Michael and Space

[Richard76]

As we all know Michael and space stuff were always really connected during his LIVE time... Starting from Jackson 5 where he and his brothers used space style for their look ending with Michael's solo performances, where he literally got dressed like an spaceman.... There was also a movie Captain EO, game Moonwalker, Dangerous time advertisements...Damn. Apparently Michael was a really big fan of space topic.... But I'm wondering, did he ever talk about it in interview...? Or somewhere else? Maybe there is some kinda background story about his passion for space...?

 

[turtleneck_sweater]

I just wanna bump it and mention Scream, Space Channel 5, and Scramble Training. He said he liked to read sci-fi as a kid. I feel like space has been a very frequent subject of art since the Space Age. I'd love to read any quotes ♥

 

[Agonum]

And the shuttle from HIStory tour.

 

[Piek]

The short film for Can You Feel It is very galactic as well.

 

[zinniabooklover]

@turtleneck_sweater - FYI

Michael's last ever UK print interview. I'm posting the whole thing in case you haven't seen it. But I've picked out the most relevant quotes below. It's stuff you already know, I'm sure, but I always love to see Michael's own words and thoughts.

THE SMASH HITS INTERVIEW

CHRISTMAS 1982: IT’S JUST GONE MIDNIGHT IN THE SMASH HITS OFFICE WHEN A YOUNG MARK ELLEN PICKS UP THE PHONE. AT THE OTHER END, LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES, IS AN EVEN YOUNGER MICHAEL JACKSON, WHOSE NEW LP “THRILLER” HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED. THEIR 35-MINUTE CONVERSATION HAS GONE DOWN IN HISTORY AS MICHAEL’S LAST-EVER BRITISH INTERVIEW. NOW, 25[ YEARS LATER, WE REPRINT THEIR CLASSIC EXCHANGE IN FULL.

06/01/83 (6TH JANUARY, 1983 FOR YOU AMERICANS - TOM)

Your new LP “Thriller”, is out in Britain. Are you pleased with it?
It’s out already?

I’ve got a copy.
In the stores?

Well, it’s about to be. Are you pleased with it?
Oh, yeah, I’m pleased with it. I’m hap… I’m the kind of person that is never satisfied.

Which are your favourite tracks?
My favourite tracks are “Thriller”, um, “Billie Jean”, “Beat It”, “Starting Something”, “The Lady In My Life”. Stuff like that.

There’s all sorts of people on it, Vincent Price, for instance. How come you worked with him?
I’ve known Vincent ever since I was 11 years old. And when you think of “Thriller”… I mean who’s the king of horror who’s still alive? I mean Bela Lugosi and Peter Lorre are dead now and the only giant who goes back to those days is Vincent Price so I thought he was the perfect voice. Actually it was Rod Temperton and Quincy (Jones) who actually thought of him ‘cause he is a friend and everything. He came in right away, it was no problem.

How about Eddie Van Halen?
I wrote a song called “Beat It” and we wanted a great solo, a guitar solo, so that night Quincy said, I have a great idea, um, um, you know, someone like Van Halen would be a good idea or Peter Townshend but Townshend and The Who are touring at the moment so we thought it would be a problem. So the next day, the very next day, Eddie was in the studio. He’s the kind of guy that kept worrying that his part was OK and he wanted to be just right. He’s a perfectionist.

How do you choose the songs?
Whatever’s the best. Whatever’s the best for today’s sound and today’s market. If it touches us personally we go ahead with it. And if I personally like it and Quincy personally likes it.

What qualities do you look for in the songs?
I just look for the music to be outstanding and especially, more than anything, the melody.

Who offered you songs that you didn’t accept? I heard there was one by Stevie Wonder?
Well, Stevie had a one which was good. It was a good song, more a danceable-type thing. There was also… ah, what’s his name?

David Grant?
I forget (laughs). There’s so much going on I forget. Steve is incredible. We went with more a danceable one but the song was great.

Why did you choose the title “Thriller”? You like movies a lot?
I love movies. All movies. But I don’t like scary movies.

Why not?
I can’t sleep after watching one, it just scares me.

What are your favourite movies?
Any Steven Spielberg movie.

Do you like E.T.?
I love E.T.

Why do you love it so much?
‘Cause it reminds me of me. The whole story, you know, someone from another world coming down and you becoming friends with them and this person’s like 800 years old and he’s filling you with all kinds of wisdom and he’s magic and he can teach you how to fly. It’s that whole fantast thing that I think is great. I mean who don’t want to fly?

