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Lester: 'Blanket could be next M. Jackson'

mystygrl said:
Sorry, but, I know how much of a true friend Mark Lester has ALWAYS been to Michael. He certainly does have fond memories and I must admit how much I have appreciated his input. However, it seems as if every day or every other day he is in the news. I cannot help to wonder what his true intentions are for talking so much to the media. Some times enough is enough.
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I don't fully agree. Mark Lester doesn't give interviews about Michael almost every other day. Mark Lester has given about 3 printed interviews and only about 4 televsion interviews about Michael over the last two weeks. What he has to say about Michael shows Michael as human and in good light.

Mark is no psycophant like Uri Geller appearing on almost every news program going. Mark's interview were he talked about Blanket being the next Michael Jackson was with HELLO magazine, and tabloids and magazines often take snippits of interviews and reprint them, giving the impression Mark Lester etc are giving lot's of interviews when they are not. I'm sure Mark Lester was at Michael's private family funeral, and the memorial, where he could have spoken but he likes to keep out of the spotlight. He only gives interviews about Michael when he feels he has to defend Michael. I think that's fairly obvious, plus I've always enjoyed hearing Mark Lester talk about Michael.

cveti_jackson said:
No one will be the next Michael Jackson!
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I agree, their will never be another Michael Jackson. If Blanket has enherited Michael's singing, dancing and songwriting skills and genius, then he will know how us his influences and use them to create something new and unique like Michael did. Then Blanket wil be Blanket Michael Jackson won't be a clone of Michael, like the music of Julien Lennon and Sean Lennon who are talented, but are less talented versions of their dad John Lennon.
 
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Michael didn't want anybody to be the next Michael Jackson, he wanted everybody to be their own person and bring out that uniqueness we all have within ourselves. yet some people are smart enough to do that some are not, Michael was smart enough to bring out the best in make his contribution, now it's your turn! that was one of Michael's problems, this sheep mentality people have of looking up to someone like a god and putting all the burden on them the simple-minded people who don't see the message he was trying to send
he raised the children well and I'm sure Katherine will continue to do that, whatever it is they choose to do with their lives they will always carry Michael's spirit

one more thing...did anybody notice how blanket is shy like his daddy...in that sense he reminds me of him...how sweet
 
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I think he looks a lot like Michael... He's like a little version of Michael as an adult. It would be funny if he someday sung Michael's songs and probably unreleased MJ material. Isnt his name Michael Jackson II..?
 
MJfan82 said:
no one will replace MJ........ever. Just not gonna happen.
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Agreed, it's simply impossible in this day and age for many reasons. In the end, we saw MJ himself being chewed up and spat out by this relentless media. The 'next Michael Jackson' wouldn't live past his early 20s.

That's why MJ's death has hit so many, not just fans. With his death, he took an era with him that can never again return. Unless Blanket ends up with a genuine love of music, he'd be best advised steering well clear of the industry. Not least because there are some who clearly already want him to fill the void left by his father, and that's dangerous for him.
 
Michael and his music will never be replaced in my heart.

I'm a mom now and understand how much Michael wanted to protect him children. I want them to be happy, health, loved.
If they go into music, I'll give them a fair shake just like I did their father. I'll support them no matter what they choose as long as it is what they want to do in life.

I don't want another Michael. I'm not saying these children couldn't be bigger or greater, however, my heart will always hold a candle for Michael Joseph Jackson. He was my first crush, the first CD and tape I bought. He was my first of alot of things. Those memories will always be a part of me.
These children can add new memories.
 
If he decides to take a musical route then it'll be a looong time and he'll have to work damn hard to be "Blanket Jackson" instead of "Michael Jackson's son".

It's a hard thing to shake off and look at Lisa Marie's career, she never did it. If you read any of her interviews half of it is about Elvis, the other half about Michael and at the end they squeeze in a question about her album.

If this is what he wants to do, then I hope he knows exactly what he's getting himself into.

But later, let him be a kid for now :timer:
 
000cozzie000 said:
If he decides to take a musical route then it'll be a looong time and he'll have to work damn hard to be "Blanket Jackson" instead of "Michael Jackson's son".
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Question: Will he still be called Blanket by that time? I would expect a teenager to shake off that nickname eventually...
 
