Sammlung: Reden und Interviews von Michael

[Christine3110]

hatten wir hier bestimmt schon, aber ist doch glatt wert nochmal eingestellt zu werden .

Ladies and Gentlemen...his Royal Sweetness

[toolate]

Ach ja ,wie bezaubernd er doch ist, so wie Gott ihn schuf.......





Bei diesem Interview dachte ich erst: "wat hat denn Michael da auf dem Kopf ?"
Ich sah am Anfang nur einen blauen Rücken und diese überdimensionale "Pudelmütze"......

[Michaela]

Kann mir bitte, bitte jemand sagen um WELCHES Interview es sich hier genau handelt? (Quelle: Buch von C. Kaufmann)


Michael 12-jährig: ob er gerne 'the boy next door' gewesen wäre;
ich habe es ja probiert, ich wollte es sein, aber sie (die Erwachsenen) haben sich so merkwürdig verhalten, dass ich immer befangener wurde. Jetzt fühle ich mich nur noch auf der Bühne frei.

[Michaela]

Wer kennt das Interview und kann Aufschluß darüber geben?

[Soundchaser]

Hier mal eine Rede, die mir bislang unbekannt war, angesichts der Vorwürfe von 1993 aber eigentlich sehr wichtig ist. Soweit ich weiss, ist es bis zu dem Zeitpunkt neben der Erklärung fürs TV die einzige "Videobotschaft", in der er sich dazu äußert.

[king of hearts]

Ich kannte das Video auch noch nicht - es war richtig und mutig von ihm dieses Statement zu machen. Schön zu sehen, dass er die Kraft dazu hatte und noch schöner sind die Reaktionen des Publikums, dessen Unterstützung und Beifalll! Ich wünschte, er hätte dies nicht durchmachen müssen, aber Gott sei Dank gab es auch Leute, die öffentlich auf seiner Seite standen.

[Christine3110]

Aus Living with MJ

"When I was 7, 8 years old I was in nightclubs. I saw striptease girls take off all their clothes. I saw fights break out. I saw people throw up on each other. I saw adults act like pigs. That's why to this day I hate clubs. I don't like going to clubs - I did that already, I've been there." ~ MJ


"Als ich 7, 8 Jahre war, war ich in Nachtclubs. Ich sah Striptease-Tänzerinnen die sie sich all ihrer Kleider entledigten. Ich sah Schlägereien. Ich sah Leute die sich gegenseitig vollkotzten. Ich sah Erwachsene die sich benahmen wie Schweine. Deswegen haße ich bis heute Clubs. Ich mag nicht in Clubs gehen - ich hab das bereits hinter mir, ich war dort."


(Gibts hier eigentlich irgendwo einen MJ Zitate-Thread?)

[rip.michael]

Brad Buxer Interview (Black & White, November/December 2009)

Brad Buxer Interview is a four-page interview with one of Micheal Jackson's former collaberators. In this interview there are a few Sonic-related questions and Micheal Jackson is confirmed to have worked on Sonic the Hedgehog 3. This interview was published in the French language Black & White magazine.

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Brad Buxer Musician, Arranger [Dangerous, HIStory]


Keyboardist and arranger on all albums since Dangerous, Music Director of the Dangerous and HIStory Tour, Brad Buxer was the closest and most loyal artistic associate to Michael for over 15 years. In a quiet and unassuming nature, this incredible musician, now an airline pilot, did, however, never speak about his work with the King of Pop. In tribute to his late friend, Brad speaks for the first time ...


Black & White: How did you come to work with Michael?

Brad Buxer: In 1986 I toured with the Stevie Wonder's band. But as you know, Michael was a big fan of Stevie and, therefore, it was paying serious attention to the musicians who worked with him ... Until 1991, so I toured with Stevie but in the meantime, thanks to him I could get to know Michael. I will never forget my first encounter with him. A current immediately passed between us. Musically speaking, we were on the same wavelength, we spoke the same language. And purely human, we instantly became friends. Bonds were created naturally, and they have only strengthened over time ....


Black & White: Soon Michael and you got involved in the creative process
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of what would become the album Dangerous ...

Brad Buxer: Yes. Before Teddy Riley is working on the album, with Bill Bottrell, we recorded several demos, including those Who Is It, Black Or White or Heal The World ...


Black & White: Dangerous was the first album recorded without Michael by Quincy Jones. Why do you think he did this?

Brad Buxer: Let me be clear: Michael was not angry with Quincy. He has always had an admiration for him and an immense respect. But with Dangerous, Michael wanted to control the creative process from A to Z. Simply put, he wanted to be his own boss. Michael was always a very independent, and he also wanted to show that his success was not because of one man, namely Quincy. However, Quincy still had a lot of opinions. This showed when we finished Dangerous and Michael called Quincy to help him at the end. Quincy still had a lot of opinions about the album. And when Quincy said we had a masterpiece, Michael was no longer hesitant to release the album ...


