This article is from the Daily Mirror, I now its tabloid but the actual article itself is quite respectful
Heres are some selcetive quotes from Michaels Photographer Kevin Mazur about Michaels final rehearsals
He said the singer bounded the stage in a dark grey suit and headpiece shouting: "Come On - Lets Make This Happen"
He performed one of his familiar spins before proclaiming: "This is where I belong"
"Can You Feel It Kevin? Why oh why have I left for so long"
"The only thing missing is my fans, my people, my family - and they will come"
Kevin watched spellbound as J**** Performed his enitre set for an hour and a half, He sang 12 songs, stopping only to wipe his brow with a towel"
At One Point J**** Blew a kiss into the auditorium, announcing: "This is me, the true me. I feel so alive. Ifeel as though I want to perform forever"
Kevin Said: "He was like an expectant father pacing up and down the stage. He was focused"
"Between songs, he burst into laughter and joked around with the dancers and director. I have never seen him so happy". "But there was a cool professionalism about him. He was there to do a job and boy, did he do it well. It was incredible"
Kevin said the highlights of the frentic set included a Jackson Five Medley, Black Or White & thriller".
'Michael and Kenny Ortega were talking about Smooth Criminal and Michael loved all the effects that accompanied the son.
"They were even talking about using a cheery picker to pick up an audience member from the crowd"
Kevin said he could tell J**** took most pleasure from singing 1984 hit Thriller again after all these years. Striding on in a haze of smoke, the star calmly snapped his fingers and launched into the song as if it were recorded yesterday. "It was incredible" says Kevin. "You could tell Michael was so excited.
They had loads of puppeteers which were to be suspended into the crowd. Michael and Kenny went along the line of them afterwards, picking out their favourites
"The only thing I didn't see during the rehearsals were two aerial lifts into the crowd that Michael was planning to do. It was really sensational stuff"
Kevin said he was totally devastated by J****'s death - especially since he had seemmed so upbeat and full of life just hours earlier. he Said "When he hit the stage everyone was just mesmerised"
"He had this incredible energy. He was happy, laughing and having fun with the dancers. He looked the same old Michael to me"
Kevin says he refuses to believe claims J**** was in fragile stage or beffundled by prescription drugs. He said "He was totally there -100 per cent there in fact. You would never suspect this would ever have happened - Especially after this performance on stage.
Kevin said the oeverridiing feeling from the rehearsals was Michael's sense of duty to his fans: "He was a perfectionist. He had that speak about him - That desire to create something special and give people the very best he could".
Heres are some selcetive quotes from Michaels Photographer Kevin Mazur about Michaels final rehearsals
He said the singer bounded the stage in a dark grey suit and headpiece shouting: "Come On - Lets Make This Happen"
He performed one of his familiar spins before proclaiming: "This is where I belong"
"Can You Feel It Kevin? Why oh why have I left for so long"
"The only thing missing is my fans, my people, my family - and they will come"
Kevin watched spellbound as J**** Performed his enitre set for an hour and a half, He sang 12 songs, stopping only to wipe his brow with a towel"
At One Point J**** Blew a kiss into the auditorium, announcing: "This is me, the true me. I feel so alive. Ifeel as though I want to perform forever"
Kevin Said: "He was like an expectant father pacing up and down the stage. He was focused"
"Between songs, he burst into laughter and joked around with the dancers and director. I have never seen him so happy". "But there was a cool professionalism about him. He was there to do a job and boy, did he do it well. It was incredible"
Kevin said the highlights of the frentic set included a Jackson Five Medley, Black Or White & thriller".
'Michael and Kenny Ortega were talking about Smooth Criminal and Michael loved all the effects that accompanied the son.
"They were even talking about using a cheery picker to pick up an audience member from the crowd"
Kevin said he could tell J**** took most pleasure from singing 1984 hit Thriller again after all these years. Striding on in a haze of smoke, the star calmly snapped his fingers and launched into the song as if it were recorded yesterday. "It was incredible" says Kevin. "You could tell Michael was so excited.
They had loads of puppeteers which were to be suspended into the crowd. Michael and Kenny went along the line of them afterwards, picking out their favourites
"The only thing I didn't see during the rehearsals were two aerial lifts into the crowd that Michael was planning to do. It was really sensational stuff"
Kevin said he was totally devastated by J****'s death - especially since he had seemmed so upbeat and full of life just hours earlier. he Said "When he hit the stage everyone was just mesmerised"
"He had this incredible energy. He was happy, laughing and having fun with the dancers. He looked the same old Michael to me"
Kevin says he refuses to believe claims J**** was in fragile stage or beffundled by prescription drugs. He said "He was totally there -100 per cent there in fact. You would never suspect this would ever have happened - Especially after this performance on stage.
Kevin said the oeverridiing feeling from the rehearsals was Michael's sense of duty to his fans: "He was a perfectionist. He had that speak about him - That desire to create something special and give people the very best he could".
