and we take it seriously and wanted to be here to answer these questions.
Kenny: Let, let me say that I came in a little late in the game, that the concerts were booked and we were really trying to work out my arrangement, and then getting involved- I mean we really didn’t know where we would go, and as it is I think that I come to this experience having done, quite a few experiences- from two Olympic Ceremonies, and three Superbowls, and you know some pretty large productions, including being Michael collaborative partner on HIStory and Dangerous and a number of other projects. Once you get in the soup, you start to look at the hardware, you start to look at the stunts, you start to look at what’s required of the vendors of the creative team- and as a director it’s your responsibility. I know the fans are looking forward to seeing, and I want Michael to be delivered to them in great confidence and with the feeling of security, and so these choices were purely based on ther practical needs and responsible needs of putting up a first class production.
Press: Thank you, who will be the supporting act for the shows?
Randy: Well since the shows are a work in progress okay, and the set list and stuff like that, none of those decisions have been made at this time.
Press: Michael is the King of Pop, but will there be a Royal presence on the evening?
Randy: Well Michael for sure, Kenny, AEG is a company- we respect the Royal Family greatly, they will certainly be invited, and maybe you should ask the Queen if she is coming.
Press: (Laughs)
Randy: (Smile) I know the Princes are probably coming.
Press: Will Michael Jackson be moonwalking, and will any jetpacks be used?
Kenny: (Laughs) We have some fun things planned and at this point I’m not going to be talking about the content of the production, but I will say we have a great balance of ideas in motion, and we’re excited about the overall choreography and concept of show that we’re producing.
Press: Will Michael’s wardrobe feature any old favorites? The Diamond glove, the Red leather jacket?
Kenny: (Smiles) You’ll have to come and see.
Press: (Laughs)
Randy: We’re sworn to secrecy and we’re not giving anything away about the show!
Kenny: (Laughs) Lemme just say we’re working with amazing costume designers, let me just say that- with Swarovski and we’re also you know, Michael Bush whose worked with Michael for you know 3 or 4 of his world tours. Erin LaRowe who won the Emmy Award last year in television in the states. Zaldy, a young, brilliant, new fashion designer our of New York, and a number of contributing world fashion designers, that the costume of the show is certainly in the works and being realized.
Press: Thank you. The Bad World Tour is commonly held to be one of the greatest stadium spectacles of all time. 20 years later, what lengths are you going to make sure this won’t be a pale imitation?
Kenny: (Nods) We’re bringing it to the people. We are bringing it to the fans. Michael is ready for this, and really ready to do it right. All I can say is that we’ve put the best of the best in a room together, form our musicians, dancers who traveled form all over the world to audition for this show, there’s singers, every designer that’s a part of this, and we’ve all been inspired to really raise the bar on thinking and the way we do things, and execute things. So, we’re hoping this a coming together of some, you know, big brains and talented people, and this will be a concert of a lifetime.
Randy: And lemme just add that add Michael Jackson, and Kenny Ortega are creative pioneers. It’s in their blood to one up to whatever they’ve been in the past, and this show will be that.
Press: Thank you. Will each show have the same set list?
Kenny: Again, you know the band is learning everything and we are now- in these next couple of weeks are gonna start to put the show up on its feet. The content will be something that we will discover.
Press: What is the latest over insurance for the shows beyond the first 10 dates?
Randy: First of all, we have insurance for the first 23 dates in place. That binder was not a problem, we negotiated it. That’s the reason why we had the gut to go on sale without having insurance, as I’ve said before, AEG is a company that was prepared to insure, self-insure since we believe so greatly in Michael Jackson’s talent and his willingness, and his want to come back and perform for his fans again and get on the stage. We have insurance in place, we’re negotiating for better coverage and greater coverage pass the first 23 shows, but we definately have insurance. He passed his health, and you know his physical with flying colors as I’ve said in the past.
Press: The Prince twins who auditioned unsuccessfully, said they were offered two year contracts. Are there any plans to take the shows beyond London?
Kenny: (Smiles) That’s a trick question.. Wait a minute! (Counts) They’ve unsuccessfully auditioned but they’ve been offered a two-year contract. (Randy laughs) They were great actually, beautiful girls.
Randy: But to answer your question, one I’ve been asked many times- as I’ve said before when we first announced this, we have a plan for Michael that’s in phases okay, but right now, the only thing I- and when I say phases, to take him around the world, to all his fans, ’cause you know we can’t get everyone over on 50 shows in London, although we’re trying. The truth is, and I’ve said this before- the only thing Michael has committed to are these 50 shows in London at the O2 Arena, okay. So, there are no commitments past that, so I cannot say whether there will be other shows, we’re hoping. As a promoter, as a businessman, he’s the biggest star in the world, and obviously the biggest star in the history of live entertainment- so would I want him to continue? Yes. It’s up to him.