Black & White: One of the great successes of Dangerous is Who Is It. But the structure of this song reminds many Billie Jean. Was this conscious on the part of Michael?

Brad Buxer: No, I do not think so. I never really paid attention but now that you say is true, Who Is It and Billie Jean are very close. However, despite all the qualities of Who Is It, I do not think it comes close to Billie Jean. No song is better than Billie Jean, I think ...


Black & White: In the studio, Michael gave you a lot of freedom?

Brad Buxer: Absolutely. Michael was not one of rigid, it was always open to my suggestions and ideas. He gave me full confidence. Most often, I sang a melody, and I found the arrangements to accompany him. Regarding arrangements for strings or sheets of synth, I tended not to do, and intervened when he found that the direction in which I was not good. Even if a musical point of view, Michael was a genius, he knew he could not do anything and he had the intelligence to delegate some things. Sometimes, he knew exactly what he wanted to hear me sing all the parts of a song. Other times, he let me play until he hears something he likes. This is particularly what happened to songs like "Who Is It or Stranger In Moscow.


Black & White: Is that Michael sometimes wrote the lyrics of a song before a melodic idea?

Brad Buxer: No, it's almost never happened. Michael was still writing the lyrics at the last minute, on a piece of table. It was one of his hands. [laughs] He expected that often the instrumentation of a song is completely finished before writing lyrics. And it made us crazy
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sometimes! For example, Michael wrote the lyrics of Black Or White in 20 minutes in the studio while we waited to do his voice making. [laughs]

[Bottom of Page: He hit so hard that the false bilum disintegrated under his feet!]


Black & White: Did you sometimes feel that Michael was frustrated not knowing how to play an instrument?

Brad Buxer: Not really. But once he asked me to give him piano lessons. I told him: "Ok Michael, do it seriously. Every day, you'll sit with me for 15 minutes and there will be a little lesson. But he never had the patience to apply themselves to this discipline. [laughs] I think he knew he did not need to play an instrument to express his talent. While he may not have played an instrument, he was still a fantastic musician. He instinctively understood the music. It was just part of him ...


Black & White: Can see clarify the rumor that Michael had in 1993 composed the music for Sonic 3 video game, which you will be credited?

Brad Buxer: I've never played and I do not know what the developers have kept the tracks on which Michael and I have worked, but we did compose the music playing Michael called me at the time for give him a helping hand on this project, and that's what I did. And if he is not credited for composing the music, because he was not happy with the result sound coming out of the console. At the time, game consoles did not allow an optimal sound reproduction, and Michael found it frustrating. He did not want to be associated with a product that devalued and his music ...


Black & White: One of the surprising things in the music of Sonic 3 is that you can hear the chords of Stranger In Moscow, which is supposed to have been composed later ...

Brad Buxer: Yes, Michael and I had made the following arrangements for the game, and it has served as the basis for Stranger In Moscow. More than any other song that I worked with Michael, Stranger In Moscow is where I made my most artistic leg. I'm not credited as co-composer on this track, but I have worked closely with Michael on the composition and structure of this song ... I also played virtually all instruments ...


Black & White: Did that not bother you that Michael did not include it in the song credits as co-composer?

Brad Buxer: No. I did not ask to be. When you have the opportunity to work with such a musical genius, be credited or not, it does not really matter. I had a great opportunity to working with Michael all these years. I'm probably the musician with whom he worked most of his career. I was a musician and arranger from 1989 until 2006. It shows how we were on stage, him and me ...


Black & White: You also play almost all instruments on Morphine ...

Brad Buxer: Yes, but unlike Stranger In Moscow Michael knew exactly what he wanted to hear each instrument pure. He sang all the parts, whether the piano in the middle of the song, or those sheets of synth on the chorus. Everything is his. On this song, so I simply carried out his ideas. With two sound engineers, it has even been singing the word "Morphine" on the chorus. It was very fun ...


Black & White: Can you tell us about In The Back, appearing on The Ultimate Collection? It is a truly exceptional piece ...

Brad Buxer: I'm glad you mentioned this song because it's one of my favorites. This title is unbelievable and it proves once again how Michael was a genius ... Like morphine, I play almost every instrument on this song, but all ideas are Michael. What a pity he did not write the words as such deserved to be completed 100%. It is also Beautiful Girl, by the way ... We worked so hard on In The Back ... We recorded a lot of parts that are not on the version you know. Bill Preston [legendary keyboardist who worked with the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, Editor's note] is by example from the studio to play the organ. But Michael did not finally kept this part ...


Black & White: Do you experiment a lot while recording a title?

