I would never see MJ, but these ticketing agencies are a bunch of motherfuckers. I can’t wait until they day where the consumers have the upperhand by competition created by artists seeking alternate ticket selling sources. this will come back and bite them in the ass soon enough. ticketmaster/livenation will not stand the test of time.

I think the likelihood of Michael Jackson fulfilling his obligation of fifty shows is wide of the mark anyway! I think people who’ve bought tickets on the black market for those later shows could be in for a nasty surprise…

I bought 4 tickets for the Sept 6th show. Me and my family are flying to London from Canada. People don’t realize just how popular Michael Jackson is. What other artist could sell out a 20,000+ venue 50 times over…in the worst economic downturn in decades? One can…MJ

I have had the privilege of seeing Michael Jackson perform live twice and I am fortunate enough to have a ticket to see him this summer in London. His showmanship is incomparable. I have seen other 80’s pop phenomenons like Madonna and Prince live and they don’t come close to the electricity which Michael Jackson generates in a stadium or arena. He will prevail this summer. There are long enough breaks between each performance at the O2 to make the 50 peformances run doable.

I tried to buy a michael jackson ticket this morning when they went on sale but all the sites i tried crashed and by the time they were working again all the tickets had gone. I was devastated when i couldnt get a ticket. I have bin a big fan of michaels all my life and i have always wanted to go to see him live but now i cant. Truly upset

Hey MJFan, you little ponce – anyone who says anything about Whacko Jacko like that should get a medal – the ‘dude’ is a total freak show. His brain is the one that is rotting, as it yours.

My presale code didn’t do anything for me. And then I tried from 3am until 7:30am to order tickets during the general sale. And after 5 and a half hours, came away ticketless. But I soon learned that AEG made a nice dollar selling a good chunk of tickets to Viagogo, tickets that I cannot afford. Good one, AEG, way to screw over the fans.

The touts will make mega bucks off these shows.. Its sad. Concerts these days are impossible to get tickets to first hand. Its robbery what is happening.

You few haters have far too much spare time in your hands.MJ is still biggest and best entertainer on the planet so just get use to it.

Yes I heard it was Taqa, for 1.75 Billion British Pounds

We’ll see for the U.S. dates next year!

My presale code was no good spending hours online, the site kept crashing—then spent 5 hours trying today with no luck -only massive disappointment–cant understand how anyone got through to Ticketmaster when it crashed all the time. Waste of time –Obviously one big rip off– I do not believe the majority of tickets were sold online-

That is the great thing about Prince. With his fan club the “actual” fans get the best seating in the house. I went to 11 Musicology shows in 2004 and had 1st or 2nd row 9 out of the 11 shows. That was kick ass!

sooooo annoyed! i had a stupid pre-sale code – didnt work, had what i thought was “o2 priority” which didnt work (is absolute rubbish) and been trying general sale, everything kept crashing and slowing and then find out that loads of the AEG tickets were sold to secondary sellers… that makes me sick! so upset, ive been soo soo unlucky!

To all those moaning that they can’t go because the shows are sold out…

Get a job, and pay a little more for tickets from a broker!

I mean, Jesus Christ, with 50 shows, there’s somewhere around one million tickets available.

Surely, you shouldn’t have much difficulty finding a few at a reasonable price from a 3rd party.

What a con, every little ticket tout in the land can now get their little cut and the real fans have to pay hundreds of pounds for tickets to see their idle.
this isn’t just MJ, it happens all the time and it needs to be stopped. MJ himself should stop this, as he himself doesn’t see these extra commissions. Ticketmaster is like a tombola at a fair and they too are incompetent.
All in all, as a fan, going to see MJ at one of the 50 concerts should not be this hard.

I am sure when people say all the tickets are SOLD OUT, that they are not, surely 1 in 20 of the UK population that could and would see him haven’t bought a ticket in the 3 days I have been online. It’s just marketing spin and GREED. Disgusting.

Aha I don’t quite know what you lot are on about. bought 4 great tickets FOR ME AND MY FAMILY on the opening of presale.August the 1st block a1 row c. couldn’t get that much better really. I think you lot are mad. a bunch of angry fans that have over xxagerated because your rubbish on computers and can’t use ticketmaster properly lol
Oh well, Good luck getting seats like mine off of secondary sellers
sellign at £900 a piece lol
Anon.

David said: re: ticket brokers: “It’s just marketing spin and GREED. Disgusting.”

So you’re saying ticket touting for a few extra bucks, is BAD greed?

But Michael’s ripoff tickets in the first place, to pay off his super luxurious wealthy habits (like private amusement parks), is GOOD greed?

I just want to be clear about it.

I agree the ticket agencies have pulled a fast one and in desparation after 7 hours on line I purchased tickets at £205 each!! I managed to book more than 4 so if anyone is desperate can purchase from me

Sucessfully registered for the pre sales but didn’t receive a code. Got on ticketmaster before 7am and the best I was offered was right at the back on the upper level… rubbish. Not paying Viagogo prices, hoping for a reasonable one on ebay.

bobby b honest, why you spreading lies, whats your source? If your right then that would be great but it seems that your speaking with no knowledge of the situation. After speaking with many insiders a plan has been reached but not what you stated. Oilexco will remain, but a little different then your BS.