What other films do you like?
I like the old MGM musical. I like thing with great acting, like Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracey. I love Oliver! One of my friends lives there (England) - Mark Lester. He’s a friend of mine. Oliver! is one of my favourite films of all time. When he’s here, I visit him and we talk on the phone.

Why do you like that film in particular so much?
Ooooooh! It’s terrific! It’s Dickens’ story. I mean… it’s… it’s incredible. Lionel Bart’s music is unreal… it’s magic. I’m going to record that song in the future, one if the songs…

Which one?
“Where is love?”

Do you know other movie stars?
Yeah, being in the same field. Katharine Hepburn came to our concert on the last tout. That was the first concert she’d ever seen. The press were surprised. You know an actress of her stature and the whole Hollywood thing. They were surprised that she would even show up. That was the first concert that she’d ever been to.

What did she say about it?
She loved it. He told me she loved it and she asked me to come to dinner the next day but we had to move in to the next city, you know.

Do you have a hero or a heroine in movies that you would really like to meet?
Well, I wanted to meet Walt Disney but he died. And I wanted to meet Charlie Chaplin but he died. There’s nobody that I would really want to meet. I’m gonna work with Steven Spielberg.

Really. Doing what?
A film. We’re going to do a film together. He’s just putting the story and ideas together gradually working on ideas. You know I did the “E.T. Storybook” album and we just finished that. He and Quincy directed the whole thing, you know.

You haven’t done any acting since The Wiz, have you?
Right.

You’re looking forward to doing some more?
Oh, yeah.

Obviously most of your time, you’re involved in making music. What else are you interested in?
I don’t know really. It’s hard to take a break… ‘cause I’m always creating stuff… songwriting… and that’s mainly what I do (laughs) and I’m interested in films and acting and that sort of thing… I don’t really involve in sports or any of that stuff…

Whereabouts do you live?
We live in the valley of California.

What’s it like there?
It’s, ah, lots of orange trees and lots of lemon trees. The whole valley used to be an orange grove so everywhere you see is orange trees. And, ah, right now (laughs) there’s some mud ‘cause it’ been raining this morning but it’s nice and clear now, there’s blue skies out… and wind.

What kind of music do you listen to?
I like all music, all music. From classical to country to pop. I love Paul McCartney’s early solo stuff a lot.

You worked with him?
Oh yeah, it was a lot of fun. He’s wonderful. Linda’s very nice too. The whole family. Could you say “Hi” to them from me from America?

You’ve been so fantastically successful, do you feel you have a lot to live up to? Would you be upset if this LP wasn’t as successful as the last?
Um, Yeah. ‘Cause I always like to improve. I don’t like to take a step backwards. But it’s a whole ‘nother economy now…

You mean people aren’t buying as many records?
Yeah. That’s no excuse though.

In the ‘70s, why do you think you became so successful?
Probably that we were doing good songs, that we were fresh and new and different and we were real young and I don’t think that there was anything else like that out there. The Osmonds, they came along but they were like a copy of what we did. I like watching them - I’m not saying they weren’t good - I enjoyed what they did.

Do you still see your brothers?
Yeah.

And you still get along?
Very well.

In the late ‘70s, you were very representative of the “disco boom”. Is that something you’d like to get away from now?
I don’t think I do represent “disco”. We were doing ballads and all kinds of stuff. I wouldn’t call “One Day In Your Life” disco or “Never Can Say Goodbye” or “Rock With You”… um… um… I just like good dance music. They can label it whatever they want but as long as it’s dance music and people like it…

What English groups do you like?
I like Adam Ant’s drums. He’s a friend of mine also.

Didn’t you swap jackets or something?
Yes (laughs). I was bugging him a long time about his jackets, yeah. (Gives a little shriek of pleasure at the memory.) Yeah, we talk over the phone a lot. I love his drums on his songs. Will you say “Hi” to him from me, too?

How did you come to meet him?
I’ve never met him. We’re phone friends. Whenever he’s here he calls me. Like he calls me from the Greek theatre. When I’m in England I call him and we talk like we’ve known each other for years but we’ve never met or seen each other eye to eye.

Wouldn’t you like to meet him?
Yeah, I would, if our schedules meet (laughs).