Brad Buxer: Yes, because Michael loved finding new sounds that the human ear had ever heard. Often, he repeated: "Brad, get me a sound that hurts really bad." That meant he wanted something that shakes him inside. Even if we had much use of machines and computers to design some sounds of drums, sometimes we find more ideas ... organic, I would say. For example, we came banging on the lid of a grand piano with a baseball bat-ball kick to design a specific drum. [laughs]


Black & White: You've recorded new songs with Michael after Invincible. You can tell us about?

Brad Buxer: Yes, the newest piece on which we worked, Michael and me, From The Bottom Of My Heart, the title was out to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina ... Overall, the songs we recorded during the latest years are of exceptional quality. Contrary to
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popular belief Michael was not an artistic decline. He bubbled with ideas. And these songs on which we worked are more original and more creative than we've done together.

[Under picture: The video took place in a theater, but the roles were reversed ...]


Black & White: Michael has never been lacking inspiration?

Brad Buxer: No. At no time in his life Michael has been lack of inspiration ... Plus he went through many trials, as has been the case in 2005 with the trial, and this had a positive influence on creativity.


Black & White: Do you think we will hear in the near future these songs recorded during the last years of his life?

Brad Buxer: I am not allowed to speak, but it is very likely ...


Black & White: Are you staying in contact with Michael afterwards?

Brad Buxer: Last year, he called me to work with him again. The problem is that having spent my pilot's license, I had just been hired by an airline. And projects like Michael were quite vague and did not even have a label behind him, I could not risk giving my resignation and losing one job like that. I needed to know where I was and there, in this case, it was not the case at all. Having 51 years today, I might never be committed again later. To my regret, so I had to refuse to work with him again.


Black & White: What are the best memories you keep of Michael?

Brad Buxer: All those laughs we had together ... I remember the races we were in the corridors of the hotel when we were on tour, or the food fights in our rooms ... But mostly, I always remember his smile when we listened to a song completed. There was a lot of pride, love and respect in this regard. And the feeling was mutual ... For nearly 20 years, I have been fortunate to count Michael among my best friends. We had the same age, him and me. Needless to say I miss him terribly ...

Quelle

[rip.michael]

*kreisch* ... nu ist das mittelfrist-gedächtnis auch schon im a ... eimer
Gut, gut dass du's entdeckt hast @geli ... na dann ist #129 gleich geschichte ! .. und dieser post dann auch.

[pearl]

World Music Awards, London, 15. November 2006

Interview mit Michael auf dem roten Teppich

(Video-Transkript: Morinen, MJJC)


Haben Sie begonnen, neues Material aufzunehmen?
Ja.
Wie läuft es bisher?
Hervorragend!
Was haben Sie heute Abend vor?
Morgen?
Was tun Sie heute Abend auf der Bühne?
Oh, ich werde eine Auszeichnung erhalten, es ist keine Performance, das war ein Missverständnis.
Wo sind Sie momentan zuhause? Leben Sie in Irland?
Überall ... Ich bin auf der Suche nach einem Haus.
Die Leute sagen, Sie machen Thriller II, ist da etwas dran?
Nein ... oh ... ich weiß nichts über Thriller II, aber ...
Wie fühlt es sich an? Fühlt es sich an wie ??
Wie bitte?
Wie fühlt es sich an, bei den World Music Awards zu sein?
Oh, es ist eine Ehre, es ist eine große Ehre.
Und die Fans sind ?? heute Abend.
Ja.
Wie fühlt es sich an, all diese Fans zu haben?
Es ist eine Ehre, ich bin sehr geehrt.
Ist der King of Pop zurück ?
Wie bitte?
Ist der King of Pop zurück ?
Ja!
Mit wem arbeiten Sie, Michael?
Wie bitte?
Mit wem arbeiten Sie?
Oh, ich bin jetzt einfach am zusammensetzen ... hauptsächlich schreibe ich selbst. Und arbeite mit anderen Leuten.
Treten Sie heute Abend auf?
Nein. Nein. Es ist ein Missver ... es ist ein Gerücht. Ich liebe euch. Ich finde es toll hier.

[rip.michael]

Danke @pearl für's einstellen!
Dann hänge ich gleich noch an Michaels dankesrede für die verleihung des Diamond Awards und den Thriller auftritt von Chris Brown vorweg.

[Razzor]

Wahrscheinlich kennt ihr das schon, mir gefällt's...

[geli2709]

Michael's Rede anläßlich der World Music Awards, Monaco 1996

Michael's Rede anläßlich der World Music Awards, Monaco 2000

Macht jemand bitte eine Übersetzung..?...oder gibt es die evtl. schon irgendwo ?
Michael ist so entzückend... !

