Adding new material, Alexander reappeared this fall to pursue his interest in ‘world music’ with
July 3rd, 2009Adding new material, Alexander reappeared this fall to pursue his interest in ‘world music’ with an instrumental album titled ‘Through the Eyes of the Eagle’ that strikes the head and grabs ones soul. This album is scheduled for release in the very near future, but no firm date as yet.
What kind of music was the King of Pop dreaming up before he died? Read on for the dish.
The late star was at work on a pop album and classical, instrumental pieces, says Billboard.com. On the pop album, he was collaborating with songwriter Claude Kelly and R&B star Akon, who says Michael was inspired by popular demand for tickets to his shows.
"He said, ‘My fans are still there. They still love me. They’re alive,’" Akon says. "His kids are like his first priority, and they had never seen him perform live. He was trying to create the most incredible show for his kids."
Michael Jackson was busy putting on the final touches for his 50-date London concerts at the O2 Arena when he unexpectedly died. Now, ET’s Thea Andrews is with the men behind the massive production to reveal what could have been Michael’s most incredible concert tour yet!
A show filled with music, dance, stunts and pyrotechnics, Michael’s "This is It" concert was being directed by Kenny Ortega, the man who designed Michael’s "Dangerous" tour, choreographed ‘Dirty Dancing’ and also brought "High School Musical" to the world. Kenny says that Michael promised "the concert of a lifetime" and was prepared to deliver.
"We [had] some fun things planned," he says, referring to gigantic spiders, 20-foot puppets, a flaming bed, a pole dancing aerialist, a 3D movie and plenty more magic. "It’s complex in scale and it’s as big as anything I’ve ever done or attempted to do for an arena production."
The time, date and ticket-availability info for Michael Jackson’s public memorial have been announced.
The farewell service for Jackson will take place on Tuesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. at the Staples Center. Eleven thousand tickets will be made available to the general public free of charge.
The program will also be simulcast at Los Angeles’ nearby Nokia Theatre.
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ET has just obtained the footage from one of Michael Jackson’s final rehearsals, shot just two days before his death on June 23.
The one minute and forty two second video shows the late singer wearing black pants, red shirt, gray blazer and red lipstick while performing his song "They Don’t Really Care About Us" live.
He appears strong and when he finishes the song he is all smiles.
Investigative journalist Diane Dimond, who has covered the King of Pop since 1993, talks to ET about the new details in the Michael Jackson investigation and Jermaine Jackson’s farewell interview.
The public will be able to pay its respects to Michael at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday at 10 a.m. This is where Michael spent some of his last hours, on stage rehearsing for his London comeback.
But before MJ is laid to rest, reports of his life continue. In today’s New York Post, Linda Stasi wrote a scathing column about Michael.
ET is looking back at the life of the King of Pop Michael Jackson.
In these photos, Michael is seen with loved ones at his grandmother’s funeral in 1990. The photos were taken at the Jackson family burial plot at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Matt Fiddes, a former bodyguard of Michael Jackson, is opening up in new video footage about what he experienced when he worked with the King of Pop, and hints that Michael may have been in a relationship with a woman.
Fiddes speaks in the video at length about things he witnessed with Jackson associate and renowned paranormalist Uri Geller. "Uri confiscated injection equipment from his room and whisked it away, and Uri would scream intensely at Michael to stop doing this," Fiddes says.
Fiddes tells the interviewer that one morning "[Michael] was hard to wake." "We were extremely concerned," Fiddes says, continuing, "and I can remember it clearly now, Michael was there and Uri was shaking him saying, ‘Michael, have you taken something?’ and he would come round and just say it was jet lag."
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ET is with the creators of Michael Jackson’s "This is It" show.
Our Thea Andrews is with the key creative staff for Michael Jackson’s "This is It" show, including co-creator and director Kenny Ortega, Travis Payne, Associate Director & Choreographer and Randy Phillips, President & CEO, AEG Live.
Keep checking ETonline for their interviews and to read what they have to say about the show that never was.
ET has the latest…
One week after his death, Michael Jackson’s rented Los Angeles compound is surrounded by an enormous amount of flowers, artwork and fans, who are now being kept back by aluminum fencing.
Hollywood.tv was on hand to capture the scene.
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