What do you talk about?
We talk about different musical stuff and how to record drums and the sound he got on “Ant Music”. He likes my stuff and I like his and he talks about my dancing and I talk about his dressing.

Do you have a very technical approach to your music then?
No.

An emotional one then?
Yeah, it comes straight from the heart.

What’s the track that you’ve been most pleased with?
Probably on “Thriller”, “Baby Be Mine”. Actually, I can’t answer that ‘cause I’m never really pleased, never totally satisfied. I’m a real perfectionist.

Who would you like to work with that you haven’t yet?
Streisand is an example. We’re going to be doing a duet together. We’ll be writing it together. I love her singing.

What about Paul McCartney and Rupert Bear?
We talked about it a lot but I didn’t come to a decision on working on it. Sweet character…

Who? Rupert?
Yeah. He seems so innocent and charming, like no matter what he’s OK. And, you know, I got a couple of books here for Paul on Rupert. He’s real charming, He always reminds me of Winnie the Pooh.

Do you read a lot of books?
Yeah.

You’re obviously very interested in magical things and stories?
I love fairy tales. I like fantasy a lot, science fiction, I like magic. I like to create magic. I love magic. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s got to be magic. Something that the person hears it or sees it, they’re just totally blown away. The unexpected is what I like.

Any particular writers?
I like J.M. Barrie. Mostly the older guys who aren’t here any more. Their imagination was just out of this world. Frank Baum who did the Oz books. I love Steven Spielberg, he’s the modern day Walt Disney. I gave Steven a great book which you can’t buy in the stores. It’s like this old company that used to make these set of books called Wisdom and it’s very hard to find them, but it’s the cover story, the hard-book story of Walt Disney and I gave it to Steven. And I wrote an inscription in it and he liked it so much, he said it was the best present he’d ever gotten. He told me he reads it every night before he goes to bed. At the back of it there’s all these quotations, like things Disney has said in interviews, like words of wisdom, like three whole pages, and we were just reading them together on the aeroplane. I mean he loves it. It’s a great book.

What did you inscribe in it?
I told Steven how Disney was one of the people who inspired me the most in my music and in so many things and that I felt that nobody has ever come along since Disney has died with his imagination and to fill his shoes and he, Steven Spielberg, was the only person who had inspired me like Walt Disney had inspired me. He gave me a big hug and everything. I mean he was great, he loves it, he says it’s the best present he ever got.

So you’re good friends?
Oh yeah, I mean every word of it.

When are you going to start filming?
Probably after The Jacksons’ album which we’ll start working on in January. Sometime after that we’ll just finalise the story and start moving. He’s making an animated movie, Steven; he wants me to come up with the story for it (giggles). He told me to start thinking of ideas ‘cause he wants me to work on it and I said, great. So I’ve been thinking like crazy.

What sort of part will you play in the film he’s making with you?
Gosh, I don’t know. It’s a futuristic fantasy-type of thing but they’re still not sure of the story so I don’t know the role or anything.

Do you go out much in public?
No, I don’t. I don’t go out.

So you watch films at home?
Yeah, we have a movie room. I saw a movie last night in our theatre. We have a theatre in the house where we have film shows. It seats like 32 people and if I want to see E.T. or something I just have it ordered, whatever I like to see.

Is your house big?
Ah, yeah, I guess. (giggles with embarrassment)

What other rooms are there?
We have a library. We have an exercise room… and Disney’s going to do a whole thing for me, The Pirates Of The Caribbean, in a display room. They’re going to have different parts of the Caribbean thing put in my game room. They never do stuff so I felt honoured that they’re going to do it for me. They’re going to put it in.

What, all the props?
“Animatronics” - where the faces move, the figures move, the eyebrows move, and their eyes and their bodies, and they shoot… When you step in this room there’ll be a whole war going on… Cannons shooting off and smoke puffing at one another and fighting… a whole war going on.

And that’s all going to be set up in your room?
Yup.

As an exhibition or just for you?
For me and for company. For whoever comes and wants to see it. They’re going to do the sound and the lighting and everything. Then there’s this games room…

What sort of games have you got in there?
Space Invaders and Star Fire and basketball games.

Are you good at them?
I’m good until some little kid comes along and beats me (laughs).

And there’s an exercise room?
Yeah. I don’t do exercise but it’s there for other people. A sauna and stuff like that. It’s just a place where, after you work hard, you can come and relax and have a good time and entertain your friends.