BOBBY B GOOD,

ITS FUNNY HOW YOU ANSWERED YOR OWN QUESTION

HE IS KING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

miheal jakson is the est of all, whether about dancing or singing,i’ll be looking forward to watch his shows on TV( poor i’m he’s a bit far).
“”love u the king of pop Miheal Jackson”"”

Michael Jackson is the est of all, whether about dancing or singing,I’ll be looking forward to watch his shows on TV( poor I’m he’s a bit far).
“”love u the king of pop Michael Jackson”"”

I may be in middle school but i know my fair share of music artists and bands and mj is the best pop dancer ever.

Who really wants to see a 50 old man? do the moonwalk? He is way past his prime ,more of a freakshow then a concert.

wow, you poor souls, the 50 year old mangirl will more then likely collapse after the third show…and never set foot on stage again…..what a nightmare for the 900,000 refunds to come!!!!!

TAQA will pay $2 billion to make sure they win the bid.

michael jackson is the king of music and the most famous person in the world, of course 50 concerts were going to sell out in hours. Long live the king.

michael jackson is the king of music and the most famous person in the world, of course 50 concerts were going to sell out in hours. Long live the king.

I have never been to a consert but I aways said if mj put one on I would be there no matter what.

Let’s start a pool. How many of the 50 shows will MJ complete before he flakes and either collapses or cancels?

My bet is somewhere in the first 10.

Long Live the King of Pop!

i am long time fan of MJ. I admit i myself is worried he may not be able to pull this through, 50 shows !!??

but whatever welcome back micheal, we have been waiting a long time for this

Well.. MOFO !! Take it your a little cheesed off you didnt get a ticket, awww dont worry will tell you all about it from my front row seat, and if your lucky i may just send you a pic !!

I can’t say I agree with Chris. I have never seen Madonna live but I have seen Prince and I thought Prince was better live than MJ. Prince seemed a lot more free to do what he wanted and interacted with the crowd. Went from full production to very intimate acoustic sets and I really feel he took me on a rollercoster of emotions through the show. It was the best concert I have ever seen!

I was a little disappointed with MJ. It seemed a lot of hyped up people and not that much content really. MJ is a good dancer but he mimed most of the tracks and played to backing tracks. It was more about the hype of the audience. I think MJ has great marketing!!

isn’t this the same guy that bought his way out of a molestation conviction? i wouldn’t waste 10 cents on him.

As black is now White, Is is now Was, Was king of pop now flop, Was a good dancer now 50, Was once sane now INSANE, Was real now prostheticly proped up.
Im saving my hard earned for some REAL music – LedZep !!!

Michael WILL definitely fulfill his obligation and perform all 50 shows as planned. If only because he DESPERATELY needs the money. The tickets for all 50 shows are completely sold out, so its a guaranteed paycheck. He’ll do them.

And then disappear again.

better news
TAQA WILL PAY 5 BILLION POUNDS

I would fly to london for two shows, (if they ever happened),
Led-Zeppelin 2nd one-off reunion
Kinks reunion
I would’nt see Michael Jackson even if he came to my neck of the woods and the tickets were $50. England has produced the greatest rock artists off all time, but for some reason it can fill 50 arenas full of pop fans. It raises the question …
What the fuck?

Not one of us can deny Michael Jackson’s contribution to Pop music, against all the odd’s this man has delighted audiences for over 40 years!! the guy is an Icon!

Stop spreading the h8 (fans or not) and start spreading the love x

i love youuuuuuuuuuuuuu michael jackson ur the best your my idol i learn all your moves i wish i could go to london to your concert
PEACE
hope you get better

i know how to do the moonwalk backward and frontward
HOPEFULLY ONE DAY I’LL MEET YOU!
MICHAEL JACKSON YOU ROCK
KING OF POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!11

Michael’s certainly always been a talented entertainer. But I do think the praise and adulation he’s received is way too much.

Yes, his vocal style is distinct, and unique, but it’s hardly what anyone with a real ear for music, would call a ‘great voice’.

He’s also not much of a ‘musician’. Other than a little bit of rudimentary piano playing, I’ve never seen him pick up an instrument.

I wouldn’t really call him a great songwriter. Most of his songs were written by other people. And the songs that he did contribute to writing, have been very iffy.

Sure, he’s an amazing dancer, but that’s not really what music is all about.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t hate Michael Jackson, but there’s SO many more truly talented people than him, deserving of that kind of attention.

