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quarta-feira, 31 de março de 2010
domingo, 28 de março de 2010
sexta-feira, 26 de março de 2010
tributo mix da Rádio 538, criado pelo DJ Robin Leféber
fonte:
http://www.reidopop.com/mjbeats/showthread.php/32344-Katherine-Jackson-anunciará-a-quot-Fanvention-quot-Convenção-Internacional-de-Fãs-em-Gary.
segunda-feira, 22 de março de 2010
nova prova pode complicar a situação de C. Murray
Michael Jackson's personal physician Dr Conrad Murray failed to tell paramedics at the scene that he had administered the powerful painkiller propofol to the singer, according to a report.
The paramedics report, published by the News of the World, may be used by prosecutors who have charged Dr Murray with involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death on June 25. Dr Murray has pleaded not guilty.
According to the Emergency Service Medical Report, the singer had already flat-lined by the time paramedics arrived at his home but desperate attempts were made to revive him and Dr Murray insisted he be taken to hospital.
The report showed that when paramedics arrived Dr Murray was performing CPR and had attached an intravenous drip to Jackson's left leg, but the singer had no blood pressure or pulse and his pupils were dilated.
Paramedics twice used the drugs epinephrine and atropine to try to start the heart. They also put a tube in his throat to try to re-start breathing, and injected bicarbonate into his neck.
The attempts failed and he was taken to hospital by ambulance with further life saving attempts made on the way.
According to the report, Dr Murray told paramedics Jackson had taken the sedative lorazepam and fluids to rehydrate him after a sleepless night.
Dr Murray later told police that he had also given Jackson propofol to help him sleep.
The Los Angeles coroner cited propofol as the cause of Jackson's death, with other drugs as contributing factors.
Propofol, usually given before surgery, is supposed to be administered by a professional anaesthetist in a medical environment Dr Murray's lead counsel, Ed Chernoff, has said that nothing the doctor gave Jackson should have killed him.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/7494309/Michael-Jacksons-doctor-failed-to-tell-paramedics-about-propofol.html
The paramedics report, published by the News of the World, may be used by prosecutors who have charged Dr Murray with involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death on June 25. Dr Murray has pleaded not guilty.
According to the Emergency Service Medical Report, the singer had already flat-lined by the time paramedics arrived at his home but desperate attempts were made to revive him and Dr Murray insisted he be taken to hospital.
The report showed that when paramedics arrived Dr Murray was performing CPR and had attached an intravenous drip to Jackson's left leg, but the singer had no blood pressure or pulse and his pupils were dilated.
Paramedics twice used the drugs epinephrine and atropine to try to start the heart. They also put a tube in his throat to try to re-start breathing, and injected bicarbonate into his neck.
The attempts failed and he was taken to hospital by ambulance with further life saving attempts made on the way.
According to the report, Dr Murray told paramedics Jackson had taken the sedative lorazepam and fluids to rehydrate him after a sleepless night.
Dr Murray later told police that he had also given Jackson propofol to help him sleep.
The Los Angeles coroner cited propofol as the cause of Jackson's death, with other drugs as contributing factors.
Propofol, usually given before surgery, is supposed to be administered by a professional anaesthetist in a medical environment Dr Murray's lead counsel, Ed Chernoff, has said that nothing the doctor gave Jackson should have killed him.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/7494309/Michael-Jacksons-doctor-failed-to-tell-paramedics-about-propofol.html
quinta-feira, 11 de março de 2010
Bodyguards Say Michael Was An Awesome Dad
Michael Jackson enjoyed spending time with his children, cruising the Vegas strip and even ordering fast food through a drive through, according to three of his former bodyguards.
The King of Pop trusted his three bodyguards with his life, kids and secrets.
But the men also said Jackson’s lifestyle was isolated and lonely and described it as full of
“stress, paranoia and pain.”
In an exclusive interview with “Good Morning America,” Mike Garcia, Bill Whitfield and Javon “BJ” Beard spoke out about Jackson’s secretive life, describing some moments as just plain “sad.”
For instance, when Jackson held a birthday party for one of his children, only Jackson, the teacher, the nanny and the three bodyguards would attend, the men said. No other children were there.
“None,”
the three men said.
Jackson died June 25 following a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and propofol. The three men said they first met the pop star more than two years earlier in 2007.
“He’s got his little doctor’s mask on and he says, ‘BJ, hi, I’ve heard so much about you. Go ahead and have a seat,’”
Beard said.
The three men signed up for personal protection, but the job became much more, they said. Jackson trusted them with his life, his children and his secrets.
“We were with Michael Jackson the person, not the entertainer,”
Garcia said.
In fact, the bandages Jackson wore frequently in public were not concealing secret surgeries, Whitfield said. Instead, the singer was using them as a disguise.
“That disguise to him was the burn victim look,”
Whitfield said.
Although the men wondered what was going on, they never asked Jackson about the mask.
“He’s coming down with the kids and we can’t say, ‘What the hell you got on, sir?’”
Beard said.
“How could you tell him that?”
Prior to his death, Jackson was staging a comeback tour in London. When the family was not on the road, Jackson called a rented Las Vegas mansion his home. But his bodyguards said the singer did not enjoy being there.
“For you and I, it’s a great house…but for security for MJ and his kids…[it's a] horrible house,”
Whitfield said.
The men said Jackson was always paranoid about security.
The men described Jackson as an “awesome” dad who loved to spend time with his children and took them to fast food drive-throughs for Big Macs and fried chicken. Often, Jackson would insist on ordering himself, the guards said.
“The kids were constantly saying, ‘I love you, Daddy…They were like four buddies,”
Garcia said.
Despite having a privileged upbringing, Whitfield said the children were very “polite” and “well mannered.”
A note from Paris to Whitfield asking for tuna fish for the cat is filled with please and thank you.
In fact, the bodyguards said the children were the easiest part of their job, and remember, wistfully, moments when they misbehaved and tried to sneak extra Oreos.
“I mean, sometimes they would say little things like, ‘Bill, Daddy wants you to go get some cookies for us,’” Whitfield said, remembering moments when Jackson’s kids tried to trick him into getting them cookies.
Source: mjfanclub.net
TRADUÇÃO:
Diga-costas Michael era um pai Awesome
10 de março de 2010
Michael Jackson gostava de passar tempo com seus filhos, cruzando a tira de Vegas e até mesmo encomendar comida rápida através de um drive through, de acordo com três de seus ex-guarda-costas.
O Rei do Pop confiável seus três guarda-costas com sua vida, as crianças e os segredos.
Mas os homens também disse que estilo de vida de Jackson foi isolado e solitário e descreveu-a como faixa de
"O estresse, paranóia e dor".
Em uma entrevista exclusiva ao programa "Good Morning America", Mike Garcia, Bill Whitfield e Javon "BJ" Barba falou sobre a vida secreta de Jackson, que descreve alguns momentos como apenas "triste".
