Michael Jackson Death Hoax Investigators
Latest News => Michael Jackson News => Topic started by: superflysister81 on August 03, 2010, 10:12:13 AM
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(UKPA) – 35 minutes ago
Will.i.am thinks a new Michael Jackson album featuring unreleased material from the late King of Pop is a bad idea, and that Jacko himself would have been against it.
The Black Eyed Peas frontman, who worked with Jackson in the past, is vehemently opposed to the album, which is expected by the end of the year, and will be culled from unreleased material in the Thriller star's vaults.
"I don't think that should ever come out. That's bad," Will said. "He was a perfectionist and he wouldn't have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain't here to bless it?"
Will.i.am collaborated with Jackson on the re-release of Thriller in 2008, with remixed versions of some of the album's classic songs. He said Jackson was very particular about all aspects of his musical productions, from his vocals to arrangements to instrumentation.
"Now that he is not part of the process, what are they doing? Why would you put a record out like that? Because he was a friend of mine, I just think that's disrespectful," he said. "What's wrong with what he already contributed to the world?"
The Jackson estate did not respond to a request for comment.
When asked about the high demand for any new Jackson music, Will replied: "So what? You don't disrespect someone when they're gone ... How much can you suck from his energy? ... Freaking parasites!"
Not much is known about what will be on the album, but Michael's brother Jackie has said he and brother Marlon are working on the record with John McClain, Jackson's former manager and executor of his estate.
Copyright © 2010 The Press Association. All rights reserved.
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Will.i.am doesn't support new Michael Jackson album, says 'parasites' are behind it
Published: Tuesday, August 03, 2010, 10:07 AM Updated: Tuesday, August 03, 2010, 10:10 AM
NEW YORK (AP) — A new Michael Jackson album is expected by the end of the year, culled from unreleased material in his vaults. But Jackson collaborator and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am is vehemently opposed to the idea.
“I don’t think that should ever come out. That’s bad,” he said. “He was a perfectionist and he wouldn’t have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain’t here to bless it?”
Will.i.am collaborated with Jackson on the rerelease of “Thriller” in 2008 with remixed versions of some of the album’s classic songs. He said Jackson was very particular about all aspects of his musical productions, from his vocals to arrangements to instrumentation.
“Now that he is not part of the process, what are they doing? Why would you put a record out like that? Because he was a friend of mine, I just think that’s disrespectful,” he said. “What’s wrong with what he already contributed to the world?”
The Jackson estate did not respond to a request for comment.
When asked about the high demand for any new Jackson music, will.i.am replied: “So what? You don’t disrespect someone when they’re gone. ... How much can you suck from his energy? ... Freaking parasites!”
Not much is known about what will be on the album, but Michael’s brother Jackie has said he and brother Marlon were working on the record with John McClain, Jackson’s former manager and executor of his estate.
http://www.silive.com/entertainment/mus ... w_mic.html (http://www.silive.com/entertainment/music/index.ssf/2010/08/william_doesnt_support_new_mic.html)
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Double post: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=12974 (http://michaeljacksonhoaxforum.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=12974)
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Hazzley, I merged the topics to avoid a double thread...So now we have 2 different articles on Will I am, ok? ;)
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Hazzley, I merged the topics to avoid a double thread...So now we have 2 different articles on Will I am, ok? ;)
Oh ok
That's fine with me =)
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"He was a perfectionist and he wouldn't have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain't here to bless it?"
LOL, yes how do you do that? :lol:
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Well, maybe it's not good of me but I 'm eager to get this new album. I want to listen to new Michael's music. I know Michael is a perfectionist and that's why I don't think the estate will choose the unfinished stuff for the new album.
Maybe Will. I. Am simply knows Michael's new music is perfect and will have a great success and he simply envies Michael. Just a thought.
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I agree with him 100%. I said those almost exact words to a friend a couple of days ago...freaky. :shock:
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Interesting. Looks like some people will buy this new album, with "previously unreleased" material. I will not. There is many "previously unreleased MJ material" on the web, and most of it is not by Michael :o .
Insiders also said that most of Michael's own "unreleased" material is from the late 90s.