The fact that Michael Jackson is still the king of pop music, it is revealed by the swift sale of tickets. This means that there are people out there that love and admire Michael Jackson and his music. Every time that such record setting events take place, the sale of tickets in a secondary market cannot be avoid. There are many examples of that: the rocketing price of Super Bowl tickets or the World Cup tickets. However, I think that in this case, it is not the fault of the event. The concert promoters, AEG Live were the first to put the tickets on a secondary market. They would have probably known that this would mean an immediate increase in ticket prices. I don’t really believe that they did that in order to give fans more possibilities to watch the show: I do think that they did this to raise the price of the tickets. Since they thought they had everything in control and that both AEG Live and Jackson would profit from this secondary market, they didn’t see any wrong doing in the action. The turning point and the start of the problems seem to be when AEG Live and Jackson lost the control of the ticket sales and therefore to the profit gained by the exponentially raising prices.
On the other hand, Viagogo could argue that since AEG Live accepted a secondary market, there is nothing in what they did. Is a secondary market permissible only when AEG Live does it? That might be the case on a legal standpoint. However, from a moral and ethical perspective Jackson and AEG Live did not fulfill their responsibilities to the fans. The fans showed their support to Jackson by immediately buying tickets. They were repaid with extremely high tickets and moral incorrectness. When looking at this issue, we can see that the first action taken by AEG Live to expand the sale into a secondary market was the root of the problem. I don’t think that there is much to do now to resolve the problem by neither AEG Live, Jackson or by filing lawsuits: the fans are the ones who are going to pay.

Rob J your truly on another planet mate and talent identification would be not be your thing. I suppose your probably an elvis supporter now that is someone with very little talent couldnt sing and certainly cant dance. Wake up Rob J. You dont get american music awards artist of the century for nothing you idiot.

YES! MICHAEL JACKSON DOES WRITE COMPOSES ARRANGES AND PRODUCES HIS SONGS IDIOT IGNORANT

AND MAKES AND CHOREOGRAPHES HIS MUSIC MINI FILMS BY THE WAY!

THAT´S HOW HE IS THE YOUNGEST ARTIST TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE SONGWRITERS ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

…AND INDUCTED TO THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME WITH THE JACKSONS

…AND THE YOUNGEST ARTIST INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AS A SOLO ARTIST.

IDIOT!!!!! get informed before stating the first stupidity that comes to your peanut brain STOP READING rolling stone, STOP WATCHING mtv vh1 and e! THEY WILL NOT TELL THE TRUE ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON EVER they have an anti Michael Jackson editorial line their executives editors journalist columnist bloggers ARE STUPID MUSICAL IGNORANTS BONEHEAD NITWITS PINHEADS!

Keep drinking the kool-aid if you’re a big enough of a dumbass to think Wacko Jacko is the “King of Pop”.Only Off the Wall and Thriller were truly “great”.Sorta gotten to be a long time ago!The London shows have sold out mostly in part to people desperate to see a FREAK SHOW.

michael jackson is the most overated loser ive seen in my life!

Elvis Presley is the KING and always will be michael jaqckson is just a old petifial, trying to make money thats all it is wasting your money to go to that shit! Ill spend it elsewhere like GUNS N ROSES BABY!!!

michael jackson is the most overated loser ive seen in my life!

Elvis Presley is the KING and always will be michael jackson is just a old petifial, trying to make money thats all it is wasting your money to go to that shit! Ill spend it elsewhere like GUNS N ROSES BABY!!!

I WANT YOU BACK, written by The Corporation

THE LOVE YOU SAVE, written by The Corporation

ABC, written by The Corporation

I’LL BE THERE, written by Berry Gordy, Jr., Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch

BEN, written by Don Black and Walter Scharf

GOT TO BE THERE, written by Elliot Willensky

ROCKIN’ ROBIN, written by Roger Thomas

DANCING MACHINE, written by D.Fletcher / H.Davis / W.D.Parks

ENJOY YOURSELF, written by Gamble/Huff

BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE, written by Mick Jackson/David Jackson/ E. Krohn

OFF THE WALL, written by Rod Temperton

GIRLFRIEND, written by Paul McCartney

SHE’S OUT OF MY LIFE, written by Tom Bahler

FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE, written by St. Lewis

THRILLER, written by Rod Temperton

HUMAN NATURE, written by Steve Porcaro and John Bettis

PYT, written by James Ingram and Quincy Jones

MAN IN THE MIRROR, written by Glen Ballard, and Siedah Garrett

JAM, written by MJ, plus René Moore, Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley

IN THE CLOSET, written by MJ, plus Teddy Riley

REMEMBER THE TIME, written by MJ, plus Teddy Riley, and Bernard Belle

SCREAM, written by MJ, plus Harris and Lewis

YOU ARE NOT ALONE, written by R. Kelly (now THERE’S a pairing for you!)

Michael Jackson… writes all his own stuff! hahahahahahahahahahaaaaaahahah ahahahaha!

50 shows sold out in record time. That’s the power of a cultural phenomenon called Michael Jackson. The press like to put him down but the people shows that what matters is his music and art, not his look.