Por exemplo, quando Jackson realizou uma festa de aniversário de um de seus filhos, apenas Jackson, o professor, a babá e os três guarda-costas que comparecer, o homem disse. Nenhuma outra criança estava lá.
"Nenhuma",
os três homens, disse.
Jackson morreu 25 de junho após um coquetel letal de medicamentos prescritos e propofol. Os três homens disseram que encontraram pela primeira vez a estrela pop mais de dois anos antes, em 2007.
"Ele tem a sua máscara de médico na pequena e ele diz, 'BJ, oi, eu ouvi muito sobre você. Vá em frente e ter um lugar ' ",
Barba disse.
Os três homens se inscreveram para a proteção pessoal, mas o trabalho se tornou muito mais, disseram. Jackson confiou neles com sua vida, seus filhos e seus segredos.
"Nós estávamos com Michael Jackson a pessoa, não o anfitrião,"
Garcia disse.
Na verdade, as bandagens Jackson usava freqüentemente em público não estavam escondendo cirurgias segredo, disse Whitfield. Em vez disso, a cantora estava usando-os como um disfarce.
"Esse disfarce para ele era o olhar queimar vítima",
Whitfield disse.
Embora os homens se perguntou o que estava acontecendo, nunca pediram Jackson sobre a máscara.
"Ele está vindo para baixo com as crianças e não podemos dizer: 'Que diabos você tem, senhor?"
Barba disse.
"Como você pode dizer isso a ele?"
Antes de sua morte, Jackson estava encenando uma turnê em Londres. Quando a família não estava na estrada, a cantora alugou uma mansão de Las Vegas sua casa. Mas seus guarda-costas, disse o cantor não gosta de estar lá.
"Para você e eu, é uma grande casa ... mas para a segurança de MJ e seus filhos ... [é a] casa horrível"
Whitfield disse.
O homem disse que Jackson estava sempre paranóica com a segurança.
Os homens descreveu Jackson como uma "impressionante" pai que gostava de passar tempo com seus filhos e os levou a conduzir de fast-food passagem de Big Macs e frango frito. Muitas vezes, Jackson insistiria em ordenando-se, os guardas disseram.
"As crianças estavam constantemente dizendo:" Eu te amo, papai ... Pareciam quatro camaradas ",
Garcia disse.
Apesar de ter uma educação privilegiada, Whitfield disse que as crianças eram muito "educado" e "bem educado".
Uma nota de Paris para Whitfield pedindo atum para o gato é preenchido com por favor e obrigado.
Na verdade, o guarda disse que as crianças eram a parte mais fácil do seu trabalho, e lembre-se, melancolicamente, momentos em que se comportado mal e tentou esgueirar Oreos extra.
"Quero dizer, às vezes eles dizem coisas como 'Bill, papai quer que você vá obter alguns bolinhos para nós'", disse Whitfield, lembrando momentos em que os miúdos Jackson tentou enganá-lo para obter os cookies.
http://kingofpop.info/news/2010/03/10/bodyguards-say-michael-was-an-awesome-dad/
The King of Pop trusted his three bodyguards with his life, kids and secrets.
But the men also said Jackson’s lifestyle was isolated and lonely and described it as full of
“stress, paranoia and pain.”
In an exclusive interview with “Good Morning America,” Mike Garcia, Bill Whitfield and Javon “BJ” Beard spoke out about Jackson’s secretive life, describing some moments as just plain “sad.”
For instance, when Jackson held a birthday party for one of his children, only Jackson, the teacher, the nanny and the three bodyguards would attend, the men said. No other children were there.
“None,”
the three men said.
Jackson died June 25 following a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs and propofol. The three men said they first met the pop star more than two years earlier in 2007.
“He’s got his little doctor’s mask on and he says, ‘BJ, hi, I’ve heard so much about you. Go ahead and have a seat,’”
Beard said.
The three men signed up for personal protection, but the job became much more, they said. Jackson trusted them with his life, his children and his secrets.
“We were with Michael Jackson the person, not the entertainer,”
Garcia said.
In fact, the bandages Jackson wore frequently in public were not concealing secret surgeries, Whitfield said. Instead, the singer was using them as a disguise.
“That disguise to him was the burn victim look,”
Whitfield said.
Although the men wondered what was going on, they never asked Jackson about the mask.
“He’s coming down with the kids and we can’t say, ‘What the hell you got on, sir?’”
Beard said.
“How could you tell him that?”
Prior to his death, Jackson was staging a comeback tour in London. When the family was not on the road, Jackson called a rented Las Vegas mansion his home. But his bodyguards said the singer did not enjoy being there.
“For you and I, it’s a great house…but for security for MJ and his kids…[it's a] horrible house,”
Whitfield said.
The men said Jackson was always paranoid about security.
The men described Jackson as an “awesome” dad who loved to spend time with his children and took them to fast food drive-throughs for Big Macs and fried chicken. Often, Jackson would insist on ordering himself, the guards said.
“The kids were constantly saying, ‘I love you, Daddy…They were like four buddies,”
Garcia said.
Despite having a privileged upbringing, Whitfield said the children were very “polite” and “well mannered.”
A note from Paris to Whitfield asking for tuna fish for the cat is filled with please and thank you.
In fact, the bodyguards said the children were the easiest part of their job, and remember, wistfully, moments when they misbehaved and tried to sneak extra Oreos.
“I mean, sometimes they would say little things like, ‘Bill, Daddy wants you to go get some cookies for us,’” Whitfield said, remembering moments when Jackson’s kids tried to trick him into getting them cookies.
Source: mjfanclub.net
TRADUÇÃO:
Diga-costas Michael era um pai Awesome
10 de março de 2010
Michael Jackson gostava de passar tempo com seus filhos, cruzando a tira de Vegas e até mesmo encomendar comida rápida através de um drive through, de acordo com três de seus ex-guarda-costas.
O Rei do Pop confiável seus três guarda-costas com sua vida, as crianças e os segredos.
Mas os homens também disse que estilo de vida de Jackson foi isolado e solitário e descreveu-a como faixa de
"O estresse, paranóia e dor".
Em uma entrevista exclusiva ao programa "Good Morning America", Mike Garcia, Bill Whitfield e Javon "BJ" Barba falou sobre a vida secreta de Jackson, que descreve alguns momentos como apenas "triste".
Por exemplo, quando Jackson realizou uma festa de aniversário de um de seus filhos, apenas Jackson, o professor, a babá e os três guarda-costas que comparecer, o homem disse. Nenhuma outra criança estava lá.
"Nenhuma",
os três homens, disse.
Jackson morreu 25 de junho após um coquetel letal de medicamentos prescritos e propofol. Os três homens disseram que encontraram pela primeira vez a estrela pop mais de dois anos antes, em 2007.
