Jackson, Michael/Michael and Prince

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Expert: Adena Canterbury - 10/26/2009


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Hello, Adena! I have a question. I read that Michael had wanted Prince to sing with him or something on a song, but Prince declined or did not show up (I forget which one it was). Why didn't Prince want to sing with Michael? Did he have something against him?

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Nicole,

I know exactly what you're talking about, here is the story on that. The song was "BAD." It was originally written to be a duet between Michael and Prince, that's why Michael wrote it. Prince does not disrespect MJ and did not just turn it down for a bad reason. Prince simply told MJ that he thought it would be a bigger hit if Michael did it by himself. So, MJ sang it alone, and it became a number one of course. Prince didn't want to 'ruin it' I guess you could say :) He wanted Michael to sing it alone, because he thought it would do better, there was no disrespect about any of it. Hope that helped.

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I can answer just about any Michael Jackson question. I will say this because I've been having problms with it....if you are asking a question like...did michel like popcorn?...unless he said he likes popcorn in an interview or somewhere there is no way to know for sure if he liked popcorn. Some questions are based on opinions and educated guesses. We as mj experts are not psychics who know what no one else knows. Please keep that in mind when asking questions because I have had people give me bad ratings for not having a positive answer to things I couldn't possibly know for sure. Other than that ask away!

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I have been a fan of Michael Jackson for many years and have done extensive research on his life as I am currently finishing a book on him.

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United States Air Force.

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I have written a book on Michael. It's called "Through a Fan's Eyes: A Journal on Michael Jackson." It is meant to be facts about his life, quotes from fans and has a creative twist. It is just what it's called. The book is full of interesting facts and opinions on controversial topics, including input from fans around the world. The book includes creative writing like poems inspired by Michael and short stories with characters based on his life. It ends with touching farewell messages from fans that we only wish he were alive to read so that he could know just how strongly he is loved.

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I have self published a Michael Jackson tribute book.

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many fans of MJ email me everyday to discuss MJ topics.

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