I have 3 important questions, (not stupid ones).
#1 Will he sing ‘man in the mirror’?
#2 Will Eddie Van Halen join him on stage for the guitar solo in ‘beat it’?
#3 WHO WILL BE THE SUPPORTING ACT?????

Who in the world would pay to see this guy ? He’s beyond creepy, find a creepier person in the history of the world and i’ll give you my left testicle. Only way to explain any interest in this guy is the same reason people payed good money to see Mike’s beloved elephant man in the 1800’s…..a freak show.

micheal jackson will never be a performer that he once was, and to tour know is pretty bold move and would prob make light on his dark career in recent years. but he is a freak and the guy is prob gonna have a a strange incident in this tour like maybe with a monkey, or make a wish foundation kid, or who knows he may do the moon walk?

Im not sirprised he sold out so quickly, the man is TALENTED!

I ran across an artist they say may be the NEXT Michael Jackson…Sonny Long..chek out his myspace page..

try putting in myspace then sonnylongsworld

It ain’t possible to deny the man’s got a bunch of fans who’d do anything to see him. He’s been successful for a very long time, and there’s nothing people can do to erase the phenomena he’s become. Not even himself could do it, despite of the many scandals he got into.Put up or shut up.

@Rob J.
On album “Of the Wall” Jackson wrote and composed 3 songs. Biggest hit from that album was song “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough” and that is completely HIS song.
On album “Thriller” there is 9 songs and Michael Jackson ALONE wrote and composed 4 of them including 2 biggest hits from that album “Billie Jean” and “Beat It”.
On album Bad there is 11 songs and Michael Jackson ALONE wrote and composed 9 of them plus he cowrote and cocomposed Man in the Mirror. Only song that he didn’t wrote and composed was “Just Good Friends”.
On Dangerous there is 14 songs. 12 of them has Jackson’s signiture (8 of them are collaboration). Biggest hit from that album was “Black or White” and that is HIS song.
On HIStory there is 15 songs and 12 of them has Jackson’s signiture (5 are collaboration).
On Invincible there is 16 songs and 14 of them has Jackson’s signiture (12 are collaboration).

In Motown’s years Michael Jackson was a kid so he didn’t contribute as an author. In The Jacksons, Michael (co)wrote and (co)composed around 20 songs including hits “Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)”, “This Place Hotel”, “Can You Feel It”, “State of Shock” etc.

About Jackson’s voice…
Michael Jackson has one of the best voice in music – 4 octave range (100% FACT). Also Seth Riggs, one of the best vocal coach in the world and founder of a technique “Speech Level Singing” said that Michael Jackson has the most perfect transition between registers of any singer he’s come across. BTW Seth Riggs was voice teacher to Barbra Streisand, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, Julio Iglesias, Prince, Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Cher etc.

About instruments…
Michael Jackson play a drums, piano, guitar, bongos… He can also improvise with anything to make music for example he can make music with bottles.

Little correction: Jackson didn’t co-wrote&composed “Man in the Mirror” on “Bad” album; he was co-producer with Quincy Jones.

Anyway, MICHAEL JACKSON IS THE KING OF POP!

you couldn’t pay ME to go see him.

He can’t walk, has a lung problem, can’t see properly and now he plans to perform 50 concerts? WTF? He hasn’t performed in concert since 1997 and is in no condition to perform in 2009/2010. His body is a train wreck, if he does 1 concert it will be a miracle!

So many haters on this post.
If you think so badly if this strange man, why waste your time time kicking up a stink about it?
Michael Jackson is a fruit loop,and a social retard and there’s no doubt about that.
I like what he did in his ‘prime’ as an artist and performer (even if he was using other peoples music and lyrics).
If i could get a ticket i’d go.

I wouldn’t doubt if he’s about to die and just needs alot of money. I used to like MJ, but he disrespected all blacks AND people with Vitiligo with his plastic surgery and lie. No doubt toxic skin depigmentation chemicals have left him in his deteriorating state. His current fans are dellusional. The man LIMPED on stage for God’s sake. He can’t perform a concert. He can’t even TALK without sounding like he has a sinus infection and he had to LIPSYNCH all the songs on the HISstory tour because his voice is so damaged from the destruction and collapse of his nose. He’s running a scam.

1/Jackson wasn’t a musician.
2/ And even if his company of discs claim he has composed twenty nine (29) songs since 40 years, in reality he wasn’t alone.
3/ Today if you said michael Jackson people think Mtv and clip-vidéos.
Mtv = money

Songs “composed” by M. Jackson.(1969-2009)
(He don’t play music on this songs, he sang only)

Off the wall: 10 songs and only 3 songs by Jackson:(30%)

Thriller: 9 songs and only 4 songs by Jackson:(44%)

Bad: 11 songs and 9 songs by Jackson:(81%)

Dangerous: 14 songs and only 4 songs by Jackson:(28%)

History: 15 songs and only 7 songs by Jackson:(46%)

Invincible: 15 songs and only 2 songs by Jackson:(13%)

mj king of pop i love micheal jackson so much

KING OF POP? = B_SHIT!
GENIUS? = WHAT THE FU_?