"Ele tem a sua máscara de médico na pequena e ele diz, 'BJ, oi, eu ouvi muito sobre você. Vá em frente e ter um lugar ' ",
Barba disse.
Os três homens se inscreveram para a proteção pessoal, mas o trabalho se tornou muito mais, disseram. Jackson confiou neles com sua vida, seus filhos e seus segredos.
"Nós estávamos com Michael Jackson a pessoa, não o anfitrião,"
Garcia disse.
Na verdade, as bandagens Jackson usava freqüentemente em público não estavam escondendo cirurgias segredo, disse Whitfield. Em vez disso, a cantora estava usando-os como um disfarce.
"Esse disfarce para ele era o olhar queimar vítima",
Whitfield disse.
Embora os homens se perguntou o que estava acontecendo, nunca pediram Jackson sobre a máscara.
"Ele está vindo para baixo com as crianças e não podemos dizer: 'Que diabos você tem, senhor?"
Barba disse.
"Como você pode dizer isso a ele?"
Antes de sua morte, Jackson estava encenando uma turnê em Londres. Quando a família não estava na estrada, a cantora alugou uma mansão de Las Vegas sua casa. Mas seus guarda-costas, disse o cantor não gosta de estar lá.
"Para você e eu, é uma grande casa ... mas para a segurança de MJ e seus filhos ... [é a] casa horrível"
Whitfield disse.
O homem disse que Jackson estava sempre paranóica com a segurança.
Os homens descreveu Jackson como uma "impressionante" pai que gostava de passar tempo com seus filhos e os levou a conduzir de fast-food passagem de Big Macs e frango frito. Muitas vezes, Jackson insistiria em ordenando-se, os guardas disseram.
"As crianças estavam constantemente dizendo:" Eu te amo, papai ... Pareciam quatro camaradas ",
Garcia disse.
Apesar de ter uma educação privilegiada, Whitfield disse que as crianças eram muito "educado" e "bem educado".
Uma nota de Paris para Whitfield pedindo atum para o gato é preenchido com por favor e obrigado.
Na verdade, o guarda disse que as crianças eram a parte mais fácil do seu trabalho, e lembre-se, melancolicamente, momentos em que se comportado mal e tentou esgueirar Oreos extra.
"Quero dizer, às vezes eles dizem coisas como 'Bill, papai quer que você vá obter alguns bolinhos para nós'", disse Whitfield, lembrando momentos em que os miúdos Jackson tentou enganá-lo para obter os cookies.
http://kingofpop.info/news/2010/03/10/bodyguards-say-michael-was-an-awesome-dad/
sexta-feira, 5 de março de 2010
Michael Jackson's spirit talks to ex
MICHAEL JACKSON's "unsettled" spirit begged ex-wife LISA MARIE PRESLEY to forgive him at a seance, her pal has revealed.
KAREN FAYE - who was *****'s make-up artist - said she and Lisa Marie, 42, contacted the King of Pop using a psychic last week.
Karen, 53, said: "He seemed to be on a mission to reach out to people in his life and be forgiven. Michael spent his time explaining his faults and wanting us to forgive him. He seemed unsettled.
"He seemed more jovial with Lisa. The psychic turned to me and said Michael is telling me, 'You took such good care of me, and I am so sorry I hurt you so much'.
"He said he should have listened to me more. It hit me straight in the heart."
Karen insisted the medium had "no idea" of her link to *****, who died aged 50 last June.
She said: "There were definite, deep insights that would have been difficult to make up.
"It was detailed about the inner dynamics of his family and his levels of pain and emotional inability."
Karen said ***** would not discuss manslaughter charges faced by his doctor CONRAD MURRAY in LA.
She said: "He said he was detached from things."
ELVIS's daughter Lisa Marie wed ***** in 1994. They split after 18 months.
In 2002 it was reported that she contacted her late father for approval before she married actor NICOLAS CAGE.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz0f7yHCYSi
KAREN FAYE - who was *****'s make-up artist - said she and Lisa Marie, 42, contacted the King of Pop using a psychic last week.
Karen, 53, said: "He seemed to be on a mission to reach out to people in his life and be forgiven. Michael spent his time explaining his faults and wanting us to forgive him. He seemed unsettled.
"He seemed more jovial with Lisa. The psychic turned to me and said Michael is telling me, 'You took such good care of me, and I am so sorry I hurt you so much'.
"He said he should have listened to me more. It hit me straight in the heart."
Karen insisted the medium had "no idea" of her link to *****, who died aged 50 last June.
She said: "There were definite, deep insights that would have been difficult to make up.
"It was detailed about the inner dynamics of his family and his levels of pain and emotional inability."
Karen said ***** would not discuss manslaughter charges faced by his doctor CONRAD MURRAY in LA.
She said: "He said he was detached from things."
ELVIS's daughter Lisa Marie wed ***** in 1994. They split after 18 months.
In 2002 it was reported that she contacted her late father for approval before she married actor NICOLAS CAGE.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz0f7yHCYSi
Brooke Shields: Michael Jackson thought he was dying already
Actress Brooke Shields has revealed that Michael Jackson thought he was dying and that she wasn't surprised by the King of Pop's death.
The former Suddenly Susan star, 44, made her comments in a US magazine.
She said: 'He [Jackson] thought he was dying already.'
And while she was devastated by her famous friend's death last June, Shields said that she was not surprised.
She said: 'They were killing him – the people and the press.'
The Lipstick Jungle star also spoke out in defence of Jackson who faced child-sex abuse charges and a high-profile trial in 2005.
The mum-of-two said that she never believed the music legend was a child ******** and that she warned him that his sleepovers with young boys would be misunderstood, telling him: 'Michael, the world's not going to get it.”
The former child star, who started modelling at the age of 11 months, also revealed that she doesn't want her two daughters – Rowan, six, and Grier, three – to go into showbiz.
She said: 'It's a high like you can't imagine… But, no, I don't want them involved. Every day you're told what you are not – you're not short enough, you're not thin enough, you're not pretty enough.
'You're always losing out.'
Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/pe...#ixzz0hFWb2GKh
The former Suddenly Susan star, 44, made her comments in a US magazine.
She said: 'He [Jackson] thought he was dying already.'
And while she was devastated by her famous friend's death last June, Shields said that she was not surprised.
She said: 'They were killing him – the people and the press.'
The Lipstick Jungle star also spoke out in defence of Jackson who faced child-sex abuse charges and a high-profile trial in 2005.
The mum-of-two said that she never believed the music legend was a child ******** and that she warned him that his sleepovers with young boys would be misunderstood, telling him: 'Michael, the world's not going to get it.”
The former child star, who started modelling at the age of 11 months, also revealed that she doesn't want her two daughters – Rowan, six, and Grier, three – to go into showbiz.
