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2010年11月11日 - 迈克尔·杰克逊遗产管理公司（Michael Jackson Estate）今天就近日因“流行音乐之王”新歌《爆炸新闻》（Breaking News）而引发的争议作出正式声明：
亲爱的歌迷们，
随着《迈克尔》（Michael）专辑日渐成型，特迪·瑞利（Teddy Riley）被邀请进来为一些歌曲加工，其中就包括这首迈克尔和艾迪·卡西欧（Eddie Cascio）、詹姆斯·波特（James Porte）2007年底在卡西欧家录制的《爆炸新闻》（Breaking News），当时迈克尔和孩子们都住在卡西欧家。瑞利制作了这首歌，并把它交由索尼放在专辑中。当时，没人向我们提起过在卡西欧录制的样带上听到的声音可能不是迈克尔的。可是，我们清楚背景合声是迈克尔和詹姆斯·波特共同的混合。
当歌曲提交给索尼后，有三首卡西欧的歌曲被选择放在专辑中，《爆炸新闻》就是其中之一。歌曲选好后的第二天，迈克尔在卡西欧歌曲里声音的真实性第一次遭到质疑。
鉴于这些质疑，遗产管理公司的执行人约翰·布兰卡（John Branca）和约翰·麦克莱恩（John McClain）当即要求我对卡西欧歌曲主声部分的真实性进行调查。
六位曾与迈克尔一起工作超过30年的制作人和录音师 —— 布鲁斯·斯维迪恩（Bruce Swedien）、马特·佛格（Matt Forger）、斯图尔特·布劳利（Stewart Brawley）、迈克尔·普林斯（Michael Prince）、“冰冻博士”（Dr. Freeze）和特迪·瑞利——被邀请来试听了有问题的卡西欧歌曲的原始声音。所有人听了会被考虑收录在专辑中的卡西欧歌曲的无伴奏清唱版本，这样他们可以对主音部分是否是迈克尔本人给出观点。他们都确认里面的声音绝对是迈克尔的。
过去20多年间担任迈克尔众多唱片的音乐总监和钢琴师的葛雷格·菲林金斯（Greg Phillinganes）也说这就是迈克尔的声音，他这次为一首卡西欧歌曲弹奏了钢琴。迈克尔20年来个人巡演的声音总监（也是去年O2体育馆演唱会的声音指导，在《就是这样》影片中可以见到他的身影）多里安·荷利（Dorian Holley）听了这些卡西欧歌曲，也告诉我这些主音就是迈克尔本人的。
所有这些和迈克尔·杰克逊在巡演上以及在《真棒》（Bad）、《颤栗》（Thriller）、《疯狂》（Off The Wall）、《危险》（Dangerous）、《无敌》（Invincible）、《他的历史》（HIStory）和《赤色风暴》（Blood On The Dance Floor）等专辑中合作过的录音工程师、制作人和音乐人都确认，卡西欧歌曲上的主音就是迈克尔本人的。
遗产公司然后找到了一位美国国内最有名的法庭音乐鉴别学家来聆听未带任何乐器伴奏的歌声（清唱），然后将它们与迈克尔以前的清唱声音相比较。这位专家进行了波形分析（一种用来判别声音真伪的客观科学测试手段）后报告称，所有的分析材料（包括卡西欧的曲目）中的主音都出自迈克尔·杰克逊。
索尼音乐公司也进行了他们自己的调查，雇佣了另一位美国国内最有影响的法庭音乐鉴别学家。在对比了卡西欧曲目中的清唱主音和迈克尔以前发行的歌后，他发现在所有的原始人声中都有迈克尔的的声音。两位曾经在迈克尔的职业生涯中扮演了重要角色的唱片业界著名大人物也聆听了卡西欧曲目，他们都分别相信主音就是迈克尔。
为了保证万无一失，我还联系了杰森·马拉奇（Jason Malachi），这位年轻歌手被错误地指控为雇来演唱卡西欧曲目的“声音模仿者”。我确认了他与这个项目没有任何关联。
鉴于以上竭尽资源进行调查所得出的压倒性的客观证据，索尼公司决定发行这张包含了三首卡西欧和波特的歌的唱片——因为他们毫无保留地相信，所有这些曲目上的主音都是由迈克尔·杰克逊所唱。
尽管依然有人对这首歌里领唱部分的声音有疑问，尽管那些和迈克尔工作过的人以及两个独立的鉴定专家已经给出了意见，但最终，迈克尔的歌迷才是这些歌曲真正的裁判，就如他们一直以来那样。我们非常认真地对待了所有歌迷的评论，正如我之前陈述的那样，对于遗产公司来说，没有什么比迈克尔的音乐、遗产和他的歌迷更重要的了。
迈克尔的歌迷们求真求准的热情很了不起！我们和他们一样都关心关怀迈克尔。我们将继续和那些曾在录音室里或巡演上和迈克尔工作的人员保持联系，一有新消息，我们会通知你们和歌迷们。
谢谢，
霍华德
霍华德·维兹曼
迈克尔·杰克逊遗产管理公司代表律师
加州圣莫尼卡
（来源：迈克尔·杰克逊遗产管理公司 / 霍华德·维兹曼 / MJJCommunity / MJJCN.com）
（翻译：Badthriller，stroller，Keen，Pang Li 转载本文须注明来源和译者，谢谢合作）
Dear Fans
As the Michael album was being put together, it was decided to bring Teddy Riley on board to work on several songs, including “Breaking News,” a song Michael recorded with Eddie Cascio and James Porte in late 2007 while living at the Cascio family home with his children. Riley produced and submitted “Breaking News” to Sony for inclusion on the album. At that time, no one ever mentioned that the vocals we heard on the Cascio songs, which were basically in demo format, might not be Michael. It was known, however, that the background vocals were a combination of Michael and James Porte.