EXCELLENTE DANCER, SINGER AND ARTIST OK! BUT, GENIUS, MUSICIAN, KING… FROM LATE 80S TO 90S I DIDN’T KNOW WHERE TO REFUGE FROM THOSE SHIT OF NOISE CALLED MUSIC.

TICKETS SOLD OUT IN ENGLAND FOR 2009 SHOWS? YES, PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS TO VIEW THE MUTATION OF THAT LITLE MONSTER, NOT MUSIC. I AM CURIOUS TOO, SO I WOULD BUY A TICKET.

WORLD: DON’T BE IGNORANT, I BELIEVE YOU AREN’T.
JUST WATCHED POOR TV. FANS LIKE YOU NEVER LISTENED TO GOOD MUSIC, THATS WHY THE FIRST IMPRESSIVE SHOW YOU SEE ON TV IS THE BEST, THE GENIUS, THE KING.

SEARCH AND RESEARCH MUSIC, YOU HAVE iTUNES, YOUTUBE, ETC, AND FIND REAL GOOD MUSIC.

FINALLY IF YOU STILL BE BLIND, MUST KNOW THE REAL GOOD CREATIONS LAST IN TIME, FROM HERE TO 10 OR MORE YEARS WHO WILL BE LISTED? ONLY THE BEST, THE OVERRATED WILL DIE.

Genius Michael Jackson is a Musician, the King of Pop and according to the Guinness Book of World Records he is the Most Successful Entertainer of All Time.

I must correct Prince.
Songs (co)written & (co)composed by Michael Jackson
SOLO STUDIO ALBUMS (1979-2001)
—————— ————
Off the wall: 10 songs – 3 songs by MJ (including biggest hit “Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough”) (30%)
Thriller: 9 songs – 4 songs by MJ (including 2 biggest hits “Billie Jean” & “Beat It”) (44%)
Bad: 11 songs – 9 songs by MJ (82%)
Dangerous: 14 songs – 12 songs by MJ (86%)
History: 15 songs – 12 songs by MJ (80%)
Invincible: 16 songs – 14 songs by MJ (88%)

So in 22 years Michael Jackson released 6 studio albums. Cumulative that is 75 songs and 54 has Michael Jackson’s signiture or 72%. Of course there are many more songs (co) written & composed by Michael Jackson; around 20 in The Jacksons, then some previously unreleased and new songs on his compilation album from 2004 – “Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection”, then songs on his remix album “Blood On The Dance Floor” etc.
With Lionel Richie he wrote “We Are the World” and for that song Michael Jackson won Grammy Award (Song of the Year) as a songwriter. Also as a songwriter he won Grammy Award for Billie Jean (Best R&B Song) etc.
In 2002, Jackson was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame.

To Kikuchiyo: Prince is right

You said:

“I must correct Prince.
Songs (co)written & (co)composed by Michael Jackson”

Excuse me but you play with the words.

“Composed is not the same thing with…(co) composed.

For example: the song ” jam” was written and composed by rene moore, bruce swedien, michael jackson and teddy riley.

So without rene moore, bruce swedien and teddy riley, the songs “jam” could never have existed.

But you never talk about rene moore, bruce swedien and teddy riley!

You can’t assign songs to a single person while this song was composed by several persons.

(Fan = fanatic)

2/ “So in 22 years Michael Jackson released 6 studio albums.”

?????????

No between 1969-2008 – 39 years- michael jackson has composed 29 songs on 26 albums:

DIANA ROSS PRESENTS THE JACKSON FIVE (1969)

ABC (1970)

THIRD ALBUM (1970)

CHRISTMAS ALBUM (1970)

MAYBE TOMORROW (1971)

LOOKIN’ THROUGH THE WINDOWS (1972)

GOT TO BE THERE (1972)

BEN (1972)

SKYWRITER (1973)

MUSIC & ME (1973)

GET IT TOGETHER (1973)

DANCING MACHINE (1974)

MOVING VIOLATION (1975)

FOREVER, MICHAEL (1975)

THE JACKSONS (1976)

GOIN’ PLACES (1977)

DESTINY (1978)

OFF THE WALL (1979)

TRIUMPH (1981)

THRILLER (1983)

VICTORY (1984)

BAD (1987)

2300 JACKSON STREET (1989)

DANGEROUS (1991)

HISTORY (1995)

INVINCIBLE (2001)

Another thing: Prince is right when he said “He don’t play music on this songs, he sang only”

A singer can not make a career without musicians!