She said: 'It's a high like you can't imagine… But, no, I don't want them involved. Every day you're told what you are not – you're not short enough, you're not thin enough, you're not pretty enough.
'You're always losing out.'
Read more: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/pe...#ixzz0hFWb2GKh
quinta-feira, 4 de março de 2010
Expert and evidence show Murray may have given Michael more than 40 times the amount he stated...
Expert and evidence show Murray may have given Michael more than 40 times the amount he stated...
Authorities have reason to believe Dr. Conrad Murray tried to cover up the dosage and method he used when it comes to the fatal shot of Propofol that he administered to Michael Jackson.
Murray stated he gave Jackson a very small amount - 2.5 ml - of Propofol shortly before he died. However, a noted anesthesiologist who reviewed the LAPD file says that 2.5ml couldn't have killed Jackson or even put him to sleep.
According to reports, an empty 20 ml bottle of Propofol was found in Michael's bedroom, but there was a secret closet compartment where investigators found several bottles of Propofol, including a large, empty, 100 ml bottle. The rubber stopper in that bottle had a large tear in it, which could indicate the entire bottle was administered at once via an IV. According to the expert, if an infusion pump isn't used to regulate the flow of Propofol, the patient could easily OD.
No infusion pump was found while searching Jackson's home.
http://www.411mania.com/music/news/1...el-Jackson.htm
Authorities have reason to believe Dr. Conrad Murray tried to cover up the dosage and method he used when it comes to the fatal shot of Propofol that he administered to Michael Jackson.
Murray stated he gave Jackson a very small amount - 2.5 ml - of Propofol shortly before he died. However, a noted anesthesiologist who reviewed the LAPD file says that 2.5ml couldn't have killed Jackson or even put him to sleep.
According to reports, an empty 20 ml bottle of Propofol was found in Michael's bedroom, but there was a secret closet compartment where investigators found several bottles of Propofol, including a large, empty, 100 ml bottle. The rubber stopper in that bottle had a large tear in it, which could indicate the entire bottle was administered at once via an IV. According to the expert, if an infusion pump isn't used to regulate the flow of Propofol, the patient could easily OD.
No infusion pump was found while searching Jackson's home.
http://www.411mania.com/music/news/1...el-Jackson.htm
Lionel Richie Talks To Oprah About WATW25
On Friday, February 12, 2010 Lionel Richie sat down with talk show queen Oprah Winfrey to discuss the release of the We Are the World 25 to help benefit Haiti.
It’s been 25 years since Lionel Richie wrote “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson to help end hunger in Africa. With producer Quincy Jones on board, musicians like Stevie Wonder, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen were eager to lend their talent to the cause. The single skyrocketed to the top of the charts, won four Grammys and raised millions to help those in need.
After the devastating Haiti earthquake, Lionel and Quincy decided it was time to bring back “We Are the World.” More than 80 of the world’s most talented singers joined the project—including Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, The Jonas Brothers, Pink, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Jay-Z, Jennifer Nettles, Jennifer Hudson and Lady Gaga.
“I’ve never seen so much excitement—Tony Bennett, Snoop Dog talking to each other. Lil Wayne, Barbra Streisand talking to each other,”
Lionel says.
“Everyone stepped up, and it’s beautiful
.
When the original single was recorded in 1985, there was a sign at the studio that read,
“Check your egos at the door.”
This time, Lionel says everyone’s egos disappeared once they were reminded why they were there.
“It lasted for about 20 minutes,”
he says.
“Once you see the kids standing on top of their homes, on top of their families—because they’re still in the rubble. … Now, the egos stop. You absolutely know what you’re supposed to do when you’re there.”
Despite the amazing talent in the room, Lionel says many of the performers were actually nervous.
“You get in there and realize the new group can’t really perform in the circle. In other words, they’re nervous,”
he says.
“We had to have three separate rooms [for soloists to record in].”
The plan, Lionel says, was for the new recording to remain a secret..
“Right after we finished the first verse, everybody’s Twittered.”
Lionel says the new performance brought back memories of working with Michael Jackson back in 1985—and shares a story he’s never told publicly.
“We’re writing the lyrics of ‘We Are the World’ the first time,”
he says.
“I’m lying on the floor, and I see out of the corner of my eye some records falling over. There’s a python.”
Lionel was rattled, but Michael was excited.
“[He says]: ‘Oh, there he is, Lionel. I found the snake,’”
he says.
“It’s an albino python that he couldn’t find in the house.”
To honor his friend, Lionel found a way to put Michael in the video.
“He had to be in it,”
he says.
“So what we did was we have Michael singing [his] exact same part with the footage, and Janet, his sister, singing along with him.
Source: mjfanclub.net
http://kingofpop.info/news/
It’s been 25 years since Lionel Richie wrote “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson to help end hunger in Africa. With producer Quincy Jones on board, musicians like Stevie Wonder, Kenny Rogers, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen were eager to lend their talent to the cause. The single skyrocketed to the top of the charts, won four Grammys and raised millions to help those in need.
After the devastating Haiti earthquake, Lionel and Quincy decided it was time to bring back “We Are the World.” More than 80 of the world’s most talented singers joined the project—including Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Justin Bieber, The Jonas Brothers, Pink, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Jay-Z, Jennifer Nettles, Jennifer Hudson and Lady Gaga.
“I’ve never seen so much excitement—Tony Bennett, Snoop Dog talking to each other. Lil Wayne, Barbra Streisand talking to each other,”
Lionel says.
“Everyone stepped up, and it’s beautiful
.
When the original single was recorded in 1985, there was a sign at the studio that read,
“Check your egos at the door.”
This time, Lionel says everyone’s egos disappeared once they were reminded why they were there.
“It lasted for about 20 minutes,”
he says.
“Once you see the kids standing on top of their homes, on top of their families—because they’re still in the rubble. … Now, the egos stop. You absolutely know what you’re supposed to do when you’re there.”
Despite the amazing talent in the room, Lionel says many of the performers were actually nervous.
“You get in there and realize the new group can’t really perform in the circle. In other words, they’re nervous,”
he says.
“We had to have three separate rooms [for soloists to record in].”
The plan, Lionel says, was for the new recording to remain a secret..
“Right after we finished the first verse, everybody’s Twittered.”
Lionel says the new performance brought back memories of working with Michael Jackson back in 1985—and shares a story he’s never told publicly.
“We’re writing the lyrics of ‘We Are the World’ the first time,”
he says.
“I’m lying on the floor, and I see out of the corner of my eye some records falling over. There’s a python.”
Lionel was rattled, but Michael was excited.
“[He says]: ‘Oh, there he is, Lionel. I found the snake,’”
he says.
“It’s an albino python that he couldn’t find in the house.”
To honor his friend, Lionel found a way to put Michael in the video.
“He had to be in it,”
he says.
“So what we did was we have Michael singing [his] exact same part with the footage, and Janet, his sister, singing along with him.
