Znani i mniej znani o MJu [koment.]

[Zosia-MJ]

Ja właśnie czytam autobiografię Mike'a i tam jest napisane: Co można powiedzieć o Michaelu Jacksonie ? Jest on jednym z najbardziej uznanych artystów, nowatorskim i niezwykłym piosenkarzem, którego taniec wydaję się zaprzeczać grawitacji i którego poprzednikami byli Fred Astaire i Gene Kelly. - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.


->post przeniesiony z Faktów. Proszę się zapoznać z zasadami postowania w Faktach. ŹRÓDŁO należy podawać konkretnie. (Jeśli to jest w Moonwalku (autobiografii, jak piszesz), to podaj rok wydania - w mojej wersji takiego cytatu nie ma.) zu

[editt]

Andrew Lloyd Webber: 'Michael Jackson wanted to appear in Phantom of the Opera

Michael Jackson was interested in starring in a film version of the Phantom stage musical, says Lord Lloyd Webber

The first person to call me to say Michael Jackson had died was my 17-year-old son. I had an awful feeling that one should almost have seen it coming. After the sadness came the disappointment that I was never going to see him again.

I first met Michael when he came to see Phantom of the Opera in New York when we'd just opened in 1988. He was clearly interested in the piece. He saw it several times and used to come backstage, often without the entourage that followed him around in later life.

I think he had a connection with the lonely, tortured musician. He found the idea of somebody working through music and having a girl as a muse very intriguing – and he loved that there was illusion in the show.

Michael became interested in playing The Phantom himself, in a movie version of the show. We talked about it a lot, but we'd only just opened and, at the time, I felt that it was too early for it to become a film. I felt his interest in Phantom was because he was interested in doing something theatrical himself.

He was a highly theatrical animal. I remember him saying to me that he'd seen Cats and how happy he was that dance was making a comeback in the theatre. He certainly talked about theatre a lot, and when he was last in London, he went to see Oliver!. Of course, he was a great showman himself, but he found the whole stagecraft of musicals extraordinary.

Seeing clips of Thriller on the news this week reminded me what an extraordinary dancer he was. He really brought dance and staging into the pop world, through his videos and concerts. Nobody before him had really done anything much like that. He was ahead of his time with all that he did.

I saw him a couple of times in concert. Thriller was probably the best stage event I've ever seen. From my musical-theatre perspective, I could see that he was bringing a completely new vision about dance to the stage. A tremendous amount of what he was doing then you see in musicals now.

Musically, Michael was also different to anyone before him. He was clever at taking pop hooks and using them in original ways, developing them theatrically. It's an influence that is now everywhere today. I remember listening to a Justin Timberlake album and hearing Michael's influence.

Young people still keep coming to his music because so many of his songs are classics. In the history of pop, Thriller will possibly stand out more than Sergeant Pepper because there were even more stand-alone hits on it. It's right up there with the all-time great albums.

Similarly, I would absolutely put him up there with the all-time greatest performers. I've seen most of the top rock acts – I saw Elvis several times – but with Michael's concerts, his showmanship was consummate. Very few rock singers have such quality.

Everybody was so looking forward to seeing what he would do when he came back to London. From what I was hearing, he was going to push the boundaries of what we'd seen in a rock arena much, much further.

The debts, all the court cases, and the trouble he got himself into, it was all so sad. But you can probably say already that his music has transcended all of that. Nothing sticks to him. In the end, the music will always survive.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/musi ... Opera.html

[invincible_girl ;)]

Nelli Rokita powiedziała, że w dniu jej urodzin zmarł MJ i dlatego czuje się z nim bardzo związana

[editt]

Fattah pays tribute to Jackson with rare photo of Jackson working on Capitol Hill to fight AIDS in Africa
On March 31, 2004, Michael Jackson visited the Capitol Hill office of Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) where he conferred with the Congressman and staff promoting the ongoing fight against AIDS in Africa.

"Michael Jackson was the major inspiration and motivator for my involvement in the issue of safe blood for Africa," Congressman Fattah said today. "I'm proud of the fact that since I began advocating for the safe blood initiative, we have gone from zero to 35 Safe Blood Centers across Africa, with American funding."



fotka na stronie: http://fattah.house.gov/index.cfm?secti ... itemid=451

edit 27.05.2010

Liza Minnelli Says She Questioned Michael Jackson About Wedding
Liza Minnelli shared intimate moments between herself and her late pal, music icon Michael Jackson, when she appeared on Wednesday's "The Joy Behar Show."

