Karen Faye - make up artist

[Maxi777]

Mission, niemand kannte seinen Haut, seine Haare, seinen Körper so gut wie sie! Das ist nun mal einfach so nach 27 Jahren. Und sie fing an mit dem "jungen farbigen Mann", der Thriller drehen wollte......

[Bauxerl]

Mission, niemand kannte seinen Haut, seine Haare, seinen Körper so gut wie sie! Das ist nun mal einfach so nach 27 Jahren. Und sie fing an mit dem "jungen farbigen Mann", der Thriller drehen wollte......

.......und blieb bis zum Schluss..........
Sie soll ihn ja nach seinem Tod noch geschminkt haben. Was muss das für sie wohl bedeutet haben? Diese Trauer und Überwindung - es muss das Schlimmste für sie gewesen sein.

Diese Freundschaft muss wahrlich tief und innig gewesen sein, das drückt das Foto für mich aus. Von ihm geht soviel Ruhe und Geborgenheit aus, finde ich.

[Maxi777]

Und das wichtigste für mich: Sie ist auch nach seinem Tod noch loyal und verkauft ihrer Erinnerungen und ihre innige Freundschaft nicht an irgendwelche Klatschblätter!

[Curley]

Ich glaube das Foto habt ihr noch nicht.

[Sabine_U]

Wo hast Du das her?
Das Foto stammt aus Karens Facebook Webalbum.

[Curley]

Aus Fanpop.com, das ist eine ganz normale Fotoseite. Warum ?

[Christina]

Ihr kennt ja sicher den Artikel aus dem Artisan Magazin.
Die Seiten sind auch eingescannt, aber ohne Lupe oder Fernglas ist die
Schrift kaum zu entziffern.
Aber es geht auch anders.

Three Decades with Michael Jackson - Karen Faye Interview

How did you meet Michael Jackson?
I began working with Dick Zimmerman, who was a very
popular celebrity photographer back then. He booked me on
a shoot for an album cover with Michael Jackson. The album
was Thriller. Michael and I got along really great! Michael
requested me for his next photo session with ET … and his
next assignment, Beat It… and everything after that … the
rest is history. Michael was embarking on The Victory Tour with his
brothers. Michael required my complete attention, so I
brought in Carme to help me. I met Carme earlier while working
at the Barbizon School where we both had been teaching.
We had become good friends. This began Carme’s 10-year
working relationship with Michael’s brothers.

Michael could trust you.
Yes, he could. The media started hounding me after the
Thriller album was released.
I remember being called by a tabloid reporter offering me $75,000 for any information
about Michael or the video shoot we were working on for the
song “Thriller.” I said no. They said, “how much then?” It
just wasn’t something that tempted me. The offers got more
outrageous from there. They finally all got to realize I was a
dead end for information and it tapered off a bit. But during
major controversies they still were very persistent.

Was Michael spiritual?
Anyone who is creative is naturally connected to the universe.
Michael always attributed his talent to God. He said God was
channeling through him, and it had nothing to do with him.

I know how much Michael loved all children of the world.
That’s right but what I find more interesting is how children
are drawn to him, like a magnet. I think they recognized a
kindred spirit. They recognized his unconditional love and related to him
because he was a child at heart.
Children look at the world through fresh, unjaded eyes. Michael had the
ability to see the wonderment of the world like they did.

What was his favorite food?
Michael wasn’t a big eater. He thought it was a waste of
time, like a child having to sit at the dinner table while
hearing all the other kids outside calling him to come out
to play. He chooses organic and healthy food but sure can
enjoy a bucket of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken). Akasha
was his chef many years ago, and now has a restaurant in
Culver City, California. She would find the perfect compromise.
She would make him organic cheese enchiladas
that he covered with hot sauce. He would want to eat them
every day. She also made a killer banana cream pie that was
a favorite. I will never forget these wonderful cookies she
made that he nicknamed “ookies.”

Michael is known in the Guinness Book of World
Records as holding the record for celebrities
giving to charities.
Can you share about that?
It is a little difficult to share too much about that because it
is not something Michael would talk about. He would just
do it. He just did. When we were touring the world, while
everyone was going out to restaurants and clubs, Michael’s
joy came from visiting orphanages and hospitals. I used to
go with him. He would have his team contact them before
his visit and find out what they needed. He would fill up his
vehicles with toys and treats and we would go. He arranged
for playgrounds to be built, bought busses and provided
vehicles, paid for expensive operations for children.

Can you share with us when and where was the
photo taken?
The photo was taken, high on a hill at Neverland by Jonathan
Exley before the trial began.

What were Michael’s favorite make-up products?
Easy, hands down, Lancôme Dual Finish Powder! Lancôme
would provide it by the case for me. Shout out to Lancome …
thanks for so many years of your generosity. Michael would
have it and leave it everywhere. He had it in every pocket.
Everyone around him knew if they found a compact, to return
it to me, so I could recycle it back to him.

I know Michael’s nickname for you was
“Turkle.”
How did you get that name?
I’ll never tell. •

Quelle => http://www.zilkinc.com/blog/artisanmag

Das ist der größte Teil des Interviews.
Wer mag, kann sich den Rest im PDF-Format runterladen.

Kann diesen Text bitte, bitte, jemand übersetzen?
Schon mal Tausend Dank im Voraus.

[Sabine_U]

Warum wohl, Curley?
Es wurde wiederholt darauf darauf hingewiesen,
daß nichts von Karens Facebook Seite hier gepostet wird.

[michaela 69]

??????????
Also ich kann es dort nicht finden

[Curley]

Na, dann ist ja gut, dann habe ich ja nichts verkehrt gemacht und das
Facebook von Karen kenne ich sowieso nicht.

[Sabine_U]

So ein Unsinn!
Da habe ich das Foto ja selber her.

[Curley]

Was ist denn jetzt Unsinn? Versteh ich nicht.

[michaela 69]

@ Curley sorry, ich meinte auf Fanpop.com kann ich es nicht finden
Bei der Karen ist es auf Facebook das weiss ich ...

[Rain]

Ich habe das Bild vor Wochen schon auf irgendwelchen Seiten gesehen, es ist also nicht NUR auf fb. Dass Karen Faye Bilder auf fb hat, bedeutet doch nicht automatisch, dass nur sie diese Bilder hat und sie sie als erste zeigt und sie noch nie zuvor veröffentlicht wurden.

[Curley]

@michaela, dass glaube ich dir gern, dass du in der kurzen Zeit das Bild nicht finden kannst. Ich habe bis jetzt 18105 von 19140 Fotos (und da hatte mir
ein Tag nicht gelangt ) durchgesehen (übrigens war dieses Foto dreimal drin).