Who do you live with?
Just my mother and my two sisters and my father. I still live with my folks. I’d die of loneliness if I moved out. Plus I couldn’t control the fans and stuff. I’d be surrounded. I’d never leave the house but here there’s guards. Security… a whole set-up.

So you rarely go out?
Very rarely.

Do you ever get mobbed?
Oh, yes.

Is it frightening?
No, it’s more fun ‘cause you get to turn and beck and hide. But once they get you trapped it’s not fun.

What happens then?
They start kissing you and pulling you and tearing your clothes and tearing your hair out of your head… I’ve gone to certain countries and I’ll walk along and there’s a fan and she’ll go, “Oh my God!” and she’ll show me a piece of hair and say, “I took this out of your head two years ago”, this piece of hair in her wallet.

How do you feel about things like that?
I don’t know… it’s strange.

So how do you travel? Do you fly and drive everywhere?
Yeah and we have security with us. We have a private jet.

And you have bodyguards, presumably?
Yeah, I have to.

Would you say you lived a normal life?
Ah, no, I can’t say that.

Do you ever long to lead a normal life?
No, I’m happy the way I am. I’m happy the way I am.

Do you like groups like The Human League and Soft Cell?
Yeah, I like those groups. I like ‘em. My favourite English group will always be The Beatles ‘cause they had real good songs. A lot of the bands today have more musical sounds and different sounds and things you’ve never heard, but melody and great lyrics is not there. They always had great melody and lyrics - even if it was just a harmonica playing in the background, the melody was the feature of the whole song.

What’s your favourite Beatles song?
My favourite Beatles song is Paul’s favourite Beatles song.

Which is that?
“Yesterday”. It always touched me the most. It was always special to me. I think it’s wonderful, the melody and the music and the whole feeling.

Do you think anyone’s come near The Beatles’ songwriting quality?
Yeah. Holland, Dozier; Holland.

Do you have any particular favourites of theirs?
All of them. That whole ‘60s period to me - with Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles and Motown - was the best musical time in history.

Why?
‘Cause they were real songs. Real good songs. Today a writer will have success and then just celebrate the rest of his life and just forget about writing ever again - no self-control, he’s partying the rest of his life. Back then people just kept trying, kept coming up with great stuff.

What about the ‘70s?
I like Elton John’s stuff - terrific. Bernie Taupin. “Yellow Brick Road” and “Bennie And The Jets”. All that stuff. That’s great stuff.

What did you like about him?
His image with the feathers and the glasses I thought was good but they were good songs. We’re good friends.

Who else do you know in England?
These are the people I visit there: Mark Lester, the McCartneys, I talk to Adam Ant a lot too on the phone. I know Elton. I know a great songwriter called Don Black…

Where will you be for Christmas?
I’ll be at home.

And what would you like?
Actually, I don’t celebrate Christmas. We just sit round the fire, watch the parade or whatever. We don’t really do anything special. We just enjoy the weather. I mean it’s 70 or 80 degrees, Christmas out here. We just don’t do anything. It’s hot. It’s burning up.

END OF INTERVIEW

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it. My fingers are killing me. If you would like the complete transcript just send me a PM and I will give you the file.
Thank you!

What are your favourite movies?
Any Steven Spielberg movie.

Do you like E.T.?
I love E.T.

Why do you love it so much?
‘Cause it reminds me of me. The whole story, you know, someone from another world coming down and you becoming friends with them and this person’s like 800 years old and he’s filling you with all kinds of wisdom and he’s magic and he can teach you how to fly. It’s that whole fantast thing that I think is great. I mean who don’t want to fly?

You’re obviously very interested in magical things and stories?
I love fairy tales. I like fantasy a lot, science fiction, I like magic. I like to create magic. I love magic. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s got to be magic. Something that the person hears it or sees it, they’re just totally blown away. The unexpected is what I like.

In response to a question about a film project with Steven Spielberg:
What sort of part will you play in the film he’s making with you?
Gosh, I don’t know. It’s a futuristic fantasy-type of thing but they’re still not sure of the story so I don’t know the role or anything.

 

[wonderouzmj]

@turtleneck_sweater - FYI

Michael's last ever UK print interview. I'm posting the whole thing in case you haven't seen it. But I've picked out the most relevant quotes below. It's stuff you already know, I'm sure, but I always love to see Michael's own words and thoughts.


What are your favourite movies?
Any Steven Spielberg movie.

