Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael"/ Excerpt @pg151/New Interview Post 3743

[Graf]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

I don't know if this book was a good idea. The media picks the details it wants and the general public hear that. I find this book more for the fans. He says he wants to show people how misunderstood Michael was but are non fans especially going to hear all the details? I don't think so. So far his tv interviews have been about the drugs and why Michael was hanging out with him as a child. It's stuff like that the media want and he is giving that to him.

I don't think his intentions were bad but I don't know is he is going to achieve what he wants with this book. Sometimes it's better to say nothing. If Michael didn't want him to write a book when he was alive then how can we be sure he would want this now? I don't know the answer to that anyways.

I agree completely :agree:

 

[Ingelief]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

I see nothing wrong with taj tweets but ok thats me. I think he is right that some fans attack the fam with every sec they have the change.

About franks book i wanna read it thx ivy you confinced me

 

[MJJ7777]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

I see nothing wrong with taj tweets but ok thats me. I think he is right that some fans attack the fam with every sec they have the change.

About franks book i wanna read it thx ivy you confinced me

I share your sentiments.

 

[ivy]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

And that's why I won't support this book, if MJ made it clear he did'nt want him to write a book about him alive, he should've also honored that request in death. This is about what Frank Cascio wants period.

As for Frank, I am glad he admitted MJ did not want him to write a book. This proves once and for all what a backstabber he was. I now believe many of the rumours that I've heard over the years about him & his antics.

It boggles the mind that even after he admitted that MJ warned him against writing a book, some fans are still supporting it. It begs so many questions.

He also says that MJ told him don't ever write a book about him while he was alive or he be in trouble and he knew MJ was serious cause MJ don't say things without meaning and he also admits that he wouldn't have written the book if MJ were still alive.

If Michael didn't want him to write a book about him at all - he would have said "don't write a book about me PERIOD ".
As he clarified it with "when I'm alive", it pretty much showed that he was aware that books will be written after his death and he was okay with it.

didn't he also say it was their deal? and that he believed Michael would be proud of the book because in the later years Michael tried to explain himself?

 

[twinklEE]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

If Michael didn't want him to write a book about him at all - he would have said "don't write a book about me PERIOD ".
As he clarified it with "when I'm alive", it pretty much showed that he was aware that books will be written after his death and he was okay with it.

actually it shows that Michael was very much aware of people trying to cash in, so he at least didn't wanna live through it, by saying ''when I'm alive''. IMO.

 

[missred07]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

If Michael didn't want him to write a book about him at all - he would have said "don't write a book about me PERIOD ".
As he clarified it with "when I'm alive", it pretty much showed that he was aware that books will be written after his death and he was okay with it.

didn't he also say it was their deal? and that he believed Michael would be proud of the book because in the later years Michael tried to explain himself?

actually it shows that Michael was very much aware of people trying to cash in, so he at least didn't wanna live through it, by saying ''when I'm alive''. IMO.

I think both explanations kind of make sense some way. I think MJ knew so well that people are going to write about him (for money or for whatever reasons). When he passed away, he can't see it or hear it. I remembered reading or seeing MJ said that he wanted to teach his kids well and be the best father because he knew one day people are going to ask his kids' opinions of him being a father. The only thing he hope his kids would say is he is the best father in the world. I think MJ knew people were going to talk or write about him for many many years.

 

[marebear]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

I don't know if Michael would be okay with this. I think he would be okay with a book about his music and why he wrote the songs and how he did it. He studied the greats and hope that people could learn from him. It's hard to know for sure. I think he might have wanted some things kept private in death too.

 

[ivy]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

actually it shows that Michael was very much aware of people trying to cash in, so he at least didn't wanna live through it, by saying ''when I'm alive''. IMO.

You know that I worked with musicians as an assistant right? This was a running joke between us. Whenever they would make me angry, I would threaten them with writing a tell all book, and they would say wait till we are dead. Also I believe that most famous people are misunderstood or "the person" gets lost behind "the artist". I have heard enough musicians wish that they were understood and their value acknowledged and they were hopeful that it would at least happen after their death.

I don't know if Michael would be okay with this.

Truth is we don't know either way. But honestly I think Michael Jackson the superstar was pretty much aware that he would be written and talked about for generations to come. It's illogical to think otherwise. Like misred07 wrote he expected his kids to talk about him for example.

Also - something Frank said in the Q&A - do we want books/ comments etc from so called Michael Jackson experts who knew nothing about him , or do we prefer people that actually know him to talk about him?