She said that after her marriage to David Gest didn't work out, she asked Michael, "Why did you let me marry this idiot?"

Liza explained that Michael responded, "I thought you liked him! You looked so happy; your dress was so pretty… I don't know!"

"I said, 'Michael, how could you?' and he said, 'It's over, relax,' and then we looked at each other and we started to laugh," Liza told Joy.
video na stronie http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/05/87682/

-> post edytowany - dorzuciłam fotkę.
mav.

[editt]

Lady GaGa o Michaelu u Larry'ego Kinga:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN9T12gV ... re=related

http://sk9.pl/8fcaec

[Pitrzel]

Slash i MJ
Slash chciał zaprosić Michaela Jacksona do współpracy przy jego solowej płycie.
Były gitarzysta Guns N' Roses miał już wcześniej okazję nagrywać z królem popu, ale tym razem zrezygnował z pomysłu, ponieważ Jackson przygotowywał się do serii koncertów w londyńskim O2 Arena. 25 czerwca 2009 roku, niedługo przed rozpoczęciem się występów, muzyk zmarł.

- Kiedy zastanawiałem się nad ludźmi, z którymi chciałem popracować, pomyślałem o Michaelu - wyznał Slash. - Myślałem, żeby nagrać kawałek, w którym przeszedłby na chwilę do świata rocka. Ale to było wtedy, gdy już przygotowywał się do koncertów w O2, więc stwierdziłem: "Nie znajdzie czasu". Ciężko mi uwierzyć, że już go nie ma.

Solowy longplay gitarzysty, "Slash", trafił do sklepów 6 kwietnia.

onet.pl

-> przykro mi, ale newsy z Onetu są nie bardziej wiarygodne niż te z Pudelka. Ilość oszczerstw na Onecie o Michaelu przekroczyła wszelkie granice swego czasu i dlatego też odpada ten portal jako źródło Faktów. Post wróci do Faktów, jeśli znajdzie się inne źródło. BBC? link do wywiadu? :) pozdrawiam, zu

[Man in the mirror]

Rihanna New Album Michael Jackson Thriller Inspired

Nowy album Rihanny zainspirowany Thrillerem


Rihanna New Album Michael Jackson Thriller Inspired – With her most recent album being such a huge success, pop star Rihanna has said that she hopes that her next CD will be the equivalent of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” It certainly makes for some lofty hopes, especially since the album is considered to be one of the greatest of all time, and is still to this day the highest selling album of all time. Recently, the French DJ David Guetta revealed that he would like to produce songs on the album if that is the direction that Rihanna has decided to go. While she has used mostly love ballads in the past, a dance album from Rihanna would likely rival the popularity of Lady Gaga, assuming that she is able to drum up enough interest and controversy.


Nowy album Rihanny ,,Rihanna New Album Michael Jackson Thriller Inspired''- Z jej najnowsza płyta jest tak ogromny sukces, gwiazda pop Rihanna powiedziała, że ma nadzieję, że jej następna płyta będzie równorzędna płycie Thriller "Michaela Jacksona." To na pewno sprawia, że dla niektórych wysokich nadzieje, zwłaszcza, że album jest uważany za jednego z najwybitniejszych w historii, i jest do dziś najlepiej sprzedających sie albumów wszech czasów. Ostatnio francuski DJ David Guetta ujawnił, że chciałby przystąpić do produkcji utworów na płycie.



“We’re thinking of doing something together, yes,” DJ David Guetta revealed to MTV . “Yeah, yeah, yeah, the beat’s ready, we just have to make sure it’s OK with her schedule and my schedule.”
It would be interesting to hear what the album sounds like. Many artists attempt to try new flavors later in their career, and hearing that Rihanna will make a dance album could alienate a number of her fans if she does not make the transition seamlessly. A seamless transition, combined with a number of dance hits at the top of the charts could put her in position to become one of the worlds biggest stars. While setting your sights on matching “Thriller,” may be a little high, even for someone like Rihanna, it certainly says a lot about her drive and ambitions.

