1 - I didn't say outright there was no basement studio, what I am saying is that they already had a studio in there house which wasn't in the basement, and from the quote I posted, seems they wasn't a studio in the basement when MJ arrived. On top of that the only photo released shows no studio at all.
2 - If I said I had a forensic test done and it showed the vocals matched Malachi 100% but provided no proof, or even the name of the people who did the test, does that prove I did the test? I know the part in that statement released by Weitzman about everyone agreeing the vocals were MJ is a lie, proof of that is coming, and thats the part where he names MP, BB, Corey etc, so the part where he doesn't name these "forensic guys" hold even less weight.
My proof for 1 has already been said, you will have to wait for proof of number 2, but I can swear to you on anything you like that Weitzman lied in his statement.
Its difficult for Michael's kids as the Cascios were friends with them for a very long time, they got pulled into this and at the time I don't think they fully understood it, but they were asked things, I wont say what but they confirmed that during Michael's stay he never recorded any of those songs but confirmed he worked on Thriller 25, again you have my word.
The Stewart Brawley connection goes very deep, I would need a week or so to get everything together we found, but making those songs sound anywhere near Michael was impossible without him.
If the thing about Soldier Boy predating MJ's stay is too do with the MJSongbook, well we don't know what was in the Mjsongbook, only that its title suggests it was lyrical, book = written.
Oh yes definately, I believe in their minds they knew it wasn't Michael. but you need to understand, Sony bought the Cascio tracks by Cheque months before most people inside Sony heard them, months before the family heard them, months before a producer other than Brawley touched them and you can bet a contract of terms was written up which meant they had to release a certain amount of those songs to ensure publishing rights for Angelikson before the songs were purchased. Sony went in to fast, jumped at the chance of 12 New MJ songs, but in the long run it didn't pay off as they have 9 redundant tracks, if they believed sooooo much those songs were MJ, if Branca did, do you think they would have been shelved? this is absolute proof, Eddie has NO PROOF MJ sung those songs.
Its as simple as this, the Cascio songs will not be released because Eddie can't prove MJ ever sung them, its not about us proving those songs are fake anymore, we won, if fans heard the songs 3 months before the album was released you can guarantee we would have never seen them released. there are NINE more songs there, an entire album of material with Millions to gain from releasing them, whats stopping them? The truth......or lack of depending on which side of the fence you sit.
Regarding the forensic tests, the fact they haven't mentioned the names of the experts, or published the results, makes sense in the sense that that information would be proprietary information, that would only come out in court.
As for the names of the people mentioned in the statement as having recognized MJ, surely, if they DID NOT recognize him, or now think it is not him, it is incumbent on them to say so publicly. If my name was used to support an opinion I don't agree with, I wouldn't let it stand. By the way, of the people you name, only MP is named in the statement as having recognized MJ. Brad and Cory are not.
Regarding the MJ songbook, it is registered not just as lyrics or music, but also as a musical performance. Again, it doesn't mean MJ sang those songs, but it does mean that, two days after his death, Eddie was already CLAIMING he did. And so, could he have come up with the concept for the hoax in such a short time?
It is certainly easy to believe that the Estate would have WISHED for the Cascio songs to be real : after all, it is 12 new MJ songs, which is great for anyone, especially them. It is even believable that they could have been fooled by an hoax, or that in their desire to believe the songs are real, they would have half-assed the process to confirm their authenticity. But the idea that they would have knowingly, purposely released 3 songs that they KNEW were fake makes no sense. Sure, they wanted 12 extra songs, but not to the point of putting out on an official product fake songs : that would be stupid, self-defeating and financial/legal suicide.
If the Estate were to NEVER release the other 9 Cascio songs, if would certainly be a strong indication that even they admit they are fake : after all, there is no way they would sit on 9 legit MJ songs if they had any sort of proof they're real. But the fact that no Cascio songs are on Xscape, and that Branca is apparently telling fans that those songs will not see the light of day, doesn't mean that they never will -- especially if we are to believe that Branca is nothing but a liar.
As for "the fans' victory" : there is no victory as long as the 3 released songs are still part of the official discography. If an historian were to write a biography on MJ right now, he could not write in conscience : "in 2010, three fake songs sung by an impersonator were released on an official MJ album". He could only write "three songs thought by some to be fake were released".
Finally, it is frustrating to hear from some people things like "we know things, stay tuned, you'll hear them soon", or "take my word for it, so and so said this". That's not how it works. We need to come out with what we know, with sources and context and attribution. Otherwise it's just a game of uncertain quotes that leads nowhere.