There's far too many doubles, impersonators, look-alikes, dance-alikes (and some real good ones!), sing-alikes (e.g. Malachi). And, I don't trust SONY :twisted:
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(UKPA) – 35 minutes ago
Will.i.am thinks a new Michael Jackson album featuring unreleased material from the late King of Pop is a bad idea, and that Jacko himself would have been against it.
The Black Eyed Peas frontman, who worked with Jackson in the past, is vehemently opposed to the album, which is expected by the end of the year, and will be culled from unreleased material in the Thriller star's vaults.
"I don't think that should ever come out. That's bad," Will said. "He was a perfectionist and he wouldn't have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain't here to bless it?"
Will.i.am collaborated with Jackson on the re-release of Thriller in 2008, with remixed versions of some of the album's classic songs. He said Jackson was very particular about all aspects of his musical productions, from his vocals to arrangements to instrumentation.
"Now that he is not part of the process, what are they doing? Why would you put a record out like that? Because he was a friend of mine, I just think that's disrespectful," he said. "What's wrong with what he already contributed to the world?"
The Jackson estate did not respond to a request for comment.
When asked about the high demand for any new Jackson music, Will replied: "So what? You don't disrespect someone when they're gone ... How much can you suck from his energy? ... Freaking parasites!"
Not much is known about what will be on the album, but Michael's brother Jackie has said he and brother Marlon are working on the record with John McClain, Jackson's former manager and executor of his estate.
Copyright © 2010 The Press Association. All rights reserved.
So, if I read this right, Will I. Am must also believe that the release of TII was a bad idea. I'm not sure what to think - he does make some good points. I don't want to be considered a parasite... :?
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Jodi Gomes on Facebook :
Jodi Gomes : " What are your thoughts on this as an MJ Fan? Knowing what I know, MJ
wouldn't release the material because his love of the craft and EXCEEDING his fans expectations was key to his soul. HE was his music and nobody else can achieve that. But the demand for
his new music is beyond anybody's understanding and if it benefits his children, I'm for it. If it doesn't.."
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I have been thinking about this for a while and I have come to the conclusion that I don't really want to hear new "old music". What was cut from the past albums, Michael wanted cut for a reason so I want to respect those wishes. The last thing I want for mj is for him to be judged yet again and give critics a change to say negative things. I do want to help his kids though but maybe there is already enough money flying around that they should be fine right. So no I agree with Will.i.am. And I hope he meant sony was the parasite not the fans. The fans aren't parasites just desperate to hear his voice sing again. I would love to hear the music he collaborated on lately though. Hopefully he left instructions that it was ok to release the recent albums with the collaborations with Will.i.am and Akon and whoever else.
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Michael was/is a perfectionist and perfected his music and albums himself before releasing them. To have someone, other than Michael himself, release any of his music without he himself okaying it, does not sit well with me. I would always wonder if he is ok with me listening to it. I feel that way everytime I hear TII. As anxious as I am to hear any new MJ music, I DO NOT feel comfortable with sony, McClane, Jackie and Marlon putting it out there. If Michael cannot release his own music, then nobody should. I would feel better waiting a few years and letting his children release it.
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Looks like Will I Am isn't in the loop. Unless theres a hidden messages to this that will be more obvious as time goes on.
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He makes some good points....Of course the fans want it, they want anything with MJ's name on it and the "parasites" are more than happy to provide it :evil:
But didn't LaToya take some songs from his house the day after he died? Did she do it so she could release them now? I sure hope this is a hoax and it's all in Mj's plan ..otherwise...it's just all too sick. I feel sorry for those kids, if he's really gone.
I'm still optimistic though...maybe Will I am will end up supporting it, which would mean another "point" for the hoax ;) We'll see.
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I don't support Sony so I know I won't be getting it.
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It's only going to be mostly full of material that we've all all heard before because it's been leaked on the internet, so I'm not going to be wasting money on it when I can easily download the couple of tracks on the album that I don't have for free.
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100803/ten-will-against-new-jackson-album-5f8abb3.html
Will.i.am thinks a new Michael Jackson album featuring unreleased material from the late King of Pop is a bad idea, and that Jacko himself would have been against it.
The Black Eyed Peas frontman, who worked with Jackson in the past, is vehemently opposed to the album, which is expected by the end of the year, and will be culled from unreleased material in the Thriller star's vaults.