Rob J. aka Prince aka Jay-Z you are WRONG!
You completely IGNORED all Jackson’s collaborations. I explained everything about Michael Jackson’s songwriting in my posts –> 3/18/2009, 12:46 am EST and 3/29/2009, 11:39 pm EST. THAT IS COMPLETE TRUTH!
BTW it is very funny how you count Jackson’s songs. You don’t count songs cowritten & cocomposed by Michael Jackson, actually you don’t even MENTION those songs?!?!?!?! LOL Hmmmm, VERY interesting. Using same ANOLOGY do you know how many songs John Lennon wrote in The Beatles? The Beatles released 13 studio albums and using your great “I hate Michael Jackson” method John Lennon wrote ZERO, NULL, 0 songs because all his song are collaborations with McCartney and of course you don’t count COLLABORATIONS. Hahahahaha! You are very funny man.
You also said “29 songs from 26 albums”?!?!?! LOL Completely WRONG statistics.
Did you ever heard for group “The Jacksons”? For example songs “Blues Away”, “This Place Hotel”??? There are completely Michael Jackson’s songs. What about Michael Jackson’s song(s) from his remix album “Blood on the Dance Floor” like “Morphine” and many more from his compilation album “The Ultimate Collection” like “Sunset Driver”, “On the Line”, “In the Back”, “Beautiful Girl”, “The Way You Love Me” and what about song(s) “Someone in the Dark” from Thriller SE or “Streetwalker” and “Fly Away” from Bad SE… etc. etc.
Michael Jackson wrote&composed or co-wrote&co-composed more than 100 RELEASED songs but you are ignorant full of hatred so you don’t know that.

You said “A singer can not make a career without musicians!”
I repeat Michael Jackson IS A MUSICIAN. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, musician is : A COMPOSER, conductor, or PERFORMER of music.
So composers and singers are also musicians and you are again ignorant because it is obvious that for you musician is only a instrumentalist! BTW did you ever heard for “a capella” singing? Also musician-instrumentalist CAN NOT make career without musician-COMPOSER(s) so…

To Kikuchiyo:

The problem it’s you:

For example, “Jam” is a songs composed by rene moore, bruce swedien, michael jackson and teddy riley…but you said:

“It’s a Michael Jackson’song”

Excuse me but it’s exactly like a person said…”Jam” is a song composed by bruce swedien.

You are just a fan and like all the fan you doing the “cult of personality” with your idol.

But you can’t contest the truth.

If you read the credit on the 26 albums of Michael Jackson, he composed 29 songs between 1969-2009.

February 1976 (6 years after the break-up of the Beatles).

“At the start of the month, Bill Sargent, a Los Angeles pop promoter, offers The Beatles a guaranteed $50 million to perform one reunion concert, which will be televised on closed circuit television throughout the world. His basic plans are laid out as follows:

1. All four Beatles will perform live at any location of their choice, anywhere in the world, and that they may perform individually but they must play together for a minimum of at least 20 minutes.

2. Bill Sargent will retain all rights and all interests in the show in all media in perpetuity. He estimates that the cost of putting on the concert will be about $68,000,000 but, by charging $50 a seat at all cinemas showing the closed circuit broadcast, he believes he can gross approximately $150,000,000 in one single night. First reports suggest that The Beatles are keen on the idea, although there are complications that stand in their way. Sargent reveals that he has met with lawyer David Braun, who represents George, and that John is “keen on the idea”, having suggested a reunion some weeks before the news of Sargent’s offer broke.”

The Beatles refused!

$50 million in 1976 = $187 million in 2008.

7 months after : 20 september 1976

“Sid Bernstein – a promoter for the early Beatle tours in America – publicly offers the Beatles $230 million dollars if they would re-unite to do a concert for charity. John, Paul, George and Ringo turn down the offer.”

$230 million dollars in 1976 = $863 million dollars in 2008.

To Jay-Z

Hey man what are you talking about?!?!
I am Michael Jackson’s fan but I am writing THE COMPLETE TRUTH and you are writing (again) LIES because you are ignorant, full of hatred. I REPEAT I wrote in my FIRST comment here (see post 3/18/2009, 12:46 am EST):
“On Dangerous there is 14 songs. 12 of them has Jackson’s signiture (8 of them are collaboration). Biggest hit from that album was “Black or White” and that is HIS song.”

….and that was response to Rob J. who didn’t MENTIONED Jackson’s collaborations. So I repeat I said that 8 songs are COLLABORATIONS. If you don’t know, one of those 8 collaborations is song “Jam”. So I repeat I specifically said that 12 songs on Dangerous has Jackson’s signiture – 8 are collaborations and 4 are completely Jackson’s songs. THAT IS COMPLETE TRUTH. You only mentioned 4 songs and NOTHING else?!?!?! Later, Prince again didn’t mentioned any Jackson’s collaboration and I corrected him because he didn’t tell complete truth. If you are talking about Jackson’s songs you also must say SOMETHING about his collaborations. Michael Jackson won many awards for songs as co-author and you completely IGNORE those songs only because you don’t like Jackson or you have some problems!? MJ get money (royalties) as a co-author for all collaborations and you don’t wanna mention those songs?! As I said before using your counting method John Lennon in The Beatles wrote 0 songs and Paul McCartney also wrote 0 songs in The Beatles. For you that is THE TRUTH. LOL

You said “If you read the credit on the 26 albums of Michael Jackson, he composed 29 songs between 1969-2009.”
LOL again. I have all those albums and many more you don’t count here for some reason (?!?!) and Michael Jackson didn’t wrote 29 songs. You are LYING or you have some mental problems. In my PREVIOUS comment I mentioned for example 11 more RELEASED songs written and composed COMPLETELY by Michael Jackson and you don’t COUNT that?!?! Man you are realy obssesed with hatred of Michael Jackson. BTW for your information there are even more RELEASED songs written & composed completely by Michael Jackson.