Do you like E.T.?
I love E.T.

Why do you love it so much?
‘Cause it reminds me of me. The whole story, you know, someone from another world coming down and you becoming friends with them and this person’s like 800 years old and he’s filling you with all kinds of wisdom and he’s magic and he can teach you how to fly. It’s that whole fantast thing that I think is great. I mean who don’t want to fly?

You’re obviously very interested in magical things and stories?
I love fairy tales. I like fantasy a lot, science fiction, I like magic. I like to create magic. I love magic. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s got to be magic. Something that the person hears it or sees it, they’re just totally blown away. The unexpected is what I like.

In response to a question about a film project with Steven Spielberg:
What sort of part will you play in the film he’s making with you?
Gosh, I don’t know. It’s a futuristic fantasy-type of thing but they’re still not sure of the story so I don’t know the role or anything.

Wait...he was supposed to be in the movie??

 

[zinniabooklover]

Wait...he was supposed to be in the movie??

Reading the interview it seems Michael is talking about a project that never happened. Here's a fuller quote but you might wanna read the whole thing just to get your own take on it:


Do you have a hero or a heroine in movies that you would really like to meet?
Well, I wanted to meet Walt Disney but he died. And I wanted to meet Charlie Chaplin but he died. There’s nobody that I would really want to meet. I’m gonna work with Steven Spielberg.

Really. Doing what?
A film. We’re going to do a film together. He’s just putting the story and ideas together gradually working on ideas. You know I did the “E.T. Storybook” album and we just finished that. He and Quincy directed the whole thing, you know.


Then further down we get this:
So you’re good friends?
Oh yeah, I mean every word of it.

When are you going to start filming?
Probably after The Jacksons’ album which we’ll start working on in January. Sometime after that we’ll just finalise the story and start moving. He’s making an animated movie, Steven; he wants me to come up with the story for it (giggles). He told me to start thinking of ideas ‘cause he wants me to work on it and I said, great. So I’ve been thinking like crazy.

What sort of part will you play in the film he’s making with you?
Gosh, I don’t know. It’s a futuristic fantasy-type of thing but they’re still not sure of the story so I don’t know the role or anything.


But, like I said, best to read the interview in full then you'll get the whole picture. But it does seem like something they were talking about but it never happened.

 

[wonderouzmj]

Reading the interview it seems Michael is talking about a project that never happened. Here's a fuller quote but you might wanna read the whole thing just to get your own take on it:


Do you have a hero or a heroine in movies that you would really like to meet?
Well, I wanted to meet Walt Disney but he died. And I wanted to meet Charlie Chaplin but he died. There’s nobody that I would really want to meet. I’m gonna work with Steven Spielberg.

Really. Doing what?
A film. We’re going to do a film together. He’s just putting the story and ideas together gradually working on ideas. You know I did the “E.T. Storybook” album and we just finished that. He and Quincy directed the whole thing, you know.


Then further down we get this:
So you’re good friends?
Oh yeah, I mean every word of it.

When are you going to start filming?
Probably after The Jacksons’ album which we’ll start working on in January. Sometime after that we’ll just finalise the story and start moving. He’s making an animated movie, Steven; he wants me to come up with the story for it (giggles). He told me to start thinking of ideas ‘cause he wants me to work on it and I said, great. So I’ve been thinking like crazy.

What sort of part will you play in the film he’s making with you?
Gosh, I don’t know. It’s a futuristic fantasy-type of thing but they’re still not sure of the story so I don’t know the role or anything.


But, like I said, best to read the interview in full then you'll get the whole picture. But it does seem like something they were talking about but it never happened.

I'm sure it was because of the victory tour

 

[zinniabooklover]

I just wanna bump it and mention Scream,

Also, Leave Me Alone. Not the song but the video, some of the imagery in that. Seems kind of space-agey at the beginning, imo. And the Dad in BOW flying through outer space before landing somewhere in Africa.

 

[zinniabooklover]

Here's something I didn't know. In 2003 Michael bought a meteorite. Or a fragment of one. Story from the Belfast Telegraph, 2011.

Jackson-link meteorite up for sale

Part of a meteorite, which has links to Michael Jackson, is to be auctioned off next week.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

 

[turtleneck_sweater]

@turtleneck_sweater - FYI

Michael's last ever UK print interview. I'm posting the whole thing in case you haven't seen it. But I've picked out the most relevant quotes below. It's stuff you already know, I'm sure, but I always love to see Michael's own words and thoughts.


