So, Michael Jackson has had a public memorial service at the Staples Center and a private funeral at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California… and now it looks like we’re milking his death even more – this time by putting on a concert in Vienna.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for remembering the King Of Pop, but really, can’t we remember his CD’s and music videos? Why do people think that we – the fans – want to watch a load of celebs singing his songs and trying to moonwalk?
What’s more, they’re only bringing in shamed R n B star Chris Brown for the event too… great, so we’re trying to forget Michael might have had a couple of run-in’s with the law, but who cares, lets bring in a bloke who’s got five years probation after assaulting his ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Brilliant.
But standing up alongside Mr Brown on September 26 will be Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole and Sister Sledge as well as 13 other acts… Sister Sledge?! I mean, come on, we can never replicate the tributes by Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie.
It seems to me that these ‘tributes’ are just going on for the sake of it now, we’re all mourning his loss, but we can’t bring him back, and isn’t it better to remember Michael’s music rather than pay to go and have the pain of our loss dragged up again?
Organizers are billing the event as the main global tribute to Jackson, who died June 25 in Los Angeles, but I think that that could have been the memorial… or maybe the funeral? Or maybe one of the hundreds of Facebook groups…. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Ruth x
I am 100% in support of the tribute. Michael deserves it!! Don’t you understand that only great artists are given tributes?!? And what is wrong about other people singing Michael’s songs? That means his songs are so brilliant that they must be interpreted, too by other artists. I am sure MJ would love that!
And please take note: PROCEEDS FROM THIS TRIBUTE WILL GO TO CHARITIES. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU CONDEMN!! AND DO NOT BE SO HATEFUL!!
MJ TRIBUTE “VIENNA” .wrong….it’s “jermaine’s solo comeback”…coz if their planning for MJ tribute it should be in LONDON where HE want it to be…”THIS IS IT!”…and for MJ “BROTHERS” & the whole family.
u have milked MICHAEL DEATH already to the highest level.so please let ur brother/son MJ REST IN PEACE.
I LOVE YOU MJ….
CANT WAIT FOR THE MOVIE AND DVD TO COME OUT.!
BEST THAN THE TRIBUTE THAT THEIR PLANNING FOR MJ,WHICH IS NOT REALLY FOR HIM….
tribute is fine whith more rspected performers than Chris Brown….. why not his brothers performing or janet ,as she is at the vma this sunday, but please not Chris Brown.
I think there are TOO many so called tributes to Michael,one wonders about the motive for a lot of them .I think one would be fine…
I think it’s okay to have Chris,come on people he DID NOT MURDER OR RAPE SOMEONE ,let’s forget about he and Rhianna’s fight,Yes I said FIGHT..
Really? I don’t agree. I mean, Michael Jackson, is Michael Jackson, and it’s great this world gets to actually see people love him and appreciate him. He was the best, My opinion, better then the Beatles and better then Elvis. But that’s only my opinion.
I really wish, Michael was part of my life. I mean i wish I would have meet him, sadly I haven’t and will never in this life time. I wish he was my dad sometimes.
His fans are the best in the world, none can compete. That’s why the world is still shocked, dismayed, and disturbed over his death. We all wish he was still here.
Let celebs, fans, friends, family, mourn him in their own way. And this was planned for a long time now. Not just recently.
He deserves everything. I mean everything he gave to us, why not give him this?
i totallyyyyy agree.and there gonna have a holowgram of michael on stage.which i thik is veryyy wrongg.let him R.I.P.&& i think we should just give chris a chance.we’ve all done bad things.Well.R.I.P MICHAEL.
The fans are just trying to give tribute to Michael, not be him!!! Stop saying that!!! The artists who are performing are fans too. Fans of Michael will pay tribute to him over generations just like Elvis!! There will be museums and performing arts schools!!!!haha I agree that Michael was up there with Bach and Mozart and he’ll be studied and talked about for generations or probably centuries if earth makes it! haha By the way, I’m from his hometown Gary, Indiana!!!! Love U Mike!!! Rest in Peace!!!!!
ON second thought ,we do not need CHRIS BROWN TRYING TO BITE OFF MICHAEL’S music or dance right now..I think this whole tribute thing is really about money for Jermaine…and Jermaine singing a song with Michael ,come on Jermaine let it go ,HE DID NOT WANT TO SING WITH YOU WHEN HE WAS LIVING ,SO don’t do that to his fans…come on now,it WILL NOT GO OVER WELL..LET IT GO!!!!
SO WHY CAN’T THEY HAVE A TRIBUTE FOR MICHAEL JACKSON, YOU JUST SHUT THE HELL UP, WE THE PEOPLE LOVE HIM JUST THAT MUCH, AND THE REASON ALL THIS IS GOING ON ALL OVER THE WORLD, CAUSE WE ARE ALL SHOCK,MAD AND CAN’T BELIEVE HE’S GONE AND THAT WE REALLY MISS THE HELL OUT OF HIM…SO UNTIL THEN WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT OUT OF OUR SYSTEM AND TRYING TO ACCEPT THAT HE IS REALLY GONE…WE KNOW THAT WE CAN LISTEN TO HIS CD’S AND WATCH HIS VIDEO’S…DUH! SO I WISH YOU NEGATIVE PEOPLE LEAVE US MICHAEL JACKSON FANS ALONG…YOU OR NO-ONE ON THIS EARTH CAN’T STOP US FOR WHAT WE DO OR THE WAY WE FEEL, YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU WANT, BUT YOU CAN’T STOP US HA! HA! HA!…NOW SLEEP ON THAT…I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT ME OR MY COMMENT, I WROTE WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, AND I WILL NOT RESPOND BACK…R.I.P MICHAEL JACKSON WE ALL LOVE YOU FOREVER, SMILE!
He was one that no body can b he is one of the golden of all the silve