I] "Myślimy o zrobieniu czegoś razem, tak," DJ David Guetta wyjaśnił MTV. "Tak, tak, tak, beat jest gotowy, trzeba tylko się upewnić, że jest w porządku z jej harmonogramem ."

Byłoby interesujące usłyszeć, jak brzmi album. Płynne przejście, w połączeniu z szeregiem dance na szczyty list przebojów może umieścić ją na równi jedną z największych gwiazd na świecie. [/ I]

http://www.rnbmusicblog.com/rihanna-new ... red/13586/


-> post przeniesiony z Faktów. Zamiast "przepraszać jak to post nie na miejscu" radzę zapoznać się z regulaminem. Powinien być ban - ale daję ostatnią szansę. W Faktach postuje się tylko i wyłącznie newsy PO POLSKU. zu

[amj]

Nie wiem czy to się nadaje tutaj ale na wszelki wypadek wstawię.

Dziennikarz HOOP Terry Boers zapisywał postępy i porażki Jordana na cztery tygodnie przed jego debiutem w NBA. Artykuł ten pojawił się w styczniowym wydaniu gazety Hoop 1985. Jest opisanych 28 dni. Podam opis dnia 25:
Reporter telewizji CBS – Pat O’Brien nagrywa w Angel Guardian wywiad z Jordanem, który zostanie puszczony 27 października w przerwie meczu Dallas-Houston. Będzie to pierwsza transmisja stacji CBS. Kiedy David Greenwood przychodzi na trening, Orlando Woolridge szybko mówi mu o życiu obok Jordana. “Gdzie nie poszliśmy w Nowym Jorku, wszędzie były eskorty policji. Czułem się jak na turnee Michaela Jacksona, tyle że on jest Michaelem, a my Jacksonami.”

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[editt]

Stevie Wonder - Wonder Pays Tribute To Jackson At London Festival

STEVIE WONDER used his headlining slot at London's Hard Rock Calling on Saturday night (26Jun10) to pay tribute to the late MICHAEL JACKSON, just a day after the anniversary of the King of Pop's death.

The soul legend took to the stage in the British capital's Hyde Park for the annual event, performing a full set of his hit tracks, including Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours and Isn't She Lovely, for the 50,000 strong crowd.

But it was his tribute to Jackson, who died on 25 June 2009, which really moved the gig-goers.

Wonder sang, "We love you Michael Jackson, we love your music Michael," to the tune of Master Blaster (Jammin') and played the harmonica to Jackson's hit track Human Nature.

The 60 year old was supported by Jamiroquai, James Morrison and Corinne Bailey Rae, who was full of praise for the veteran singer.

Bailey Rae says, "He has influenced me so much and is such an icon."

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/st ... al_1149469

[editt]

Allison Samuels: I’m Sorry, Michael
Feeling guilty about losing Michael, one year later.

I feel a little guilty as the anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death approaches. I first felt it shortly after his death, and it’s still there, lingering. It’s the guilt of abandonment, of having loved Jackson as a performer for so long and then turned my back on him as he struggled with the many personal demons that eventually aided in ending his life.

Though to be honest, my “falling out” of love—yes, it really felt like that, especially when I was young—with Michael happened a very long time ago. In my world, starting when I was 4, Michael Jackson was the sun, the moon, and the stars. His soulful singing was just frosting on an already tasty chocolate cake that I couldn’t get enough of. My mother brought me every picture, album, and poster she could find to feed my Michael addiction. As I grew up, Michael only became cuter in my mind. Yes, his nose got a little wider and his skin a little pimply. but that didn’t faze me one bit. I could stare for hours at the album covers with him and his brothers, just blown away by the innocent sweetness of his smile and the humble vulnerability in his eyes. Every birthday always meant a Jackson album, T shirt, or lunchbox as a gift. When I turned 13, my family drove two hours from Augusta, Ga., to Atlanta to see the Triumph tour featuring all the brothers on stage. I promise you my life was never quite the same.

But then, something began to change about Michael that I didn’t like. Piece by piece, the gorgeous little brown boy disappeared before our eyes. I still worship his über-hip album cover for Off the Wall, the one that featured him stylishly posing in high-water pants, sparkly socks, and a mega ’fro. That music and picture still remind me of Michael on his own and at his very best—before the fame of Thriller sent him into another stratosphere and clearly altered his reality forever.