Source: mjfanclub.net
http://kingofpop.info/news/
How Michael Jacksons Kids Are Coping
While Dr. Conrad Murray’s formal charging in the death of Michael Jackson is certain to pose another emotional time for the pop superstar’s surviving family members, his three children – Prince Michael I, 12; Paris, 11; and Prince Michael II (“Blanket”), 7 – have been dealing with their grief with the help of a close-knit family and something new to them: a sense of normalcy.
“They’re doing great, thanks to the love and support they’ve gotten,”
Adam Streisand, an attorney for their grandmother and guardian Katherine Jackson, told PEOPLE in an interview before Murray’s surrender.
Seconds longtime family friend Kathy Hilton,
“They’re getting along and they have an incredible family.”
Since their father’s death last summer, the children have been living at Katherine’s Encino, Calif., estate with cousins and other relatives, growing in maturity and confidence as they play with friends and go on outings – now without wearing masks and free of the chaos that once followed their father.
“With the kids running around the house, laughing, playing, they’ve given each other a lot of joy,”
says Streisand.
The trio’s older cousins, who joined Prince and Paris on stage at the Grammys Jan. 31 when they accepted their father’s Lifetime Achievement Award (shy Blanket was deemed “too young” to take the stage that night, says Streisand), have become mentors to Michael’s kids, who remain a tight-knit group.
Helping Katherine raise the kids is their nanny Grace Rwaramba, who had stopped working for Michael before his death but returned afterward upon Katherine’s request. Some Jackson family members don’t support Rwaramba’s involvement, but a source says,
“Katherine’s made it very clear that it’s important to her that Grace is around. She knows the kids are more important to her than anything.”
Katherine and Rwaramba are working to ensure that Michael’s kids lead as normal a life as possible.
“Nothing over-the-top happens”
at home, says a family source. Instead, there are school lessons (they are tutored at the house), iChatting sessions and family dinners.
The children go to karate lessons, the library and church. And even though Katherine may be strict (Prince and Paris had to go behind her back to attended the New Moon premiere last November, says a source), she is also giving them room to grow.
“Katherine really listens to the kids,”
says Streisand.
“She wants to give them a sense of freedom when she can. She wants to encourage them.”
Being normal also means a lot less spectacle. When the children venture out in public, their faces are no longer concealed.
“They like not wearing the masks,”
the family source says of the trio.
“It’s a different experience for them.”
Another source notes that Prince and Paris have become more confident over the past several months.
“It would have been hard to imagine them going out in public or showing up at someone’s house hanging out and playing video games before [their father died],”
says the source.
“That had a lot to do with Michael, because every time he showed up there were bodyguards and [chaos]. And now, not so much. It feels much more normal and they’ve adjusted really well to that.”
And yet, their father’s influence lives on.
“Talking to Prince is like talking to Michael,”
says the family source.
“He’s so smart and mature – way beyond his age.”
Paris, meanwhile,
“wants to be a singer.”
Adds grandfather Joe,
“I was so proud of my grandchildren [at the Grammys]. But I’m always proud of them.”
Source: mjfanclub.net
http://kingofpop.info/news/
“They’re doing great, thanks to the love and support they’ve gotten,”
Adam Streisand, an attorney for their grandmother and guardian Katherine Jackson, told PEOPLE in an interview before Murray’s surrender.
Seconds longtime family friend Kathy Hilton,
“They’re getting along and they have an incredible family.”
Since their father’s death last summer, the children have been living at Katherine’s Encino, Calif., estate with cousins and other relatives, growing in maturity and confidence as they play with friends and go on outings – now without wearing masks and free of the chaos that once followed their father.
“With the kids running around the house, laughing, playing, they’ve given each other a lot of joy,”
says Streisand.
The trio’s older cousins, who joined Prince and Paris on stage at the Grammys Jan. 31 when they accepted their father’s Lifetime Achievement Award (shy Blanket was deemed “too young” to take the stage that night, says Streisand), have become mentors to Michael’s kids, who remain a tight-knit group.
Helping Katherine raise the kids is their nanny Grace Rwaramba, who had stopped working for Michael before his death but returned afterward upon Katherine’s request. Some Jackson family members don’t support Rwaramba’s involvement, but a source says,
“Katherine’s made it very clear that it’s important to her that Grace is around. She knows the kids are more important to her than anything.”
Katherine and Rwaramba are working to ensure that Michael’s kids lead as normal a life as possible.
“Nothing over-the-top happens”
at home, says a family source. Instead, there are school lessons (they are tutored at the house), iChatting sessions and family dinners.
The children go to karate lessons, the library and church. And even though Katherine may be strict (Prince and Paris had to go behind her back to attended the New Moon premiere last November, says a source), she is also giving them room to grow.
“Katherine really listens to the kids,”
says Streisand.
“She wants to give them a sense of freedom when she can. She wants to encourage them.”
Being normal also means a lot less spectacle. When the children venture out in public, their faces are no longer concealed.
“They like not wearing the masks,”
the family source says of the trio.
“It’s a different experience for them.”
Another source notes that Prince and Paris have become more confident over the past several months.
“It would have been hard to imagine them going out in public or showing up at someone’s house hanging out and playing video games before [their father died],”
says the source.
“That had a lot to do with Michael, because every time he showed up there were bodyguards and [chaos]. And now, not so much. It feels much more normal and they’ve adjusted really well to that.”
And yet, their father’s influence lives on.
“Talking to Prince is like talking to Michael,”
says the family source.
“He’s so smart and mature – way beyond his age.”
Paris, meanwhile,
“wants to be a singer.”
Adds grandfather Joe,
“I was so proud of my grandchildren [at the Grammys]. But I’m always proud of them.”
Source: mjfanclub.net
http://kingofpop.info/news/
Debbie Rowe Bawls at Michael's Mausoleum
Debbie Rowe was at Michael Jackson's mausoleum in Glendale, CA yesterday, crying hysterically and hugging fans.
The emotional gathering occurred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park -- where a bunch of Michael Jackson fans meet on the third day of every month and bring cards, gifts and letters from fans around the world ... this according to MichaelJacksonHoaxDeath.net.
Turns out Debbie -- Michael's ex-wife -- showed up to Forest Lawn as the meeting was in full swing, and started hugging MJ's fans and crying.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2010/03/04/debbie-rowe-visits-michael-jacksons-grave-mausoleum/#ixzz0hEShnIUZ
terça-feira, 2 de março de 2010
O Rei do Pop acalma as multidões durante as missões de ajuda ao Haiti
Por Seth Robson, Stars and Stripes
Terça, 2 de março de 2010
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti – Michael Jackson está ajudando os soldados americanos no Haiti na distribuição de ajuda e reconstrução do país devastado pelo terremoto.
