Re: MJJC Official Statement about Michael Forever Tribute / Tribute discussion / Estate statement @p
Not trying to hijack the board, but where did it all go wrong?
I realize when Michael left the group, things changed, but why didn't some "Clive Davis/L.A. Reid" type come in and try to REVAMP the brothers. When did it change so badly that, in my opinion, aside from Michael and Janet, the remaining members are sort of a joke. They seem to believe that they have this wonderful credibility and power but they don't. Even when they put Katherine Jackson's name on the first line, their credibility is still shot. What the heck happened to the Jacksons?
From what I have seen the brothers depended on Michael for so long that they allowed their own talent because rusty and finally go to waste. They had doors open to them during the 80s. Jermaine worked with a number of well known people in the business which is how he worked with Whitney.
The biggest problem, however, is that despite their claims they never learned the business. You can tell by how horribly they handle deals, chose the people they worked with, ect that they didn't know what they were doing. This is because only Michael took the time to actually learn about the business outside of the recording studio, especially after Motown screwed them.
Another huge problem is greed and ego. The Jacksons' are greedy and they are very prideful people. Their main motivation for anything is to get money, not the happiness of the fans or the quality of their work. Yes, one should be payed for their talent, but you could see that Michael also took personal pride in making his work the best he could make it not only for his fans, but also for himself. If he just wanted money, he could had easily made many more studio albums and the albums being shorter. Record companies don't like albums like Bad with allot of number 1s because those songs could had been spread through several different albums and they would had made more money.
As for pride, the Jacksons do have stuff to be proud. They raise from the bottom and because stars back when music was still segregated and won the hearts of an entire generation. They also produce two long lasting stars, something that doesn't happen ofter in family acts. If they managed their money right, they could in a position to never work again. However, their pride makes them blind to their own limits. Most of the brothers think they could had been or are Michael's equals or at least rival if they truly wanted to. If Michael is a 10 on the talent scale they think they are at least a 7 or 9.5. Because of their pride, they believe they are above during anything small and should only do arenas or even stadiums. They don't want to accept that it was Michael's talent that carried that family, even now. That's why they go around calling themselves royalty despite the fact there was only one prince and king.
Finally, the are lazy. They want everything handed or done for them and they have no sense of teamwork. Look at their reality show if you want to know what I mean.