You also mentioned album “2300 Jackson Street” from 1989. That is The Jacksons’ album BUT without Michael. He only appeared as guest on one song (”2300 Jackson Street”) with complete family minus LaToya. So that song also include Janet, Rebbie and 5 Michael’s brothers but on that album The Jacksons are only Jermaine, Jackie, Randy, and Tito.

To Kikuchiyo:

When i said the “cult of personality”, it’s because you forget that a singer can’t do a concert or a record without musicians, songwriters and composers:

Thriller (album)

Personnel

* Brian Barns – Keyboards, synthesizers, programming
* Michael Boddicker – Keyboards, synthesizers
* N’dugu Chancler – Drums
* Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
* David Foster – Keyboards, synthesizers
* Gary Grant – Trumpet and flügelhorn
* Eddie Van Halen – Guitar
* Jerry Hey – Trumpet and flügelhorn
* Michael Jackson – Co-producer, lead and backup vocals, drums
* Paul Jackson – Guitar
* Louis Johnson – Bass guitar
* Quincy Jones – Producer
* Steve Lukather – Guitar, Bass guitar
* Anthony Marinelli – Synthesizer programming
* Paul McCartney – Vocals on “The Girl Is Mine”
* David Paich – Keyboards, synthesizers, programming
* Dean Parks – Guitar
* Greg Phillinganes – Keyboards, synthesizers, programming
* Jeff Porcaro – Drums, horn and string arrangements
* Steve Porcaro – Keyboards, synthesizers, programming
* Bill Reichenbach – Trombone
* Bruce Swedien – Recording engineer, mixer
* Rod Temperton – Keyboards, synthesizers
* David Williams – Guitar
* Larry Williams – Saxophone and flute
* Bill Wolfer – Keyboards, synthesizers

“WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN”
(Written and composed by michael jackson)

“BABY BE MINE”
(Written and Composed by Rod Temperton)

[ THE GIRL IS MINE ]
(Written and composed by michael jackson)

[ THRILLER ]
(Written and Composed by Rod Temperton)

[ BEAT IT ]
(Written and composed by michael jackson)

[ BILLIE JEAN ]
(Written and composed by michael jackson)

[ HUMAN NATURE ]
(Written by Steve Porcaro & John Bettis)

[ PYT (PRETTY YOUG THING) ]
(Written by Written by James Ingram & Quincy Jones)

[ LADY IN LY LIFE ]
(Written by Rod Temperton)

I don’t understand why you talking about the Beatles(???)
But for information, the Beatles has composed 251 songs between 1962-1970.

I am talking about The Beatles’ songs just to show you that your ignorant counting method is crap.
“The Beatles” didn’t composed songs. The Beatles is name of group and songs were wtitten by REAL people – by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr (as Starkey)… The Beatles also recorded many cover version songs written and composed by other people like Chuck Berry etc.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote majority of The Beatles’ songs but with using your counting method – John Lennon wasn’t songwriter or composer in The Beatles because, remember, you don’t count collaborations as songwriting. I repeat ALL Lennon’s songs in The Beatles are credited to Lennon/McCartney. Using your “great” ignorant counting method if for example Michael Jackson wrote only 4 song on Dangerous than John Lennon wrote 0 songs in The Beatles.

Also, Jay-Z when & where did I said that singer don’t need instrumentalists, songwriters, composers?!?!
Of course that singer need first of all, musician-COMPOSER and then musician-INSTRUMENTALIST etc.
I only made a remark on your comment “A singer can not make a career without musician” becuase for you musician is ONLY instrumentalist and that is WRONG by definition. I repeat according to Merriam-Webster dictionary or any other english dictionary, musician is : A COMPOSER, conductor, or PERFORMER of music. Michael is composer and performer. FYI singer performs music with voice. For example Elvis Presley was a great musician. Great Bob Dylan said that Elvis Presley’s voice is his instrument.

Of course that Michael Jackson needs instrumentalists for performing & recording but in music all starts with musician-COMPOSER. Without musical composition and songs instrumentalist(s) and singer(s) don’t exist. EOD

In the world what’s the most covered songs during the twentieth century?

It’s the songs of the Beatles.
(251 songs composed between 1962-1970)

Not the songs of Lennon or McCartney or harrison or Starr

But after 1970, how many songs composed by this 4 guys

seriously i do not know exactly but if you count only 10 songs per albums:

John Lennon ~~70 songs
Paul McCartney ~~ 200 songs
Harrison ~~ 100 songs
Ringo Starr ~~ (I’m so tired for search)
Michael Jackson = 29 songs

Michael Jackson is a human being, a beautiful one. Misunderstood perhaps.