That new reality was as plain as the nose on his face, which became more narrow. Every other feature began to morph into something unrecognizable, too. His skin began to get lighter. For the first time in my life, I began to lose interest in Michael and his music. I didn’t and couldn’t understand how he could dismiss his own good looks and not understand that by rejecting them he was also rejecting everyone that resembled him.

At 13, I had no idea what Jackson had to face as a young African-American man catapulted to international success in early ’80s. It was a brand new world, with music videos and MTV and Michael, Michael, everywhere Michael. He quickly became the biggest African-American celebrity (actually, celebrity period) in the world, perhaps of all time. In retrospect, at a mere 23 years old, Jackson was most likely ill-equipped to handle the worldwide adulation he’d ultimately receive. Born in Gary, Ind., during the turbulent civil-rights movement and with a stage father often referred to as abusive, Jackson had to find some way to navigate in a world full of the uncharted and unknown. Not surprisingly, he stumbled—a lot.

But how could any us appreciate the toll that journey took on his psyche? All I could see then from my pretty-in-pink ’80s bedroom were glossy Ebony magazine photo spreads with the entire Jackson family appearing as though they hadn’t a care in world. I truly thought it was “all good” at the Jackson house. Of course I heard Michael say he had a skin disorder that made his skin lighter, but I didn’t believe him. Even when his hair and skin caught on fire during the filming of that Pepsi commercial in 1984, I failed to grasp the severity of his injuries. That one incident provided so much comic material for late-night shows that I don’t think anyone ever truly felt his pain.

Only after his death were the detailed, graphic tapes of the Pepsi commercial released. In them, you could see Jackson’s scalp in flames and the look of shock and horror on his face as he was lifted into the ambulance. I had to wipe tears the first time I saw that. Who could survive third-degree burns on their scalp and ever really be OK again?

I’ve wiped a few more tears for Michael since then. Tears because he actually did have the diseases lupus and vitiligo—one incredibly painful and the other mentally taxing. Tears for years of wasted anger at him for his mindless indulging in everything from that damn monkey Bubbles to his oxygen tanks and buying the bones of the Elephant Man. And yes, I also have tears for his most disturbing bad choices that led to charges of child molestation and abuse. Though he was acquitted twice, it pains to me think that his judgment was so poor and misguided when it came to dealing with children—whether anything untoward happened or not. But ultimately, on June 25, I’ll cry again for the beautiful brown boy with the bright eyes who changed the world forever with his music, but lost his soul along the way.
http://www.newsweek-interactive.com/201 ... l?from=rss

[elanvital]

A tutaj prawie całkiem nieznani o Michaelu, ale za to pięknie http://jedzura.redblog.gazetalubuska.pl ... mentujcie/

[tombek]

Will.i.am płacze opowiadając o Michaelu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkzk6ZR0 ... re=related

[TheFunkyDaria]

Siedah Garrett

"Nobody wanted me to talk about Michael on Tuesday, nobody wanted me to talk about him on Wednesday and now everyone wants to hear."

[Mjfan]

Chris Brown’s mum, Joyce Hawkins has apologised for the comment she made about Michael Jackson on Twitter.

Chris’ mum, known as mombreezy on Twitter, wrote yesterday:

“MICHAEL JACKSON DIED SO THAT CHRIS BROWN COULD LIVE”

In a statement to USA TODAY, Joyce apologised, saying:

“I’m so sorry that the tweet I sent yesterday was misunderstood. What I meant to say is that Chris has always been inspired by Michael Jackson’s music and his career.”

Using the social networking site again, she said she “meant Chris would carry on Michael’s legacy.”

http://www.taletela.com/news/2801/chris ... kson-tweet

W skrócie Mama Chrisa napisała na swoim koncie na twitterze " Michael Jackson umarł by Chris Brown mógł żyć" Co znaczy - Mj nie ma Chris będzie wielki...

[niespodzianka]

Wpis o Michaelu na Twitterze MTV: http://twitter.com/MTVEurope/status/24797183249

-> temat posprzątany 20 września 2010.
mav.