"I don't think that should ever come out. That's bad," Will said. "He was a perfectionist and he wouldn't have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain't here to bless it?"
Will.i.am collaborated with Jackson on the re-release of Thriller in 2008, with remixed versions of some of the album's classic songs. He said Jackson was very particular about all aspects of his musical productions, from his vocals to arrangements to instrumentation.
"Now that he is not part of the process, what are they doing? Why would you put a record out like that? Because he was a friend of mine, I just think that's disrespectful," he said. "What's wrong with what he already contributed to the world?"
The Jackson estate did not respond to a request for comment.
When asked about the high demand for any new Jackson music, Will replied: "So what? You don't disrespect someone when they're gone ... How much can you suck from his energy? ... Freaking parasites!"
Not much is known about what will be on the album, but Michael's brother Jackie has said he and brother Marlon are working on the record with John McClain, Jackson's former manager and executor of his estate.
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I don't support Sony so I know I won't be getting it.
good for you! We need more people like that!....I bought my son an MP3 player for his birthday, the sony one was a little cheaper but I DIDN'T buy it just for MJ...
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I fully support the new music coming out. I can't remember where I read it, but didn't MJ say he had music saved up for his kids? He wanted them to have it so they could release it when he died. I don't know if that was the exact wording, but I can say that John McClain knows MJ better than almost anyone in the studio so I fully trust him to do well by MJ as far as the music.
Also most of the money is going to go to the children, so I'm all for that.
I understand Will I Am, but I trust that MJ made sure his music was in good hands, hence the reason why he named John McClain as a trustee.
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And I want to hear the lyrics of these new songs.
Who says that Michael is not behind all these arrangements?
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Will.i.am knows the industry. We all know what happened when Michael was in cahoots with SONY.
You can make a great statement if all MJ-fans support Will.i.am. and boycott the new album.
I 'm not gonna buy it.
And don't worry about Michael's kids, They wont be hungry.
So... i still say *&^% SONY.
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Will.i.am knows the industry. We all know what happened when Michael was in cahoots with SONY.
You can make a great statement if all MJ-fans support Will.i.am. and boycott the new album.
I 'm not gonna buy it.
And don't worry about Michael's kids, They wont be hungry.
So... i still say *&^% SONY.
It has nothing to do with the kids being hungry. If you believe MJ hoaxed his death, do you think he was stupid enough to not make sure his songs and his legacy were well taken care of? If you think the Sony deal is bad then you have to believe MJ is not in control and I think differently. He has the biggest record deal ever and he gets to do it without the pressure of touring or having those record execs down his back. He's in control and he knows what he's doing when he went into business with Sony
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Will.i.am knows the industry. We all know what happened when Michael was in cahoots with SONY.
You can make a great statement if all MJ-fans support Will.i.am. and boycott the new album.
I 'm not gonna buy it.
And don't worry about Michael's kids, They wont be hungry.
So... i still say *&^% SONY.
It has nothing to do with the kids being hungry. If you believe MJ hoaxed his death, do you think he was stupid enough to not make sure his songs and his legacy were well taken care of? If you think the Sony deal is bad then you have to believe MJ is not in control and I think differently. He has the biggest record deal ever and he gets to do it without the pressure of touring or having those record execs down his back. He's in control and he knows what he's doing when he went into business with Sony
What if Michael wants to expose SONY?
Ever thought of that possibility?
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I fully support the new music coming out. I can't remember where I read it, but didn't MJ say he had music saved up for his kids? He wanted them to have it so they could release it when he died. I don't know if that was the exact wording, but I can say that John McClain knows MJ better than almost anyone in the studio so I fully trust him to do well by MJ as far as the music.
Also most of the money is going to go to the children, so I'm all for that.
I understand Will I Am, but I trust that MJ made sure his music was in good hands, hence the reason why he named John McClain as a trustee.
Halperin predicted the death of MJ and said that MJ had 200 songs saved up for his kids.
Halperin is a tabloidjournalist who claimed that he met "insiders" from MJ's camp. Posing as a gay-hairdresser> I wonder if Karen Faye have seen him :mrgreen: ( poor Karen..)
