Re: Shelter from the storm: if BREAKING NEWS has broken your brain, come in here!
It doesn't make sense. It doesn't make any sense. Why this happened?
I'm crushed. My thought has been preoccupied by this fiasco in the last two days; that, I can bearly function at work. This is a huge let down not only because of not getting a song I wished for, but because of the broken trust. Sony is not trustworthy. The producers are not trustworthy. The Estate administrators, the very people who are supposed to safeguard Michael's legacy, are not trustworthy. How can I keep the faith anymore?
In the last couple months, when people were disappointed and anxious and blamed the Estate for the lack of communications, I stood by the Estate. To be fair, they did a beautiful job in This Is It and other projects. I understand the Estate is doing their best to make this album happened. But, this is what I got for being faithful? Michael trusted John Branca and John McClain enough to name them the administrators of his Estate. How can they let this happen? How can they do this to him?
I have so many questions. Things just don't add up. How can a respected producer like Teddy Riley agree to cut and paste the demos together and call it a releasable song? Why would Sony release such a weak song to kick-start the promotion of the new album? Gosh... please tell me this is a nightmare. This is not real.
This is supposed to be an excited time. With a new album, DVD boxed set and video game. Breaking News managed to spoil my excitment. I don't know what to expect now. If the Cascio tracks are to be included in the album, how can I look at the album without a trace of sadness and anger? How? How am I going to have faith in all future releases? This is sad.
Just a week ago, I thought the worst case scenario is that the album is released with mixed reivew, did not top the chart, did not sell well. Now, sales figure and chart position are irrelevant. I just want a respectful and genuine Michael Jackson album now. I don't care if I heard all the songs before. I just want a Michael Jackson album.
Gosh... what happen if the album sells misearbly and Sony exit the record deal? Are we going to get the Off the Wall re-release? BAD concert DVD? I'm concerned now.
Why this happened? Why they release Breaking News, while there are other better choices?
This is the worst they can do. They basically reverse the momentum that started building since This Is It last year.
How can they do this to Michael?