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[MJackson News]

God channeled ideas for concert to Jackson-report

LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's posthumous movie "This Is It" has sparked a huge amount of speculation over what will be in it and the reasons for making it, but one thing is certain if the late pop star himself is to be believed -- God had a hand in its production.

Entertainment Weekly magazine on Thursday revealed details about the making of the film, saying the series of planned London concerts on which it is based featured 22 different stage sets, aerial dancing and magic. Jackson even wanted a reproduction of the world's largest waterfall, the Victoria Falls in Africa, before producers balked.

"God channels this through me at night. I can't sleep because I'm so supercharged," the 50-year-old "Thriller" singer told his director, Kenny Ortega.

Ortega asked: "Can't God take a vacation?"

"You don't understand -- if I'm not there to receive these ideas, God might give them to Prince," Jackson answered, referring to the rival pop star.

Jackson died in June of a prescription drug overdose before the London concerts hit the stage. His estate's administrators, concert promoter AEG Live and movie studio Sony Pictures Entertainment agreed to use video footage of the shows' rehearsals to make the movie.

The film, which is part concert film and part documentary of his last days, hits theaters worldwide on Oct. 28 for a two-week run.

When Jackson died, he was reported to be as much as $400 million in debt and his Neverland Ranch had been sold, leading to reports he needed to perform solely for the money. But AEG Live president Randy Phillips told Entertainment Weekly that Jackson was doing it for his three children.

"I asked him, 'why now?'. He said 'Because I've spent 12 and a half years bringing my kids up, and now they're old enough to appreciate what I do -- and I'm still young enough to do it,'" Phillips said. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte and Belinda Goldsmith)



Source: Reuters

[magic]

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"You don't understand -- if I'm not there to receive these ideas, God might give them to Prince," Jackson answered, referring to the rival pop star.

so according to Michael, Prince will become the next superubermegasuperstar

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"I asked him, 'why now?'. He said 'Because I've spent 12 and a half years bringing my kids up, and now they're old enough to appreciate what I do -- and I'm still young enough to do it,'" Phillips said.

I hope the kids will not read or hear or know it. Cause I wouldn't want to know if some of my dad's decisions he did cause of me, has led him to death

[witchanna]

i learn something about michael each day be that good or bad?
who is prince a singer you talk of?
i already forget about prince the first time i hear his music
michael did for more for charties/music in one year then prince will do in his life time
when its comes to music prince is vaction and michael was releasing new/old music at aee of 5 or 6 years youngand still releasing new or oldunheard of music after his death
prince start doing music later in his life and is kind of vaction with his music
speaking of god and what planes he had for prince

prince will never be super-magastar
becourse he don't work 24/7 on his music like michael did
and i think god has other ideas/plans for prince then just what is doing with his music what ever that mite be?

to me prince was a singer i already forget about
and michael jackson is more then a singer/star that i will rembmer for a lifetime

Edited by witchanna, 16 October 2009 - 05:31 AM.

[magic]

Talking about Prince, I never understood why ppl are into him. He didn't don't have that many great songs, in my opinion. Once I asked about Prince to somebody. I was wondering why he has so many albums. The person said that Prince are releasing everything. God or bad. But everything. While Michael made a choice to release only the best cause he was perfectionist. This is why Michael is something that big.