If you create a rule that says "Michael's family and friends shouldn't write a book" then what you are left with is people who don't know Michael writing books about him. Is that something that we prefer? JRT, Halperin and Dr. Drew be the judge of Michael? Be careful for what you wish for.

 

[Applehead Ale]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Im not against this book. I'm not sure if I SUPPORT IT either.
MJ and Frank WERE friends, no one can argue that. I think all Frank is trying to do is defend or try to clean his friend's name. OFC Money is involved, NO ONE does anything for free, but I think his intentions are overall good. Maybe he's not succeeding, or its not the best way to do it, but I trust he was loyal to MJ and I believe he's trying to do good.

P.S: I hope I dont get crucified and be call an hypocrite liar dishonest fan for saying this?

 

[marebear]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

You know that I worked with musicians as an assistant right? This was a running joke between us. Whenever they would make me angry, I would threaten them with writing a tell all book, and they would say wait till we are dead. Also I believe that most famous people are misunderstood or "the person" gets lost behind "the artist". I have heard enough musicians wish that they were understood and their value acknowledged and they were hopeful that it would at least happen after their death.



Truth is we don't know either way. But honestly I think Michael Jackson the superstar was pretty much aware that he would be written and talked about for generations to come. It's illogical to think otherwise. Like misred07 wrote he expected his kids to talk about him for example.

Also - something Frank said in the Q&A - do we want books/ comments etc from so called Michael Jackson experts who knew nothing about him , or do we prefer people that actually know him to talk about him?

If you create a rule that says "Michael's family and friends shouldn't write a book" then what you are left with is people who don't know Michael writing books about him. Is that something that we prefer? JRT, Halperin and Dr. Drew be the judge of Michael? Be careful for what you wish for.

I would prefer hearing from those who knew Michael. I guess because he was so private that you feel mixed emotions about it. I still want Michael to have his privacy even though he isn't here anymore.

 

[Petrarose]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Did the book review in the thread recommend buying the book? Does anyone know how the first day book sales went?

 

[ivy]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Did the book review in the thread recommend buying the book? Does anyone know how the first day book sales went?

Yes I did recommend buying and I think the reviews from the people who bought and read are mainly positive - with one exception (that I saw) of calling it depressing.

This is Amazon.

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#9 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Composers & Musicians
#30 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Entertainers
#78 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Memoirs

 

[Petrarose]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

^^Thanks Ivy very interesting.

 

[ivy]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

I would prefer hearing from those who knew Michael. I guess because he was so private that you feel mixed emotions about it. I still want Michael to have his privacy even though he isn't here anymore.

Believe me I totally understand the mixed emotion. I was trying to be critical and I thought well Michael probably wouldn't want his love life to be written but then I also thought okay but what's the harm in that? Wasn't it okay when Diddy said Michael came to holla at Beyonce? So what if he liked other woman as well? and it was kept nice and short with no real details.

And that pot story yes probably over sharing but honestly I was laughing when I read he first tried it because he was intrigued after Barry Gibbs told him he writes the best songs after smoking pot. and you probably read that I worked for famous musicians they used to say the same thing. It's such a rock n roll cliche. And Michael comparing it to a peace pipe - btw Indians smoked tobacco not pot - to me it was hilarious. for the lack of better words it made him look normal and like a average curious Joe.

 

[bluetopez]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Just because some don't like the book or don't like so much private details revealed doesn't mean it's because we want MJ potrayed as saint or god. Let's stop immplying that and/or accusing others of that please.

 

[Ingelief]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

You know that I worked with musicians as an assistant right? This was a running joke between us. Whenever they would make me angry, I would threaten them with writing a tell all book, and they would say wait till we are dead. Also I believe that most famous people are misunderstood or "the person" gets lost behind "the artist". I have heard enough musicians wish that they were understood and their value acknowledged and they were hopeful that it would at least happen after their death.



Truth is we don't know either way. But honestly I think Michael Jackson the superstar was pretty much aware that he would be written and talked about for generations to come. It's illogical to think otherwise. Like misred07 wrote he expected his kids to talk about him for example.

Also - something Frank said in the Q&A - do we want books/ comments etc from so called Michael Jackson experts who knew nothing about him , or do we prefer people that actually know him to talk about him?

If you create a rule that says "Michael's family and friends shouldn't write a book" then what you are left with is people who don't know Michael writing books about him. Is that something that we prefer? JRT, Halperin and Dr. Drew be the judge of Michael? Be careful for what you wish for.

Agree with you 100 procent. Better a good friend who chooses his words carefully then a person who doenst know him and write rubbish.

 

[KingMikeJ]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

After giving Frank a chance and watching his Q&A, I have decided to buy this book and make up my own mind.

