Michael's magic is such that, even if people tried to meddle with it, it would still come out, in parts..
and This Is It, is proof of that. still, with corporate people saying that Michael didn't know the definition of a budget, and some of the musicians wanting to improve upon the perfection of a song that already went to number 1, as is, in this age of greed, there's too much of the human nature, out there, whereas the bigger Michael got, the more he was scrutinized. i mean, if there are quite a number of people who can scream at his concerts, and then some of them come out, and complain, later about possible lip synching, which couldn't totally be proven(and rare is the person associated with MJ that couldn't just appreciate working for the biggest artist, ever, like Jennifer Batten could appreciate it)..then, this, the biggest production, ever, by the biggest artist ever, would tend to evoke more of that human nature. unfortunately, the bigger the artist, the more, those around him would want to see what's in it for them, as opposed to basking in the priviledge of working with the King of Pop. it's just too much of that human nature, out there. and while Michael was a sweet soul without that human nature, ironically...despite how well he sang the song of the same title...when you get to the point where you're working with the King...on This level..there never should be a question asked, that says: 'Michael, do you know the meaning of a budget?' or...there never should be a statement, where a musician would say 'add a little more booty' to a number 1 song, that was perfect, as is. you should be so in awe of this priveledge, that, the best you should do, is add what you know from your field, but don't use it, to mess with what is in Michael's field. but there was too big a microcosm of that messing with what's in Michael's field. it didn't seem to matter that some were working with The King. it just seemed that Michael was more humble than some of the people that were working with him, rather than humility being on an equal level, with MJ being in the lead. couple that with all the lawsuits that were breathing down his neck, from unscrupulous people, and the addition of forty concerts due to greed from people surrounding MJ, AFTER he made his announcement, following there just being 10 concerts..well..it just reminds me of Elvis, a little...
as soon as Elvis got his biggest, in stardom, the handlers decided to 'improve upon what he was doing'. as if his past wasn't proof enough that that wasn't needed.
and i have the feeling that the concerts would have blown up in MJ's face, because the extra concerts behind his back, the lawsuits, which made him worry about his children, i'm pretty sure, and, the 'me' time that others wanted, in a big moment that was supposed to belong to The King of Pop...
perhaps, not all those surrounding him were like that, but enough of the people in the most important places, came across like that. and enough is too many.
when the Bad tours came, MJ was BIG. and it was a first experience for everybody. but then Dangerous..MJ was bigger, and that's when the complaints started coming from other people who wanted their 'me' time. and Jennifer Batten recalls MJ being fatigued. and more people wanted more from him, but wanted to spend less money on him, and they were less patient with him, and he had to do the Bad concert for the Dangerous tour, then, HIStory, he's even bigger. and so on..
the human nature is..the bigger the money, the more selfish, the surrounding people get...and now, we have This Is It...too big, for some people surrounding MJ, to handle correctly, selflessness-wise. i mean, with the album Invincible..many writers wanted in, with MJ, and their egos got in the way of many of the songs being released as singles. the magic of the songs survived, but you would think that all the fellow writers, and their lawyers, would be glad that they had the priveledge of writing with the King of Pop. as many have said..the only one truly and totally without the ego, was the King of Pop, himself.
however...This Is It, the movie, turned out great, though it wasn't meant to be seen. surely, this is proof, that MJ's magic covered a lot of the selfishness that surrounded him, but, eventually, when other selfish people surrounding Michael's unselfish soul, try too hard to interfere, things, and legacies, can get messed up.
i, therefore, shudder to think, that perhaps, the only way that MJ's legacy could remain secure, would be for God to take him away from all this mess, and leave us only with this magnificent movie.
but this is the age of greed...and, perhaps..a greedless soul, such as Michael, had to be taken away from all that greed. no, his soul wouldn't be corrupted by it, but, the pain that those greedy, that were around him, caused him, may have been too much..