Press: Thank you. What kind of spectacle is involved here? I’ve read that in many- excuse me, I’ve read that it may have a $20 million production budget with as many as 22 sets.
Kenny: (Motions) The.. It’s huge. You know… it’s awesome, and big. Now there is tons of choreography- classic, iconic, new, refreshed. There’s amazing lighting systems, production design, special effects, media, costuming, amazing musicians, stunts- its complex and in scale, it’s as big as in anything I had ever done or attempted to do with an arena production.
Press: How long will each show last?
Kenny: Again, the show isn’t up yet, but the fans will be satisfied, we intend them to leave them fulfilled to say the least. Michael always says “I want them to have what they came for, and I want to give them on top of that…” So certainly that is our plan. Minutes? You know, right now I would just say that it’s gonna be a healthy length, and that it’s gonna involve much, if not all of what our fans are looking for.
Randy: And just to elaborate on that, okay, the one thing the fans would come to- lucky enough to come to these shows, they’re definitely going to get their money’s worth, no question about it.
Press: How much is the tour expected to gross?
Randy: Uhm… about the same as the Gross National Product of a small African nation.
Press: (Laughs) Alright…
Randy: (Smiles) Sorry to be so glib.
Kenny: (Smiles)
Press: Will Michael debut any new music at the show?
Kenny: Again, the content of our show, we would want it to remain a secret. I know that Michael has been and continues to work on new material that he’s very excited about- I’ve heard a little of it and it’s awesome, and all of that remains to be heard and seen.
Press: With Kenny’s past work with Michael in mind, how much of the choreography will be based on his old dance repertoire, can we expect to see new moves?
Kenny: There will be a dynamic balance, as I have mentioned earlier, or iconic choreography, a refreshed choreography, re-imagined and newly invented. So this is a show that will carry many dynamics with regard to the choreography production of the show.
Press: Thank you that was the last question from the press that we had received for this morning’s webcast, thank you for your time. Do you have any closing statements that you would like to make?
Kenny: Just thank you for having us in your company this morning, and that personally I wanna thank AEG for, you know, hearing me, and respecting my personal request to push the opening, to enable us the time that I see is necessary to properly open. Also I wanna just, again apologize to any inconvenience that I personally may have cause for any of the fans and ticket holders out there, we’re hope that you are able to change your plans and to work around this. We hope to see you in London, and certainly to give you a show that makes up for this, so thank you.
Randy: And for AEG, there was a question earlier for the production- it’s going to cost us well north of $20 million dollars; I know the press is interested in the actual you know, data, financial data- and It’s incredible, and I’m not just saying that, I didn’t drink any Kool-Aid before I came here okay, this is one hell of a show- okay so it’s going to be worth the wait. And again, we do not take it lightly, I’m telling the press there’s no nefarious reason, nothing to do with his health okay, it sticks strictly a production and rehearsal issue at the venue, and this show is going to be worth waiting for.
Kenny and Randy: Thank you.
Chris Martin – no tickets for Michael Jackson’s London O2 concerts
Posted by: | Comments‘The Daily Mirror’, that hateful UK tabloid newspaper, has reported that Chris Martin from Coldplay was unable to buy tickets for Michael’s concerts for himself, as they were sold out!
The Coldplay star, who is a massive Michael Jackson fan, moaned: “I was looking at it on the internet and thought, ‘I’d better buy some for myself’ and I couldn’t. They were totally sold out. To sell out like that is a testament to talent. It is just amazing to sell out 50 shows in one city in a big arena. It’s the biggest comeback since Lazarus. It’s good news – but not for me.”
3D version of ‘Thriller’ and Michael crying in excitement
Posted by: | CommentsCEO of AEG live, Randy Phillips, has been speaking to Sky News about the forthcoming Michael Jackson concerts. He also speaks about Jackson bursting into tears when he heard the concerts have sold out.
Randy Phillips, CEO of AEG was interviewed by Sky News in his hotel suite. During the interview he said that when he saw and heard the response to the announcement of ten concerts, and saw the scramble to snap up the tickets, he rang Michael to tell him that they would have to increase the number of concerts to satisfy the demand. Very quickly the number increased to thirty and when a further twenty were added he again called Michael, who was “blown away”, and cried with emotion at the news of the complete sell out of the tickets.
Mr. Phillips explained that he could spend two years in the U.K. and still not satisfy all the demand. He also promised that Michael would be made extremely comfortable during his stay in England, and his life would be as normal as possible.
He said that he was stunned by the reaction of the fans, which was beyond any of his expectations and that 93% of the ticket buyers live in the UK.
Along with the concerts, he added that Michael is also interested in making a 3D version of ‘Thriller’, which could be shown at Halloween, but could also take up to three years to make.
Source: MJWN / Sky News