I have mixed feelings about that guy. I dont know, he told a lot of shit. But its very typicall that he said those things.
I support Will.I.am. He knows who the parasites are. And i trust Will.I.Am more than tabloidjournalists like Halperin where i have mixed feelings about.
Its Will's time now.
Peace,
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And I want to hear the lyrics of these new songs.
Who says that Michael is not behind all these arrangements?
Bingo :!: :idea: :D :D
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Will.i.am knows the industry. We all know what happened when Michael was in cahoots with SONY.
You can make a great statement if all MJ-fans support Will.i.am. and boycott the new album.
I 'm not gonna buy it.
And don't worry about Michael's kids, They wont be hungry.
So... i still say *&^% SONY.
It has nothing to do with the kids being hungry. If you believe MJ hoaxed his death, do you think he was stupid enough to not make sure his songs and his legacy were well taken care of? If you think the Sony deal is bad then you have to believe MJ is not in control and I think differently. He has the biggest record deal ever and he gets to do it without the pressure of touring or having those record execs down his back. He's in control and he knows what he's doing when he went into business with Sony
Another Bingo :!: :!: :!: :!:
Bless you :!:
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Ummm hmm idk what to say abt the album. See here's the thing I wanna buy the album practically because I like most of the songs that r going to be on there. I kno I can download but I mean how many of us have his albums plus his musik on our IPods/Mp3 whatever? I have to raise my hand ;)
If Will.I.Am aint supporting oh well that's him im not a "parasite" or anything such as that I'm a Michael Jackson fan :D
If I like it I'm supporting it Sony sux yes that's very true but even if I do buy it I'm notsupporting them the least bit I'm supporting Michael :D
I have heard some of the songs and his voice sounded AMAZING!!!
And most of the time when some songs he made he wanted them to go on the album they all just couldn't fit bcuz 18 songs 2 a CD. Like Michael did with the BAD CD he wanted "Fly Away" and "Another Part of Me" but not both could fit so 1 was a bonus track on there so he made it a bonus track.
So just becuz it didn't make the album don't mean he didn't like it just couldn't fit.
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Will.i.am knows the industry. We all know what happened when Michael was in cahoots with SONY.
You can make a great statement if all MJ-fans support Will.i.am. and boycott the new album.
I 'm not gonna buy it.
And don't worry about Michael's kids, They wont be hungry.
So... i still say *&^% SONY.
It has nothing to do with the kids being hungry. If you believe MJ hoaxed his death, do you think he was stupid enough to not make sure his songs and his legacy were well taken care of? If you think the Sony deal is bad then you have to believe MJ is not in control and I think differently. He has the biggest record deal ever and he gets to do it without the pressure of touring or having those record execs down his back. He's in control and he knows what he's doing when he went into business with Sony
Another Bingo :!: :!: :!: :!:
Bless you :!:
you are always so positively positive :lol: ;)
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"It has nothing to do with the kids being hungry. If you believe MJ hoaxed his death, do you think he was stupid enough to not make sure his songs and his legacy were well taken care of? If you think the Sony deal is bad then you have to believe MJ is not in control and I think differently. He has the biggest record deal ever and he gets to do it without the pressure of touring or having those record execs down his back. He's in control and he knows what he's doing when he went into business with Sony"
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Thank you Foreverking!!
I am going to buy it too!!!! Just think about how many tracks he did record and they could only put so many on a disc. If Cheater, Monkey Business and In The Back and many others are any indication of how good his music is then I am all for it. These did not make the album and I don't think it's because they were not good enough. Just so much room!!!
There are so many songs on youtube that I haven't heard yet and I am so looking forward to hearing them on a CD.
Michael is in control, all the 'smoke' is there for a reason and known only to him!!I think Will.i.am may be smoke too.
Michaels trouble with Mattola is history and I hope his trouble is elsewhere as Sony did make this deal with the estate.
I've turned to God to help me here and as much as I am capable I will support MJ no matter who is doing the producing.
Michael could be making the biggest comeback ever right here!! We can make this CD go Gold!!!
I think you need to keep your mind open and not let the theories of Sony, AEG, the family and thisisnotit from taking over.
We have a big voice, all of Michael's fans, we can proof that he deserves to be the best!