Soldados que estão trabalhando na 82ª divisão aérea em Port-Au-Prince estão usando a música de Jackson, juntamente com outros cantores pop americanos e haitianos, para acalmar as multidões durante as missões de distribuição de ajuda.
Um dos soldados, Oficial Max – comandantes pediram que os sobrenomes dos soldados da unidade não sejam revelados devido à natureza de seu trabalho – disse que teve a idéia de usar música para controlar a multidão durante a distribuição de ajuda no mês passado.
“Os haitianos estavam empurrando, tentando avançar na fila da ajuda”, ele disse. “Eu conectei meu iPod no sistema de som e toquei algumas músicas , e as pessoas se acalmaram,” disse. “isso reduziu a tensão entre a multidão. No dia seguinte, saímos e tivemos o mesmo efeito. Max disse que sua unidade relatou aos líderes do Exército no Haiti sobre a capacidade da música de acalmar a multidão e que essa prática está se espalhando.
“Nós saímos em outra distribuição de comida recentemente e alguns (soldados) brasileiros apareceram e começaram a tocar música,” disse ele.
Quando as tropas tocaram “The Sweetest Girl”, do artista hip-hop Haitiano Wyclef Jean, pelos auto-falantes dispostos no teto de uma Humvee (caminhonete militar) durante uma missão na semana passada, Haitianos responderam cantando e dançando junto com a música.
“Nós tocamos Akon, Wyclef Jean e Bob Marley e tivemos muita sorte de conseguir música Haitiana com um soldado que conhece a lingua Haitiana”, Max disse.
Outro soldado, oficial Anthony, disse que já ouviu bastante música pop Haitiana desde que chegou em Port-Au-Prince. “Talvez se eu entendesse o que eles estão dizendo, curtisse mais a música,” disse ele.
Max nem pensa em tocar a música alternativa dos anos 90 que compôe a maioria das músicas em seu iPod. “A maioria das músicas com uma batida lenta, faz os Haitianos fazerem um sinal com a mão,” disse ele, fazendo o gesto com os pulsos cruzados. “Isso quer dizer que eles não querem ouvir aquela música e sim pular para a próxima. “
As músicas de Michael Jackson são, até agora, as mais populares entre as multidões, disse Max. Os Haitianos tentam imitar os passos de dança de Michael Jackson e incorporar alguns passos de hip-hop, disse ele.
O linguista, que cresceu no Haiti antes de se mudar para os Estados Unidos aos 19 anos, disse que Port-Au-Prince possuía muitas boates na época em que ali morou, nos anos 80, e até mesmo clubes de música após a escola, para as crianças.
A comandante da Marinha Americana Michele Hancock, uma especialista em planos e operações médicas especiais que dispôs suas tropas no Haiti no dia seguinte ao terremoto, disse que uma das mais tocantes lembranças da chegada ao lugar foi ouvir as vozes das mulheres cantando em uma distante vila à noite.
“É assim que eles expressam sua tristeza,” ela disse, acrescentando que pacientes que ela observou sendo tratados nos postos americanos frequentemente cantavam quando estavam em dor. O uso da música pelos soldados no Haiti contrasta com o relatado uso de música alta para incomodar os prisioneiros de guerra no Iraque, em anos recentes.
Max disse que não sabe se essa prática de uso da música no Haiti pode ser utilizada no Iraque ou Afeganistão, mas disse: “Acho que em situações de missões humanitárias de ajuda, onde as pessoas se aglomeram e precisam ser acalmadas, certamente seria muito útil.”
Fonte: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?s...&article=68395
Terça, 2 de março de 2010
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti – Michael Jackson está ajudando os soldados americanos no Haiti na distribuição de ajuda e reconstrução do país devastado pelo terremoto.
Soldados que estão trabalhando na 82ª divisão aérea em Port-Au-Prince estão usando a música de Jackson, juntamente com outros cantores pop americanos e haitianos, para acalmar as multidões durante as missões de distribuição de ajuda.
Um dos soldados, Oficial Max – comandantes pediram que os sobrenomes dos soldados da unidade não sejam revelados devido à natureza de seu trabalho – disse que teve a idéia de usar música para controlar a multidão durante a distribuição de ajuda no mês passado.
“Os haitianos estavam empurrando, tentando avançar na fila da ajuda”, ele disse. “Eu conectei meu iPod no sistema de som e toquei algumas músicas , e as pessoas se acalmaram,” disse. “isso reduziu a tensão entre a multidão. No dia seguinte, saímos e tivemos o mesmo efeito. Max disse que sua unidade relatou aos líderes do Exército no Haiti sobre a capacidade da música de acalmar a multidão e que essa prática está se espalhando.
“Nós saímos em outra distribuição de comida recentemente e alguns (soldados) brasileiros apareceram e começaram a tocar música,” disse ele.
Quando as tropas tocaram “The Sweetest Girl”, do artista hip-hop Haitiano Wyclef Jean, pelos auto-falantes dispostos no teto de uma Humvee (caminhonete militar) durante uma missão na semana passada, Haitianos responderam cantando e dançando junto com a música.
“Nós tocamos Akon, Wyclef Jean e Bob Marley e tivemos muita sorte de conseguir música Haitiana com um soldado que conhece a lingua Haitiana”, Max disse.
Outro soldado, oficial Anthony, disse que já ouviu bastante música pop Haitiana desde que chegou em Port-Au-Prince. “Talvez se eu entendesse o que eles estão dizendo, curtisse mais a música,” disse ele.
Max nem pensa em tocar a música alternativa dos anos 90 que compôe a maioria das músicas em seu iPod. “A maioria das músicas com uma batida lenta, faz os Haitianos fazerem um sinal com a mão,” disse ele, fazendo o gesto com os pulsos cruzados. “Isso quer dizer que eles não querem ouvir aquela música e sim pular para a próxima. “
As músicas de Michael Jackson são, até agora, as mais populares entre as multidões, disse Max. Os Haitianos tentam imitar os passos de dança de Michael Jackson e incorporar alguns passos de hip-hop, disse ele.
O linguista, que cresceu no Haiti antes de se mudar para os Estados Unidos aos 19 anos, disse que Port-Au-Prince possuía muitas boates na época em que ali morou, nos anos 80, e até mesmo clubes de música após a escola, para as crianças.
A comandante da Marinha Americana Michele Hancock, uma especialista em planos e operações médicas especiais que dispôs suas tropas no Haiti no dia seguinte ao terremoto, disse que uma das mais tocantes lembranças da chegada ao lugar foi ouvir as vozes das mulheres cantando em uma distante vila à noite.
“É assim que eles expressam sua tristeza,” ela disse, acrescentando que pacientes que ela observou sendo tratados nos postos americanos frequentemente cantavam quando estavam em dor. O uso da música pelos soldados no Haiti contrasta com o relatado uso de música alta para incomodar os prisioneiros de guerra no Iraque, em anos recentes.
