Before his untimely and tragic death on June 25, Michael Jackson was on the verge of a major comeback. Not only was he about to launch his spectacular concert residence at London’s O2 arena, but he was also working on new music.
Of course now the comeback will never be, but amid the battles over his estate and speculation surrounding the circumstances of his death, Rolling Stone magazine talks to the people who were helping MJ make his return in their latest issue on newsstands now.
The King of Pop wanted the tour to erase some of the public’s skewed perceptions of him. “He wanted people to see his work and not just talk about his lifestyle,†AEG CEO Randy Phillips told RS. He also wanted to use the tour to help ease some of his financial woes, says insiders.
For more on the new issue of Rolling Stone and to see a video of the feature’s writer discussing the story, visit their site here.
he is so sexy here.
I liked the final days Hope and Ruin as being very close to the truth. However, the commemorative version of the rolling stones michael jackson megazine is filled with garbage. It is the shame that after all the respect and love he has shown, they painted him as someone who became famous accidentally and without a purpose. Michael jackson is picked by God to connect the blacks and whites in music style, message, and compassion. Even his skin colour was ordained by God when God allowed vitiligo to pave the way for michael to become white and relate to whites not only in rock style music and message, but also through skin colour. May God help the rolling stones understand.