I actually wish this thread would just get closed. Michael would hate this kind of pressure on his children and pressure is the last thing the need right now.:no:
 
I don't think anyone's pressuring him. Most posts are saying that he should do whatever he wants to do.

And lol no I don't think he'll stick with "Blanket".. he'll probably change it when he's a teenager. If I went by my childhood nickname I'd still be "tuna" :lol:
 
The media won't go out of their way to make life easy for any of these kids when their father is lauded as the greatest entertainer who ever lived. Fans need to back off them and stop feeding the hype.

Let them grow up as normal as if possible.
 
when he said he thinks Blanket is going to be the next Michael Jackson I think he meant he's going to resemble Michael the most - that's it! he meant nothing more! stop making a big deal out of it
he's trying to give some hope by saying that Michael has not completely vanished but that he still lives in those kids and in time we will see more and more of Michael in them. besides I think both boys resemble him a lot
 
I don't think the objective would be to become the "next" Michael Jackson. He already IS the next Michael Jackson and that is a fact. The fact remains that if he and his siblings want to join in the family business and follow their father's footsteps, there is honor in that. Look at Frank Sinatra Jr. He does the same kind of music his father did but was not the superstar his father was but he still was able to make a decent living at it. I don't think anyone expected him to be as good as Frank Sr. but supported him anyway. Whether it was because they like Frank Jr's music or because he was simply his father's son doesn't matter. He simply does what he enjoys doing. I think it should be the same for Michael's children as well. I don't think anyone expects them to be as good as or better than their father but are willing to support them should they decide to go into the family business.
 
Ι see Joe taking his chance based on such discussions and doing with the kids what he did with Michael.. which I would really, REALLY hate to see..
 
Honestly, have they not learned their lesson? Atleast let the kid live his childhood, then have him decide what he wants to do when he's 18.
I'd hate to see Michael's children suffer the same way...:(
 
personally i dont think any off them will wanna be in the spotlight, maby be writers,producers,directors or sumthing. but who knows?

mike did say blanket is a bit of a dancer. maby in years to come,he might be a chorographer
 
not appropriate at this time, imo. just simply not

who cares what these kids r gonna do in the future when they're ADULTS? let them grow up first. hell, let them grieve first
 
personally i think there is just one Michael Jackson, there won't be another one. If Blanket is talented, i think he'll make his dad proud by being unique and doing things in his own way
 
From Michael's interview with Barbara Walters:

"I woke up, and my doctor gave me the news (about princess Diana's death). And I fell back down in grief, and I started to cry. And so, I-the pain, I felt inner pain, pain in my stomach and in my chest," Jakson reflects.
He continues, "So I said, `I can't; I cannot handle this. It's too much.' Just the message and the fact that I knew her personally. Then on top of that one, I said, "There's another one. real soon, I feel it coming. There's another one. It's another one coming and I pray it's not me. Please, don't let it be me.'

Explains Jackson about how he'd address his son if he so desires to perform: "If you do go that way, expect this, expect that, expect this, expect that. I'd lay it all out. `See, you're going to get all this and all this and all this. Are you ready to do that?' He'll say, `Yeah, I can't wait.`Well, go! And do it better than I did it."'
 
I hope they don't go into music, not after what Michael experienced. It would be too hard anyway for them constantly being compared.

I just wish these kids a happy life, they have many more years of growing to do.
 
http://www.nme.com/news/daily-gossip/46057

This doesn't deserve to be discussed as news. It has to be a joke, right?

"Michael Jackson's dad, Joe Jackson, wants to take the late singer's three children on a world tour as the 'Jackson 3'."

It sounds like the worst idea on just about every level imaginable.
 
I don't believe for a second that Joe would do that. Sounds like something the media made up.
 
Debbie wouldnt allow that for the two, but then again what about Blanket?
 
Blankets real name is Michael isn´t it so just imagine the pressure. If he really wants to when he grows up I think it would be nice though but still very hard not to compare him with his father.
 
and what about the eldest son, Prince Michael. Is he suddenly chop liver because he's not the littlest anymore?
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