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Will.i.am knows the industry. We all know what happened when Michael was in cahoots with SONY.
You can make a great statement if all MJ-fans support Will.i.am. and boycott the new album.
I 'm not gonna buy it.
And don't worry about Michael's kids, They wont be hungry.
So... i still say *&^% SONY.
It has nothing to do with the kids being hungry. If you believe MJ hoaxed his death, do you think he was stupid enough to not make sure his songs and his legacy were well taken care of? If you think the Sony deal is bad then you have to believe MJ is not in control and I think differently. He has the biggest record deal ever and he gets to do it without the pressure of touring or having those record execs down his back. He's in control and he knows what he's doing when he went into business with Sony
Another Bingo :!: :!: :!: :!:
Bless you :!:
He's in control and he knows what he's doing
God bless you for your positive message about MJ! I believe he is in control. Blessings to all! xxx
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I think you guys are right. How well his albums did meant so much to MJ. It was a measurement of fan love for him. It's also a way for us to feel more of his message to us, through his new music. As is the case for so much of this hoax, what Will.I.Am said might be intended to be taken the in the opposite way. Reverse psychology. Create controversy, better sales. Whatever happened to all that don't see TII by the TINI group. It probably motivated more people to go. I can hardly wait to buy the album!!
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Michael only released 6 studio albums as an adult you know... He is a perfectionist to the extreme, every song on every album was and is perfection.
We've all heard some of the leaked songs already (some probably will be on the new album, unfortunately).
Let me list some of them for you!
Xscape
A Place with no Name
Another Day
Fall Again
Hold My Hand
If you don't love me
Serious Effect
Work That Body
We Be Ballin You
Shout
There! 10 unreleased songs, all recorded after 1990, all nice n shiney :D
And that's just the stuff we already know! There are HUNDREDS of songs copyrighted already, we only know 5% of it all! :D
So yeah, this album will probably lack the soul of Michael's other 6 albums but it will still be the best album of the year! ;)
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After seeing what Will.I.Am had to say about this album I admit it made me think about some things in a different way...then again maybe he does not believe in the hoax? In that case I'd feel differently about it, but since I obviously believe Michael is here then the release of his album must be under his control and it's something he has given the okay for. I always love hearing Michael's voice on new tracks. It'll be like when the Michael Jackson: Ultimate Collection was released and all those un-released songs were on it! I also believe it's not because Michael didn't perfect them, just because there was not enough room. So I will be buying the album :) I highly doubt that the majority of the people that buy this will think of it as "supporting Sony" they do it because they're supporting MJ. Same with TII. In my opinion when those TINI people tried to tell people that "real fans" will boycott the movie, that was just ridiculous :? they kind of came across as lunatics, sorry if that offends anyone, but I just could not take them seriously.
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Michael only released 6 studio albums as an adult you know... He is a perfectionist to the extreme, every song on every album was and is perfection.
We've all heard some of the leaked songs already (some probably will be on the new album, unfortunately).
Let me list some of them for you!
Xscape
A Place with no Name
Another Day
Fall Again
Hold My Hand
If you don't love me
Serious Effect
Work That Body
We Be Ballin You
Shout
There! 10 unreleased songs, all recorded after 1990, all nice n shiney :D
And that's just the stuff we already know! There are HUNDREDS of songs copyrighted already, we only know 5% of it all! :D
So yeah, this album will probably lack the soul of Michael's other 6 albums but it will still be the best album of the year! ;)
Fall Again was released on the Ultimate Collection.
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Michael only released 6 studio albums as an adult you know... He is a perfectionist to the extreme, every song on every album was and is perfection.
We've all heard some of the leaked songs already (some probably will be on the new album, unfortunately).
Let me list some of them for you!
Xscape
A Place with no Name
Another Day
Fall Again
Hold My Hand
If you don't love me
Serious Effect
Work That Body
We Be Ballin You
Shout
There! 10 unreleased songs, all recorded after 1990, all nice n shiney :D
And that's just the stuff we already know! There are HUNDREDS of songs copyrighted already, we only know 5% of it all! :D
So yeah, this album will probably lack the soul of Michael's other 6 albums but it will still be the best album of the year! ;)
Fall Again was released on the Ultimate Collection.
