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Janet Still Can't Listen To Michael's Music
(1-4-2010) Janet Jackson is still struggling to come to terms with the death of her brother Michael and refuses to listen to his music, nine months after the King of Pop's tragic passing.
The R&B superstar was left devastated when her beloved brother suffered a fatal cardiac arrest last June and she subsequently shunned all media coverage in a bid to grieve in peace.
And the singer/actress confesses she has been avoiding all of Michael's songs because it's too painful to hear his voice or see his face in photos.
She told People magazine, "I couldn't listen to my brother's music. That's still hard for me to do. Or to see a picture."
Also, this week Oprah Winfrey sat down with Janet Jackson for Friday's "The Oprah Winfrey Show" where the pop singer opened up about her late brother, Michael.
"One thing that sticks in my head is his laughter," Janet told Oprah, recalling fondly her late brother, who passed away last June at the age of 50 of acute Propofol intoxication. "And, the last time I saw him, which was two days before my birthday (which was on May 16), at my parents' surprise party, I was being silly, like I always did when we were kids... and he kept looking at me a just cracking up."
Six weeks after Janet's birthday, Michael was dead. Appearing on Friday's "Oprah," to promote "Why Did I Get Married Too," Janet got revealing about her brother.
"When you heard that he was gone, and gone because of drugs, were you shocked, or were you feeling like somewhere in the back of your mind, you always felt that that day could come?" Oprah asked.
"I felt that day could possibly come. I think everyone thinks that who has a family member or a friend..." Janet said.
"That's why you're having an intervention," Oprah interjected.
"Exactly," Janet continued.
Janet told Oprah about repeated attempts to save Michael from his addiction to prescription medications, including full on Jackson Family interventions.
"And how did he receive that?" Oprah asked.
"He was very much in denial," Janet said.
"He didn't think he had a problem?" Oprah asked.
"No," Janet said.
"Were you all worried that something like this could happen?" Oprah asked.
"Of course," Janet answered. "I mean that's why we did what we did. I mean, we tried it several times and he was very much... in denial."
Source: MJFC / People / contactmusic.com / Access Hollywood / Oprah.com