What are your favourite movies?
Any Steven Spielberg movie.

Do you like E.T.?
I love E.T.

Why do you love it so much?
‘Cause it reminds me of me. The whole story, you know, someone from another world coming down and you becoming friends with them and this person’s like 800 years old and he’s filling you with all kinds of wisdom and he’s magic and he can teach you how to fly. It’s that whole fantast thing that I think is great. I mean who don’t want to fly?

You’re obviously very interested in magical things and stories?
I love fairy tales. I like fantasy a lot, science fiction, I like magic. I like to create magic. I love magic. It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s got to be magic. Something that the person hears it or sees it, they’re just totally blown away. The unexpected is what I like.

In response to a question about a film project with Steven Spielberg:
What sort of part will you play in the film he’s making with you?
Gosh, I don’t know. It’s a futuristic fantasy-type of thing but they’re still not sure of the story so I don’t know the role or anything.

What a lovely interview. Reading it made me so warm inside! Thank you for posting.

 

[filmandmusic]

In the early 80s he seemed to get along very well with Spielberg. The friendship also seemed to kinda disappear later on in his life. What's the story behind this? Was there a falling out? Did they keep contact? Did they still call or meet each other? What is Steven's stance on Michael post 1993?

 

[turtleneck_sweater]

In the early 80s he seemed to get along very well with Spielberg. The friendship also seemed to kinda disappear later on in his life. What's the story behind this? Was there a falling out? Did they keep contact? Did they still call or meet each other? What is Steven's stance on Michael post 1993?

Primetime 1995 - he referred to Spielberg as his friend

 

[filmandmusic]

Primetime 1995 - he referred to Spielberg as his friend

Cool, this leaves a gap of 14 years. Did Spielberg ever call him a friend? It just so seems like many of his early friends distances themselves a bit later on. But this could of course also be because of Michael becoming more fragile himself.

 

[turtleneck_sweater]

Cool, this leaves a gap of 14 years. Did Spielberg ever call him a friend? It just so seems like many of his early friends distances themselves a bit later on. But this could of course also be because of Michael becoming more fragile himself.

No idea. Just thought of it when I read your post.

 

[zinniabooklover]

Can't answer f&m's question and this probably qualifies as a derail - sorry! - but feel the need to post this here.

Michael talks about Steven Spielberg in this extract from 1987 Spielberg's 40th anniversary celebration video.

24s

 

[turtleneck_sweater]

Can't answer f&m's question and this probably qualifies as a derail - sorry! - but feel the need to post this here.

Michael talks about Steven Spielberg in this extract from 1987 Spielberg's 40th anniversary celebration video.

24s

@DarylJoel_B look at the bouncing curls. I can't die ALONE because of that (now I'm derailing)

 

[DarylJoel_B]

@DarylJoel_B look at the bouncing curls. I can't die ALONE because of that (now I'm derailing)

OMG SUCH DELICATE LITTLE STRINGS!!!!! my sweet little gift

 

[zinniabooklover]

OK, I'm just full-on losing it now, lol. Found this on Twitter, from July 2019. Michael had a moon crater named after him after he died.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1148585093398745088

Also this:

Opera News - Latest News In United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-Welsh | Breaking News

Get the latest United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-Welsh news at OperaNewsApp.com: Breaking news and videos in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-Welsh , Football news, Politics, Sports, Entertainment, Tech, Business.

ng.opera.news

And this, as well:

"Michael Jackson, one of the largest owners of property on the moon, will have a moon crater named after him in honor of his infamous Moon Walk dance move.

The crater was previously named Posidonius J and is located on an area of the moon known as the Lake of Dreams, or Lacus Somniorum. It is 22 kilometers across, or about 13.5 miles and is located next to a 1,200 acre parcel of moonscape that is owned by Jackson, according to the Lunar Republic Society."

 

[zinniabooklover]

Apparently Michael was a really big fan of space topic.... But I'm wondering, did he ever talk about it in interview...? Or somewhere else? Maybe there is some kinda background story about his passion for space...?

I've had a look, can't find anything.

APOM is going round and round in my head, lol.