I mean not included on any studio album ;)
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And I want to hear the lyrics of these new songs.
Who says that Michael is not behind all these arrangements?
That's exactly what I was thinking.....doesn't MJ own a huge portion of Sony? How do we know he hasn't been working on this project for the last year? Will be interesting to see just what is on this album.....might be like the Beatle's albums Abbey Road and Sgt. Peppers years ago that were full of clues about Paul McCartney being gone..... Should be interesting
Just one more to keep him front and center. :D
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off topic..
dejavu I LOVE you sig.. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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off topic..
dejavu I LOVE you sig.. :lol: :lol: :lol:
thanks :lol: :lol:
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Just because MJ not in public eye, doesn't mean he still not making and doing his own albums still
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And I want to hear the lyrics of these new songs.
Who says that Michael is not behind all these arrangements?
Bingo :!: :idea: :D :D
How can people not see that Michael is obviously behind everything Sony!!! Did they forget Michael left sony owning half of it!! :D
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It's only going to be mostly full of material that we've all all heard before because it's been leaked on the internet, so I'm not going to be wasting money on it when I can easily download the couple of tracks on the album that I don't have for free.
Just a thought: What if the songs were leaked on the net by Michael because this is how he tries to stop people buying the album from Sony? Maybe more new songs from the album will get on the internet before the release date...
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on one hand i look forward to Michael's new songs cause i love everything he does, even if those songs are not a big deal, i still want to have them, i'm so sure that they are as awesome as other songs of his, simply cause he is Michael Jackson-a true genius and his songs cannot be bad, so if we all still think that this is a hoax then M.J. is certainly behind all this, he is much more powerful and smart then we all think,i truly think that he controles everything and if this new album is released then i have no doubt it's what Michael wants to(cause is still believe that he is alive and controls what's going on)
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funny how mostly through this forum everybody can't wait to hear anything that has mike's name on there and after will.i.am's statement, minds change...we all know that, as of now, anything we'll get to hear regarding new music will come from sony. so those ppl now sayin' 'i'm not buying' will get it somewhere else anyway. i'm doubting statements like: I don't wanna hear it cuz it comes from sony'. it comes from mike first, sony is only releasing it. i admit, that's bad enough, but you just can't help it at the moment. unless by some kind of magic, new material happens to be released on another label or otherwise... ;)
i agree with those sayin' 'who knows if mike isn't behind all this'? furthermore, if this hoax is still going as planned, it was clear that any unreleased material would be exploited anyway. and given that everything happening in this hoax is orchestrated by mike, this release will be as well. and yes, i think exposure is a great part of all this as well and this might just be one more vehicle to expose sony business.
i do agree with will when he says that you can't release anything unapproved. but who's to argue but mike? mike's not around to approve (unless he left the stuff to be released as is on purpose, so it would count as 'pre-approved' ;) ), so this is only a logical development.
peace. :mrgreen:
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I will not buy the album.
I will download it :twisted:
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As much i would like to hear those songs i agree 100% with Will.I.am :roll: Go Will.I.am just boom boom pow those mediaFCKERS&golddiggers :ugeek:
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Will.I.Am know the hoax? :?
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I do agree with Will.I.Am. Michael did not release that music for his own reasons. We don't know those reasons and we might not ever know why. I think they should keep that music private for his children to enjoy. I would love to have new music of Michael's, but I would want it on his own terms. Yes, there is a huge demand for new music of MJ's, but just like Will.I.Am said. How much are they going to suck from him?
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I agree.
I would feel terrible buying the CD.
You don't snatch a roast out of the oven before it's done cooking.
I would feel like I'm disrespecting Michael. (the chef).
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@missdanipyt
I merged your article with the others to keep it all in one nice little thread.
I hope you don't mind. :)
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@missdanipyt
I merged your article with the others to keep it all in one nice little thread.
I hope you don't mind. :)
Not at all! :D
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So do you think sales will be bigger than Invincible, maybe even Thriller? With the "death" and all TMZ coverage I'm betting it will exceed Thrilller. Remember Google was shut down. People talk about, what were you doing when you heard the news MJ died? That's my hunch. I'm buying to honor Michael. I believe he's alive.