Michael Jackson & The Leeches

Why a blog on Michael again??? I can’t help it. Its nothing in appreciation or criticism of the King of Pop. This blog is about the opportunist, cunning and the selfish human mind in seek of profits from the worst possible happenings – DEATH. This is not necessarily a blog meant for people interested in Michael Jackson. This blog is for everyone who like me believe that humans are like viruses, they identify a potential ripe territory, harvest their interests there, exploit and suck the resources, leave their target dead and eventually move to the next one.

Some experts said “Michael Jackson will be richer in his death than when he was alive”. Just a few days after his death it seems to be a true calculation. But the analysis missed something far more important, far more treacherous. Michael Jackson’s death seems to be making other people richer too. As a fan, I got many offers, I saw many projects happening around and I saw the worst and the best people around Michael making profits in their best interests… all even after Michael has died.

We all are aware about the so-called wrong advisors, friends, some family members whom he hated and a lot more people Michael avoided all the time. His lonely life was a result of such people who were nothing but leeches that sucked on his fame, money and power in the entertainment industry. There were singers that came up naming him as inspiration and there were many who claimed to be his friends and confides. Many times Michael himself made vague statements about these so-called friends of how they were a torment for him.

When Michael was alive his advisors mostly were people who brought him deals and had a huge cut for themselves for securing the deal. There were many friends and family members who conveniently showed up for support during his ordeals and some conveniently who went into disappearance. Some even went ahead supporting allegations pounding Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson’s own will itself shows whom he cared for the most. His mother, his children and his love for so many helpless children around the world which is proved by the 20% of his estate earnings going to multiple charities worldwide.

There are numerous international celebrities, especially singers cashing on this opportunity right now. Artists who had never even mentioned Michael Jackson when he was alive (let forget support for him during his trial) have come up with tribute events. Some have gone to the stretch of performing Michael Jackson numbers in their own concerts and also releasing tribute songs!! A recent report in the international press also mentioned about Michael Jackson impersonators and artists cashing on the opportunity of Michael’s death quoting “Its hayday for Michael Jackson impersonators”. And this question eventually came to me from the press. I promptly told them what I was doing. I was not charging any money for my performances for tribute events but I was charging for any private parties or other commercial concerts, so were the other impersonators I know. Yes there has been an increasing demand for Michael Jackson performances.

There was another shocking group that I found on the internet. It send me many mails and invitations, recommending me to forward about the same to the fans registered on CLUBMJ. The mail stated that this group of fans had started a donation drive for Michael’s children. They were collecting money from Michael Jackson fans to help Michael’s children’s future since Michael had left them in a heavy debt. There were more groups urging fans to buy more n’ more Michael Jackson albums to secure the future of Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket.

I am a fan, not a fanatic. I don’t know if this status of mine really appreciable by these fans starting such projects. I don’t understand why they forget a simple thing about Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson earned a lot on the albums we bought, he spent, invested and made good business from that money. He has left maybe a debt but also a huge estate behind for his children. He donated millions of dollars in charity for homeless children and sick children worldwide. These children have been more unfortunate than Michael’s own right now. What Michael’s children are facing right now is the unfortunate death of their father at such a young age, but they are not broke without home, without love. They have thousands of loving fans, Michael’s family and a lot of people around. Why are these fans having charity drives for Michael’s children instead of collecting donations for the charities Michael supported or for Michael’s “HEAL THE WORLD FOUNDATION”?

When I made the Michael Jackson anthem I took contributions from a lot of fans worldwide right from the basics of whether the song should be slow, fast and what should it emote. The song’s success of 1 million downloads was not my credit, it was due to the fans who advised and contributed. The song was free. But now there are celebrities… mainly singers as I mentioned above. These so called supporters have never been around Michael, his thoughts or his fans. They are suddenly performing Michael Jackson numbers in their concert’s adding some spice to their usually routine performances. They have gone ahead making tribute songs which can be bought from I-tunes not only looting Michael Jackson fans but their own fans in the name of one legacy called – Michael Jackson.

The fan-club manager of one of the so called celebrity supporters had lately approached me. She claimed that her idol (the singer) was planning and making a tribute song for Michael Jackson and would love MJ Fan Club’s involvement in the project. I told her that we ourselves were working on a tribute song in sequel to our Michael Jackson anthem, but we would love to support their project as well. When we started working together it started with contribution of lyrics from the fans of the other celebrity who was making this tribute song. I reviewed the first one and found out the lyrics rather childish, poetic and totally absurd not befitting the KING OF POP. I was immediately banned from the project and the whole scenario. No one knows whether the celebrity himself knows of what happened and how, but then as other Michael Jackson fans had pointed out to me our doubts came true. This celebrity was out on a concert tour performing Michael’s songs, soon to release the tribute song and then inviting people close to Michael to his concerts in the name of the tributes. No one has seen this celebrity talk anything much about Michael Jackson in his whole long career and suddenly he seems to be banking on this unfortunate opportunity.

Going ahead I received messages from this celebrity’s fans threatening to sabotage the tribute song of CLUBMJ. This was a total laughable thing. How can they sabotage our song for Michael Jackson??? Funny! Taking another fact into consideration, this celebrity’s fans are not even a minute percentage of total Michael Jackson fans worldwide. There were another debacles with our MJ Tribute song. This time I planned to make this song sound more professional and not a hasty project like the MJ Anthem. I had talked to some of my friends who are well settled in the Indian music industry to help me arrange it. Since the song goes out to fans for free, I don’t have any budget and have to look for reliable people who can volunteer for such work. Such friends of mine backed of saying that due to my on going tussle about the tribute song with the celebrity, it might hamper their status in the industry and also their relations with this celebrity. But the song is happening and will hit out like MJ ANTHEM did. It will break records even that MJ ANTHEM created because fans all over the world are contributing.

I sincerely advise all Michael Jackson fans worldwide to understand what they are doing. Don’t do anything blindly in the name of support. There are thousands of people trying to make money in the name of Michael Jackson using Michael’s death as a tool to get you do things that they want to do. There are fans out there who are holding vigils, there are fans out there who are asking you to donate a dot for a MJ portrait, there are fans like me asking you to drop a line or two for MJ tribute song lyrics, there are fans out there who are holding tribute concerts and need financial help for the event, there are fans out there who are buying MJ albums just to keep them high on the charts, there are fans out there who are going to schools and teaching songs like ‘Heal the World’, there are fans who are creating awareness about MJ’s humanitarian image. Go out and support them. We don’t need fraudsters and outsiders who are exploiting us and Michael’s legacy to their own benefit. If you are attending a MJ tribute event, make sure that it is organized by fans and not by anyone else.

With Michael’s new movie with the footage of THIS IS IT rehearsals coming out there will be more speculation and promotions to come up. This is a time when we all will live the experience that never happened… THIS IS IT concerts. Not just fans but the world will know of what a spectacular show Michael was planning with never seen 3D effects, live animals, pyrotechnics never seen on the stage. This was going to be the biggest concert that ever happened in the entertainment industry, now this concert will happen on the movie screens as BEHIND THE SCENES footage. I think fans should eagerly wait for this movie and the unreleased songs which will be released in future. There is a lot of stuff Michael has left behind apart from his DEBT which is the only thing media seems to be focused on. Stay positive and keep the faith! Stay away from leeches and their projects who are exploiting Michael’s death! Michael was diseased by these people when he lived, he was killed by them now its time that we exterminate these leeches.