"We're takin' over
We have the truth
This is the mission to see it through
Don't point your finger
Not dangerous
This is our planet
You're one of us

We're sendin' out a major love
And this is our message to you (message to you)
The planets are linin' up
We're bringin' brighter days
They're all in line waitin' for you"

 

[Piek]

In the early 80s he seemed to get along very well with Spielberg. The friendship also seemed to kinda disappear later on in his life. What's the story behind this? Was there a falling out? Did they keep contact? Did they still call or meet each other? What is Steven's stance on Michael post 1993?

The story goes Michael wanted to play Peter Pan in Spielberg's movie Hook, but Spielberg told Jackson the movie was not for him. This is what Spielberg said in an interview in Entertainment Weekly, in December 2011:

Is it true that Hook was going to star Michael Jackson at one point?
Michael had always wanted to play Peter Pan, but I called Michael and I said, ”This is about a lawyer that is brought back to save his kids and discovers that he was once, when he was younger, Peter Pan.” So Michael understood at that point it wasn’t the same Peter Pan he wanted to make.

There are many stories online that Michael was upset about this, and hated Spielberg for his decision. However, these might be fabrications. I've never read a serious source about Michael's feelings about Spielberg after he was rejected for the part of Peter Pan.

 

[Maxym]

But I'm wondering, did he ever talk about it in interview...?

Well, there's that footage.. I don't remember where is came from where young Paris expresses interest for Star Wars but disdain for Star Wars Episode 2. When you see that footage, you can conclude that MJ had expectations for Star Wars Episode 2. It is also said he initially wanted to play Jar Jar Binks... but I'm actually not sure where that info comes from.

That said, I don't think he was more a fan of space topic than he was a fan of many things, and also that space stuff was attractive to many people... I think he was mostly open-minded and curious...

 

[Maxym]

I've had a look, can't find anything.

APOM is going round and round in my head, lol.

(...) This is our planet (...) The planets are linin' up

Another Part Of Me is an entire Sci-Fi-fantasy song, I think it was written for Captain EO, hence everything it says is about stuff happening in that universe.
(And taken out of context I find it leads to a less happy interpretation... something about invasion.... better not pull it out of context.)

 

[zinniabooklover]

Another Part Of Me is an entire Sci-Fi-fantasy song, I think it was written for Captain EO,

Yeah, I think it's an earlier version of the song, isn't it? I've never watched Captain EO so I'm a bit hazy on the details. Pretty photos, sure. LOL. The actual film, not so much! I've watched a tiny fragment, that's all. Angelica Houston was cool, imo.

hence everything it says is about stuff happening in that universe.
(And taken out of context I find it leads to a less happy interpretation... something about invasion.... better not pull it out of context.)

omigosh! Hadn't considered that although it does make sense, in the context of the film. I have my own interpretation of the lyrics but I can see other stuff in there, also.

 

[filmandmusic]

I've had a look, can't find anything.

APOM is going round and round in my head, lol.

"We're takin' over
We have the truth
This is the mission to see it through
Don't point your finger
Not dangerous
This is our planet
You're one of us

We're sendin' out a major love
And this is our message to you (message to you)
The planets are linin' up
We're bringin' brighter days
They're all in line waitin' for you"

The lyrics for APOM seem to have thematically the same idea as the German pop hit Codo by Dof. As a Brit you probably don't know this tune but it was a big hit in German speaking countries including Belgium. It is not a serious song at all means but it is about an extra terrestrial being visiting earth to spread peace and love. I freaking love this track, the chorus is a real ear worm, it is kind of a novelty hit like there have been so many in pop history. You'll probably hate it.

For me APOM is also about peace and love, it has one of my favorite messages in MJ's discography

 

[zinniabooklover]

As a Brit

As a Brit? As a BRIT?

I think I've made my point, lol.

you probably don't know this tune but it was a big hit in German speaking countries including Belgium.

Are you freakin' kidding me, mate? I love this song. OK, I can't remember how I know it. It wasn't from John Peel bc I never really bothered with him all that much and I'd totally dumped him before the 1980's. And I know this didn't get into the UK charts. But I did know it. We def had this. I mean, my group of pals, not the UK generally. We knew some German punk bands so maybe it was through them. Actually, that makes sense. It must have been that.

I never saw the video, only heard the song. Love it to bits. I love the German language - LOVE it - so I'm already there but the song is properly great, imo. Bonkers but great. Didn't they have another song, summat about a taxi? Not as good. Bit silly although good fun. But Codo is the one. Totally love it. Man, that was a blast from the crazy past, lol.