Michael Jackson owns the beatles catalogue and that pissed off many beatles fans who were once followers of MJ as well. They know MJ well and they are closet MJ fans. But why? because MJ is BLACK and they said he stole the white legacy, beatles catalogue but for $47million

Michael Jackson fu*ked elvis presley’s daughter and that pissed off many whites who see elvis presley as their god, sort of. But why are they pissed off? well, because MJ is BLACK and a much much better entertainer than ep could ever be.
Pls: MJ wrote hits such as Billie Jean, Beat it, Black or white, Heal the world, Earth song, They dont care about us and so on on his own. Talentless ep wrote none of his songs.

Michael Jackson sold out 50 shows after all he had been through and this pissed off fans of the 80s stars and “legendary” bands. Why?
Because they know very well their idols could never achieved what MJ has achieved.

you guys just jealous cause he’s making a lot of money from this tour. It doesn’t change the fact that he’s loved by many fans. Being successful especially on his level…not easy.

You’re the best Michael!!!! I hope to be in one of your concerts!!!! one of your ever-loving fans

YOU THE REST RIGHT, AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. AND GOD, WORKING IT OUT FOR YOU. AND KEEP PEACE IN YOUR LIFE. WITH THE LORD,NO MATTER WHAT IT LOOK LIKE, GOD, IS ALWAYS THEIR IF JUST CALL ON FOR YOUR SALVATION. AMEN! GIVE GOD, THE PRAYER AMEN!

KEEP THIS PRAYER, FATHER,ITS YOUR WORD THAT I RELY UPON TO BRING HEALING AND HEALTH TO MY LIFE, AND TO THOSE FOR WHOM I AM PRAYING. I’M NOT INTERESTED IN SPIRITUAL TRICKS OR FORMULAS, I ONLY WANT YOUR WILL TO BE DONE. MAY MY WORDS REFLECT YOUR WORDS AND YOUR WILLS IN THE SITUATIONS I AM FACING, YOU NEED TO SPEAK THE WORD OF FAITH TODAY TO THE LORD, AMEN!

LOVE….MICHAL JACKSON WAS A GRAT SENGER BUT TO DAY IS SAD DAY CUZ MICHAL JACKSON HAD DIED TODAY AND IN THIS HOLD WROLD HRED THAT MICHAL JACKSON HAS DIED BUT SOME PEPOL DONT CARE ABOT MICHAL JACKSON BUT I DO IN WORLD PEPOL SHOUD GIVE A SILENT TIME FOR MICHAL JACKSON CUZ HE WAS A REALY GOOD FREND TO THIS WROLD TO PEPOL TO EVREY ONE HE NEVER HERT NO ONE HE WAS A NICE PERSON SO EVRY ONE SHOUD PRAY FOR HEM SO COME ON AND PRAY….PS MICKAEL JACKSON WE LOVE U GOD BLES U MJ….LOVE

I refer to my comment March 18th, “it will take a miracle for him to perform 1 concert let alone 50″ What was everyone thinking? Who let this happen? How did it happen? I feel sad that Michael Jackson is dead, i do not feel sad for the vultures that misguided him into believing he could do this concert tour. He was not the young man who did the moonwalk in 1983!! 26 years ago! He was 51 in August and he had spinal and leg fractures, weighed about 45kg and was in a wheelchair weeks up until his death!! WTF? There was no way possible for him to perform one concert let alone 50 and a follow up World Tour. Heads will deservedly roll for this obscene accessory to murder.

really he was a greatest Dancer

Michael Jackson may have been talented BUT his obsession with little boys was just plain wrong and inexcusable. He even admitted on tv to sharing his bed with them. King of Pop or not this is unacceptable. Had he been convicted for this crime he may have received the psychological help he so desperately needed. I do hope he can rest in peace now.

All the haters should take a look in the mirror they are just jealous that their mama did not make them gifted. MJ is the king of Pop.

Why don’t you keep your hateful comments to your self Ali. M.J. has not been barred yet. You must be a M.J hater. Just shut the F up. M.J gave his life to us. And he strive for World Peace. You need to look at your ugly self in the mirror and see the hate that comes out. I reject your comment. Micheal RIP I love you

What is with the comment by ‘unknown’ concerning racism towards Micheal Jackson? It seems more like a racist comment towards white people then one concerning black racism to me. Why can’t people see that these things go both ways?
Black and White is one of my favourite songs by Jackson, because it showed how loving and wonderful Jackson was.
By the way, people didn’t stop loving him because of his color, it was purely because his first false child molesting accusation by a greedy, jealous father. Also, it was because of his insanity, and the fact he HELD A CHILD OUT A WINDOW. Not because of his color.
Honestly, it seems like some of you people forget what ‘common sense’ even is. Where did you leave your brains?