Max disse que não sabe se essa prática de uso da música no Haiti pode ser utilizada no Iraque ou Afeganistão, mas disse: “Acho que em situações de missões humanitárias de ajuda, onde as pessoas se aglomeram e precisam ser acalmadas, certamente seria muito útil.”
Fonte: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?s...&article=68395
Médico de Michael Jackson pode ter acobertado detalhes sobre a morte do cantor
O médico particular de Michael Jackson tentou acobertar detalhes sobre a morte do cantor, acreditam policiais que investigam o caso. Segundo especialistas, inclusive um anestesista que analisa as prováveis causas da morte, Jackson recebeu uma injeção intravenosa de propofol em sua perna no dia 25 de junho de 2009, que se revelaria fatal. Aos policiais, porém, Murray informou que havia ministrado uma pequena dose de 2,5 ml propofol no popstar. De acordo com o blog TMZ, sua versão foi contestada pelo médico John Dombrowski, um conceituado anestesista, diretor da American Society of Anesthesiologists, para quem uma injeção desse volume não seria capaz nem de fazer Jackson dormir, quanto mais de matá-lo. De fato, relatório legista aponta que o nível da substância encontrado no corpo do músico era o equivalente ao utilizado em cirurgias de grande porte.
No quarto do cantor, foi encontrado um frasco vazio de 20ml de propofol, mas a chave para o caso pode estar num compartimento secreto dentro de um closet, onde foram encontrados numerosos recipientes vazios do analgésico, incluindo um de 100ml com um rasgo na tampa de plástico - uma dose 40 vezes maior da que a admitida pelo médico. Este detalhe pode ser também crucial para a investigação, já que indica que o doutor Murray pode ter aplicado a substância diretamente na veia de Jackson. Os doutor Drombowski e os investigadores do caso apostam nessa tese, que aponta para um comportamento "incauto" do médico em relação ao paciente.
Fonte: Number Ones
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No quarto do cantor, foi encontrado um frasco vazio de 20ml de propofol, mas a chave para o caso pode estar num compartimento secreto dentro de um closet, onde foram encontrados numerosos recipientes vazios do analgésico, incluindo um de 100ml com um rasgo na tampa de plástico - uma dose 40 vezes maior da que a admitida pelo médico. Este detalhe pode ser também crucial para a investigação, já que indica que o doutor Murray pode ter aplicado a substância diretamente na veia de Jackson. Os doutor Drombowski e os investigadores do caso apostam nessa tese, que aponta para um comportamento "incauto" do médico em relação ao paciente.
Fonte: Number Ones
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segunda-feira, 1 de março de 2010
Cover-Up in Michael Jackson Death?
Posted Mar 1st 2010 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson received the fatal dose of Propofol through an IV in his leg, and law enforcement believes Dr. Conrad Murray may have tried covering it up ... this according to law enforcement sources and an anesthesiologist who reviewed the case for the LAPD.
Dr. Murray told cops he administered only a very small amount of Propofol -- 2.5ml shortly before Jackson died. But Dr. John Dombrowski, a noted anesthesiologist and member of the board of the American Society of Anesthesiologists who reviewed the LAPD file for detectives, tells TMZ that 2.5ml couldn't put Jackson to sleep, much less kill him. Indeed, the Coroner's report notes the level of Propofol found in Jackson's body was equivalent to that found during "general anesthesia for major surgery."
A small, empty, 20ml bottle of Propofol was found in the bedroom, but there was a secret compartment in a nearby closet that could be the key to the prosecution's case. Several days after Jackson's death, law enforcement found numerous bottles of Propofol in that closet, including a large, empty, 100ml bottle with a large tear in the rubber stopper.
The tear could be critical evidence. There are two ways of administering Propofol. The first is sticking a syringe into the rubber stopper, withdrawing a small amount and then injecting it into the tubing. The second way is by using a spike -- which creates a tear in the rubber stop -- and connects the entire bottle of Propofol to the tube.
Dr. Dombrowski says if a spike is used to connect the bottle directly to the IV tube, the doctor must use an infusion pump to regulate the flow of Propofol -- otherwise, the patient could easily OD. There was no infusion pump found in Jackson's home.
Dr. Dombrowski and law enforcement sources believe Dr. Murray may have connected the 100ml bottle of Propofol to the tube, and then either tried regulating the flow by eyeballing it or just letting it flow by itself ... and Dr. Dombrowski calls either scenario "reckless." Remember, Dr. Murray himself told detectives at one point he walked out of Jackson's room to go to the bathroom.
If Dr. Murray did indeed attach the 100ml bottle to the tube and the contents emptied into Jackson's system, that would be 40 times more Propofol than Dr. Murray said he administered.
There is no explanation for the empty bottle of Propofol in the hidden compartment
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/category/michael-jackson/#ixzz0gwy1lPMT
Michael Jackson received the fatal dose of Propofol through an IV in his leg, and law enforcement believes Dr. Conrad Murray may have tried covering it up ... this according to law enforcement sources and an anesthesiologist who reviewed the case for the LAPD.
Dr. Murray told cops he administered only a very small amount of Propofol -- 2.5ml shortly before Jackson died. But Dr. John Dombrowski, a noted anesthesiologist and member of the board of the American Society of Anesthesiologists who reviewed the LAPD file for detectives, tells TMZ that 2.5ml couldn't put Jackson to sleep, much less kill him. Indeed, the Coroner's report notes the level of Propofol found in Jackson's body was equivalent to that found during "general anesthesia for major surgery."
A small, empty, 20ml bottle of Propofol was found in the bedroom, but there was a secret compartment in a nearby closet that could be the key to the prosecution's case. Several days after Jackson's death, law enforcement found numerous bottles of Propofol in that closet, including a large, empty, 100ml bottle with a large tear in the rubber stopper.
The tear could be critical evidence. There are two ways of administering Propofol. The first is sticking a syringe into the rubber stopper, withdrawing a small amount and then injecting it into the tubing. The second way is by using a spike -- which creates a tear in the rubber stop -- and connects the entire bottle of Propofol to the tube.
Dr. Dombrowski says if a spike is used to connect the bottle directly to the IV tube, the doctor must use an infusion pump to regulate the flow of Propofol -- otherwise, the patient could easily OD. There was no infusion pump found in Jackson's home.
Dr. Dombrowski and law enforcement sources believe Dr. Murray may have connected the 100ml bottle of Propofol to the tube, and then either tried regulating the flow by eyeballing it or just letting it flow by itself ... and Dr. Dombrowski calls either scenario "reckless." Remember, Dr. Murray himself told detectives at one point he walked out of Jackson's room to go to the bathroom.
If Dr. Murray did indeed attach the 100ml bottle to the tube and the contents emptied into Jackson's system, that would be 40 times more Propofol than Dr. Murray said he administered.