It is not a serious song at all means but it is about an extra terrestrial being visiting earth to spread peace and love. I freaking love this track, the chorus is a real ear worm, it is kind of a novelty hit like there have been so many in pop history.

Mm, I dunno, mate. Novelty, maybe, but GOOD. Not crap like most of them. Proper song.

You'll probably hate it.

LOVE it.

For me APOM is also about peace and love, it has one of my favorite messages in MJ's discography

I use APOM all the time when I do the Major Love Prayer each month. It's perfect.

 

[zinniabooklover]

Well, there's that footage.. I don't remember where is came from where young Paris expresses interest for Star Wars but disdain for Star Wars Episode 2. When you see that footage, you can conclude that MJ had expectations for Star Wars Episode 2. It is also said he initially wanted to play Jar Jar Binks... but I'm actually not sure where that info comes from.

I've seen this story many times. I'm posting a Huff piece but no idea if it's actually true. I can believe that Michael wanted to play the role but, that said, so many stories about Michael are nonsense or have that feel, iyswim. Or they just get exaggerated. So I don't know. Anyway ...

Michael Jackson Almost Played Jar Jar Binks In 'Star Wars'

The first episode of "Star Wars" could have been way different.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

That said, I don't think he was more a fan of space topic than he was a fan of many things, and also that space stuff was attractive to many people...

Totally agree. He had a real zest for life, loads of ideas, loads of things he enjoyed or was inspired by, a great enthusiasm for creative stuff.

I think he was mostly open-minded and curious...

Exactly so.

 

[filmandmusic]

@zinniabooklover

Hehe you keep surprising lol
It is also one of my super favorite tracks, It gives me goosebumps
The girl kills it with her lines, I also love German. I remember being one of only 3 students to choose German as an extra language in school, all the others went for Spanish ( I do have some fave Spanish tracks too though lol)
This song was nr 1 in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland and nr 4 in Switzerland, typically the only countries where the German language is at least partly familiar.
I'm stoked you know it too!

Did you know what the song was about? It is kind of epic "Und ich düse, düse, düse, düse im Sauseschritt" love this line. Sauseschritt is like pelting( with his spaceship) full speed to earth to spread the good message.

They do have a second hit but I don't think it got famous in my country. I'm also not very familiar with it.

I thought you'd hate it since you usually don't really like my recommendations

 

[zinniabooklover]

@zinniabooklover

Hehe you keep surprising lol
It is also one of my super favorite tracks, It gives me goosebumps
The girl kills it with her lines,

She does. She makes the song. If it's a novelty song it's bc of the guys. They are good but a little bit silly, maybe. She is great. She's proper awesome! They work well together, though. Proper group effort. It was really nice to see them. I never had any images to go with the song. I didn't hear it thousands of times, obvs. And haven't heard it for, like, a million years. Very happy reunion!

Actually, I'm gonna be bolshie about this. It really *isn't* a novelty song, imo. It's properly great. Well-written. Great performance, especially from her. Her vocals are sound. And when they go acappella at the end? Just Wow!

I also love German. I remember being one of only 3 students to choose German as an extra language in school, all the others went for Spanish ( I do have some fave Spanish tracks too though lol)

LOVE Spanish. Love it to bits. Swoon! But, omg, German! Total love from my childhood. Awesome language to listen to.

This song was nr 1 in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Holland and nr 4 in Switzerland, typically the only countries where the German language is at least partly familiar.

Cool.

I'm stoked you know it too!

Man, I'm on fire. It's so infectious. In a good way, lol.

Did you know what the song was about?

No freakin' idea. Don't remember ever asking. For me, it's all about the sound. I love it when she's singing 'liebe'. Did I get that right? That's what it sounds like. She says it several times. I'm thinking of 'Die Liebe' by Laibach. Sounds like she's singing the same word. Different feel, obvs! Laibach and Dof, lol. Chalk and cheese!

It is kind of epic "Und ich düse, düse, düse, düse im Sauseschritt" love this line. Sauseschritt is like pelting( with his spaceship) full speed to earth to spread the good message.

You see? Sauseschritt! I don't even know what it means. I don't even care! I just love the way it looks on the page.

I thought you'd hate it since you usually don't really like my recommendations

oh, I dunno. That Guido bloke was quite interesting. Weird but interesting. The bel canto bloke.

 

[zinniabooklover]

P.S. I bet Michael would like this song!