 

[bluetopez]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

^Frank don't choose his words carefully in his interviews he chose them poorly. For example twice already he has defended the Jacksons even as far as saying they know him more then others who claim they do. Well some of those same Jacksons like to imply or say MJ was an addict. While Frank says MJ was a situational addict and then says he wasn't one later on. What does he really believe? Jermaine is the closest to saying situational like Frank once did. But, when Frank gives the whole family credit when we all know some have said far more then situational it makes one wonder...what the hell is goin on and who to trust? The AEG lawsuit is an example that many of the Jacksons believe MJ was an addict when he died and this is the same family who Frank defends saying they knew MJ from his depths. Okay.....

 

[Chamife]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

According to Frank, Michael didn't say; "Don't ever write a book while I'm alive", but "Don't ever write a book on my life". At least, that's what I'm hearing. And then he goes saying that Michael never said anything without a special meaning. Would Frank mean that Michael said that because he WANTED Frank to write a book? Because that would be a huge stretch. If Michael would want that, I would expect he talked about that with Frank and not say: "Don't ever write a book on my life".

Anyways, "Don't ever write a book on my life" is not "I would want you to write a book about me when I'm gone, because you knew me so well".

 

[bluetopez]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Yea it's a BIG stretch to imply "Don't ever write a book about me when I still alive or on my life? and interprete that to mean (or as a excuse for this book to say) it's okay after he is dead! LOL

But, some did and will try. SMH

 

[8701girl]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Frank is making excuses with the "mj said this-mj said that. Big problem is its hard to belive him without mj being here to defend himself

 

[athina_livadi]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

I was against this publication from the start and I will continue to be!
Michael didn't want it either, period.

 

[Justice_MJ]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Regardless of how you think about Frank, Taj shouldn't be given credibility this much. He should first explain going through with the sham tribute and how the artists and the staff and charities left unpaid for their work and how they are still using Prince and Paris to promote yet another tribute.
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Frank shouldn't be given credibility this much. He should first explain the situation about the songs which has divided the whole fanbase...

And I will make this clear once again. There's no such thing as Frank refusing to answer questions about the song controversy. It's just never been on the table. All of our discussions were with his publisher about his book. That was the focus from the start. Again I did not sit down with Frank and negotiated what we can ask or cannot ask. I went through a publisher for his book. Songs were never a part of this process. It wasn't even discussed.

But this is what people want to hear and don't tell me he isn't aware of it.

 

[Applehead Ale]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

I thought the other Cascio is the one related to the songs? Did Frank have anything to do with the songs?

 

[ivy]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Frank shouldn't be given credibility this much. He should first explain the situation about the songs which has divided the whole fanbase...


But this is what people want to hear and don't tell me he isn't aware of it.

AGAIN This not about the songs and Frank and Eddie are 2 different people. If you read the book you'll see Frank says he and Eddie wasn't close that time and held grudge against each other at that time. Why do you assume that he even knows something? Just because his last name is Cascio? This is a clear sign that some of you keep mixing up songs with the book and Eddie with the rest of his family. And I told here that I made the Q&A offer to Eddie as well. So, what is your problem seriously? And how hard is it to understand what I've been saying for the hundredth time?

 

[Snow White luvs Peter Pan]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Yes you're right but Frank went eith Oprah to support those tracks.

A true friend would NEVER cash in with a friendship exactly how our Liz Taylor did, Michael is no longer here to defend himself and he wouldn't approve his book because that's the purpose of having a private life, to keep things to oneself.

 

[ivy]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

Yes you're right but Frank went eith Oprah to support those tracks.

Did he? He was on Oprah and talked about his family's relationship with Michael. When tracks were being discussed it was Eddie and Teddy Riley. Did Frank say a single word about the tracks on Oprah?

 

[LastTear]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

I was against this publication from the start and I will continue to be!
Michael didn't want it either, period.

How do you know Michael didn't want it? I thought we sorted this out many pages up, that Michael said 'while he was alive'. has that changed now?

@Ivy Thank you for the review, I can't tell you how peeved I am that the UK has to wait until Dec.

 

[Rhilo]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

*Looks around. Walks out*

 

[wolfrevenant]

Re: Frank Cascio "My Friend Michael" book release date Nov 15 ,2011 / Excerpt posted at @pg151

How do you know Michael didn't want it? I thought we sorted this out many pages up, that Michael said 'while he was alive'. has that changed now?

@Ivy Thank you for the review, I can't tell you how peeved I am that the UK has to wait until Dec.

Actually, he said, "Don't ever write a book on my life or you'll be in trouble".