[rip.michael]

WMA Monaco 8. Mai 1996

MJ gewinnt 4 preise, u.a. World Music Awards Best Selling Pop Male and World’sBest Selling R&B Male Artist. Die preise wurden überreicht durch den damaligen Prinz Albert II. von Monaco.

MJ’s dankesrede:
“I love you more. Much more… these awards from you and the World Music Awards are very special to me, as a person who loves and adores and has concerns for people of all nationalities and ethnic origins. My music serves as my way of making mankind aware of the inquisities that exist against all people of all the world. […]. I am not and never have been anti-semitic. And do me a favor: don’t read the tabloids. I love you all very much. And this is our future right here [the children]! I love you.”

Prinz Albert von Monaco:
Es ist mir eine freude die World Music Awards an den männlichen Pop/R’n‘B-künstler mit den meistverkauften platten zu überreichen. An den mann, den die welt als den King of Pop krönte, Michael Jackson.
(Prinz überreicht den preis, MJ nimmt entgegen – beiderseitiges gemurmel, ist nicht zu verstehen ..)
MJ:
Danke (.. lacht) I love you more …much more .. Diese awards von Ihnen und den World Music Awards sind etwas besonders für mich. Als jemand der liebt und verehrt und sich um alle menschen aller nationalitäten und ethnischer herkunft sorgt. Meine musik dient dazu der menschheit bewusst zu machen, dass es in bezug auf alle menschen (inquisities ? anm. rip.m.) bestehen. Ich bin nicht und war nie anti-semitisch eingestellt. Und tun sie mir den gefallen: lesen sie keine klatschblätter. Ich liebe euch alle sehr. Und diese [zeigt auf die kinder] hier sind unsere zukunft! Ich liebe euch.“



WMA Monaco 18.05.2000

MJ wird mit dem ‚Male Artist Of The Millenium‘ preis geehrt. Prinz Albert überreicht den preis.

MJs dankesrede:

“Thank you very, very much Prince Albert. I'm incredibly honored to have been chosen to receive this award. I'd like to thank the World Music Awards and especially the fans. And you are the reason...you are the reason, why I continue to do what I do. I've been performing... I love you too [to screaming fans]. I love you. I've...I've been performing since I was 5 years old, so I haven't had what you call an ordinary life, but I've been blessed with so many extraordinary opportunities and so many wonderful, wonderful friends all over the world that I wouldn't change a minute of it, really. I love you more! And I am so proud to thank...I thank God, and I am so proud God gave me the gift of song. And the world gave me the opportunity to be heard through music. And it's because of moments like this I can say with all my heart that I'm very proud to be an entertainer. And... You ain't seen nothing yet!”

“Vielen, vielen dank Prinz Albert. Ich fühle mich unglaublich geehrt für diesen preis ausgewählt worden zu sein. Ich möchte mich gern bei den WMA’s und besonders den fans bedanken. Und sie sind der grund... sie sind der grund, warum ich tue, was ich tue und immer weiter mache. Ich bin aufgetreten... ich liebe euch auch [schreienden fans]. Ich liebe euch. Ich bin... Ich bin seit meinem 5ten lebensjahr aufgetreten, ich hatte nicht, was Sie ein gewöhnliches leben nennen, aber ich bin mit so vielen außergewöhnlichen gelegenheiten und so vielen wunderbaren, wunderbaren freunden überall auf der Welt gesegnet, so dass ich keine minute meines lebens wirklich ändern würde. Ich liebe euch mehr! Und ich bin so stolz und danke... ich danke gott und ich bin so stolz, dass gott mir das geschenk des singens gab. Und die welt bot mir die gelegenheit durch die musik gehört zu werden. Und es ist momenten wie diesem zu verdanken dass ich mit ganzem herzen sagen, dass ich sehr stolz bin, ein entertainer zu sein. Und... Sie haben noch gar nicht alles gesehen!”

[geli2709]

Vielen lieben Dank @ rip michael.
Ich liebe Michael's Art zu reden und wie er gegenüber seinen Fans voller Demut seine Liebe und Dankbarkeit ausdrückt.

Ich denke, dass es ihm in Monaco 1996 darauf ankam in seiner Rede heraus zu stellen, dass er alle Menschen gleich liebt und respektiert, egal welcher Rasse, Nationalität und ethnischen Herkunft sie angehören.Und das er sich mit seiner Musik an alle richtet und die Menschen vereinen möchte.

Danke (.. lacht) I love you more …much more .. Diese awards von Ihnen und den World Music Awards sind etwas besonders für mich. Als jemand der liebt und verehrt und sich um alle menschen aller nationalitäten und ethnischer herkunft. Meine musik dient dazu der menschheit bewusst zu machen, dass es in bezug auf alle menschen (inquisities ? anm. rip.m.) bestehen. […] Ich bin nicht und war nie anti-semitisch eingestellt.