There is no explanation for the empty bottle of Propofol in the hidden compartment
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/category/michael-jackson/#ixzz0gwy1lPMT
Deepak Chopra: Um Tributo ao meu amigo, Michael Jackson
Por Deepak Chopra
(autor sírio, apresentador de rádio, fundador da Aliança para uma Nova Humanidade)
Michael Jackson vai ser lembrado, muito provavelmente, como um ícone destruído, um gênio do pop que acabou um mutante da fama. Isso não é que eu vou lembrar, no entanto. Sua mistura de mistério, isolamento, indulgência, fama mundial esmagadora, e a solidão pessoal era intimamente conhecida por mim. Durante vinte anos, observei todos os aspectos, e tão fácil como era amar Michael - e querer protegê-lo - a morte súbita ontem parecia quase predestinada.
Dois dias antes ele havia me chamado em um estado de espírito de humor otimista. A mensagem de voz disse: "Eu tenho uma notícia muito boa para compartilhar com você." Ele estava escrevendo uma canção sobre o meio ambiente, e queria informalmente minha ajuda com as letras, como já tinha feito várias vezes antes. Quando tentei retornar sua chamada, no entanto, o número estava desligado. (No fim, assustado pelo seu tratamento na imprensa, ele mudava o seu número de telefone com freqüência.) Então eu nunca consegui falar com ele, e a demo da música que ele me enviou está na minha mesa de cabeceira, como símbolo pungente de uma vida inacabada.
Quando nos encontramos pela primeira vez, por volta de 1988, fiquei impressionado com a combinação de carisma e feridas que cercou Michael. Ele estaria cercado de multidões em um aeroporto, realizar um show cansativo por três horas, e depois sentar-se nos bastidores depois, como nós fizemos uma noite em Bucareste, beber água engarrafada, olhar mais alguma poesia de Sufi [como eu entrei na sala?], querer meditar.
Essa pessoa, que eu considerava (com o risco do ridículo), muito puro, ainda sobreviveu - ele estava lendo os poemas de Rabindranath Tagore quando conversamos pela última vez, há duas semanas. Michael exemplificou o paradoxo de muitos artistas famosos, sendo essencialmente tímido, introvertido, que viriam a minha casa e passam a maior parte da noite sentados sozinhos em um canto com os filhos pequenos. Eu nunca vi menos que um pai amoroso, quando eles estavam juntos (e agora pergunto, como alguém próximo a ele poderia [ver menos que um pai amaroso no Mike], o que vai acontecer com eles no fim).
A relutância de Michael em crescer foi outra parte do paradoxo. Meus filhos adoravam, e, em troca, ele respondeu de uma forma infantil. Ele declarou muitas vezes, como as crianças-astro fazem, que ele foi roubado de sua infância. Considerando o valor monstruosamente exagerado que nossa sociedade dão a celebridades, e o que foi negado a Michael, sem restrição, o público foi insensível à sua real dor muito pessoal. Tornou-se um outro pedaço de mau gosto do tablóide Jacko, retratado como um estranho mutante e como algo muito mais sinistro.
Não é o minha atribuição comentar sobre os problemas Michael pasosu de um prodigio do passado e, em seguida, amplificou suas escolhas erradas na vida. Ele foi cercado por capacitadores, incluindo uma grande quantidade vergonhosa de médicos de Los Angeles e de outros lugares, que lhe forneceram medicamentos prescritos. Quantas vezes ele confessou abertamente que ele tinha um problema, a conversa sempre acabava com um desvio e negação. Enquanto escrevo este parágrafo, os relatos de abuso de drogas estão se espalhando pelos canais de notícias a cabo. No instante em que soube de sua morte, esta tarde, eu tive uma sensação de que medicamentos desempenhariam um papel fundamental.
O mais próximo que nos tornamos, talvez, foi quando Michael precisava de um livro para vender principalmente como uma lembrança de concerto. Teria imagens de seus fãs, mas haveria também um texto composto de fábulas curtas. Eu sentei com ele durante horas, enquanto ele sonhador como Aesop [autor de fábulas grego] elaborava contos sobre animais, misturados com palavras sobre música e seu amor de todas as coisas musicais. Este projeto tornou-se Dancing the Dream depois que eu puxei o texto em conjunto para ele, agindo estritamente como um amigo. Foi esse tempo juntos, que me convenceu do modo de vida que Michael tinha inventado para si mesmo: para contrariar a onda de stress que acompanha o mega-estrelato, ele construiu um retiro privado num mundo de fantasia onde as nuvens rosas velavam a angústia interior e Peter Pan era um herói, e não uma patologia.
Este compromisso com a realidade gradualmente tornou-se insustentável. Ele foi aos graus estranho para preservá-lo. Um privilégio ilimitado tornou-se uma outra força tóxica em sua ruína. O que começou como idiossincrasia [constituição individual], timidez e vulnerabilidade foi devastado por obsessões sobre a saúde, a paranóia com a segurança, e um isolamento que cresceu mais e mais doentil. Quando Michael me passou a música para que a última canção, a única sessão por minha cabeceira esperando as palavras certas, o procedimento para conseguir o CD para mim rivalizava com uma operação encoberta da CIA no seu segredo.
Minha lembrança de Michael Jackson será tão complexa e confusa como a de qualquer um. Seus amigos mais próximos cerrarão fileiras e tentarão fazer de tudo ao seu alcance para assegurar que a vida seja boa, depois dele. Será que vamos ser bem sucedidos em resgatá-lo depois de tantos anos de distorção da mídia? Ninguém pode dizer. Eu só queria colocar alguns detalhes sobre o registro em seu nome. Meu filho Gotham viajou com Michael como ajudante em sua turnê "Dangerous", quando ele tinha dezessete anos. Será importante o fato de que Michael se comportou com disciplina e de maneira impecável em com meu filho? (Causa arrepio lembrar algo que ele disse Gotham: "Eu não quero sair [de cena] como Marlon Brando. Quero sair como Elvis". Ambos os ídolos obsessões deste ícone [MJ].)
Sua babá e mãe substituta de suas crianças, Grace Rwaramba, é como outra filha para mim. Eu a apresentei para o Michael quando tinha dezoito anos, uma garota bonita e reconfortante de Ruanda que agora está crescida. Ela manteve um olho nele para mim e me chamaava sempre que estava para baixo ou correndo muito perto da borda. O quanto é devastador para Grace que os instintos de proteção e o amor genuíno de alguém poderiam evitar esse trágico dia. Uma hora atrás, ela estava chorando no telefone, de Londres. Como resultado, eu não poderia deixar de escrever esta recordação breve na tristeza. Mas, quando os subsídios do choque e mil vozes do público relembram o brilho de Michael, sua alegria, seus apuros, sua enigmática trajetória, sua bizarrice, espero que a palavra "feliz" seja a única que vai renascer das cinzas e brilhar como antes.
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