Re: New Song Snippet - Another Day Featuring Lenny Kravitz (Merged)
i haven't read all the 25 pages so sorry if it was posted before but on the first pages i saw that it was discussed from which year this song could be. i found these articles which help a little, i think it was after he came back to the US:
Lenny Kravitz Calls Michael Jackson a 'Beautiful Human Being'
Lenny Kravitz is mourning the loss of Michael Jackson, along with millions. He wrote about his personal memories of the King of Pop, and how, even at the age of 10, Jackson was matching legends like James Brown and Aretha Franklin. Read the full letter below.
There will never be another talent like Michael Jackson. Many people are saying what a performer, what an icon. How many Grammy's he won. How 'Thriller' was the biggest selling album in history. They speak about the controversy and countless other things. But the truth of the matter is he was a boy that God blessed with the most angelic voice.
Just listen to an early Jackson Five album and listen to that voice. The purity, the feeling, the interpretation of the lyrics. At the age of ten, he was on par with James Brown and Aretha Franklin. But the thing he had that they could not match was the fact that he was a child. But at the same time he sang as an adult. That line between child and experienced adult took his expression to an unmatched level.
I heard somebody on the BBC news tonight say that he was a great singer but didn't have feeling like James Brown. That somebody is not listening carefully. As a child he did it all. Even if he had not done 'Off the Wall' or 'Thriller,' he would still be a genius in my eyes.
I got to work with Michael on a track that has not been released and it was the most amazing experience I've had in the studio. He was funny. Very funny and we laughed the whole time. I also saw what a beautiful father he was. He was a beautiful human being. I am deeply saddened this evening.
He was the first live performer I ever saw. I got to see him at Madison Square Garden when I was eight. If not for him, I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing. He gave me joy as a child and showed me the way to go. He was music. Period. His hugeness as a star was great but before he was the King of Pop, he'd said it all.
May you rest in peace sweet Michael. You gave us all you had to give. Lenny.
http://www.spinner.com/2009/06/25/lenny-kravitz-calls-michael-jackson-a-beautiful-human-being/
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Recording artist and producer Lenny Kravitz won four straight Grammy Awards for Best Male Vocal Performance from 1998-2001.
I saw the Jackson 5 at Madison Square Garden, which was the first concert I'd ever seen, and they were wearing these knicker pants with these boots that came up to the knees. So I would put these galoshes on and dance around the living room and pretend that I was Michael Jackson. We got together a few years ago and we decided to go into the studio together. I had written a song for him and actually produced the track before he showed up. I played all the instruments, got it ready. We recorded at Marvin Gaye's old studio, up on Sunset Boulevard. We did his vocals for about three days. He was a lot of fun. He stayed for hours. We'd sit on these little stools and eat together and talk. That's where I really got to know him. (See pictures of Smokey Robinson.)
His children were there. They were extremely well behaved. I grew up in an old-school West Indian family, where respect was paramount. And these kids were just like that, full of respect but not robotic. Really sweet. They drew pictures for me and signed them. They were making art all day while we were working. My daughter Zoe came in. We were all together. We played music, we drew, we talked, we ate, we laughed. [He was] extremely respectful toward the chef, the engineers, myself, the kids — just the same to everybody.
I was in Glasgow, coming off the stage before an encore, when I heard the news. I went back on, did the last two songs. Came off and they announced he had died. Coming off the stage like that, when you're amped up and on a high, and hearing that news and having to go downstairs and digest this — it was difficult. I came off stage and went right to my computer and played the track we had done. It was about his life and where he'd been. It's quite triumphant.
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http://www.time.com/time/specials/m...1907409_1907413_1907950,00.html#ixzz0bWFYdZTb