After the tracks were submitted to Sony, three of these Cascio songs were selected to be on the album, and “Breaking News” was one of the three. The day after the submission and selection of the album tracks, for the very first time, the authenticity of Michael’s vocals on the Cascio tracks was questioned.
Because of these questions, I was immediately asked by co-Executors John Branca and John McClain to conduct an investigation regarding the authenticity of the lead vocals on the Cascio tracks.
Six of Michael’s former producers and engineers who had worked with Michael over the past 30 years - Bruce Swedien, Matt Forger, Stewart Brawley, Michael Prince, Dr. Freeze and Teddy Riley - were all invited to a listening session to hear the raw vocals of the Cascio tracks in question. All of these persons listened to the a cappella versions of the vocals on the Cascio tracks being considered for inclusion on the album, so they could give an opinion as to whether or not the lead vocals were sung by Michael. They all confirmed that the vocal was definitely Michael.
Michael’s musical director and piano player on many of his records over a 20-year period, Greg Phillinganes, played on a Cascio track being produced for the album, and said the voice was definitely Michael’s. Dorian Holley, who was Michael’s vocal director for his solo tours for 20 plus years (including the O2 Concert Tour) and is seen in the This Is It film, listened to the Cascio tracks and told me the lead vocal was Michael Jackson.
These are all engineers, producers and musicians who worked on tours and/or in the studio with Michael when he was recording Bad, Thriller, Off The Wall, Dangerous, Invincible, HIStory and Blood On The Dance Floor, and they all reconfirmed their belief that the lead vocals were Michael’s voice on the Cascio tracks.
The Estate then retained one of the best-known forensic musicologists in the nation to listen to the vocals without any instrumental accompaniment (“a cappella”), and to compare them with a cappella vocals from previous Michael songs. This expert performed waveform analysis, an objective scientific test used to determine audio authenticity, on the Cascio tracks, as well as previously released tracks with Michael’s voice, and reported that ALL of the lead vocals analyzed (which included Cascio tracks) were the voice of Michael Jackson.
Sony Music conducted their own investigation by hiring yet a second well-respected forensic musicologist who also compared the a cappella lead vocals from Cascio tracks against previously released vocals of Michael's, and found that Michael’s voice was the on all sets of the raw vocals. The Cascio tracks were also played for two very prominent persons in the music industry who played crucial roles in Michael’s career. Both of these individuals believed that the lead vocals were Michael’s.
Just to be absolutely certain, I also contacted Jason Malachi, a young singer who some persons had wrongfully alleged was a “soundalike” singer that was hired to sing on the Cascio tracks, and I confirmed that he had no involvement with this project whatsoever.
Sony decided that, given the overwhelming objective evidence resulting from the exhaustive investigations outlined above, they wanted to release a record that included three of the Cascio-Porte tracks - because they believed, without reservation, that the lead vocal on all of those tracks were sung by Michael Jackson.
Although there still seem to be concerns being expressed in some quarters about the authenticity of the lead vocals, notwithstanding the opinion of those who worked with Michael, and two independent forensic analysts, ultimately, Michael’s fans will be the judges of these songs, as they always are. We take all fan comments very seriously, and as I’d stated above, there is nothing more important to the Estate than Michael’s music, his legacy and his fans.
Michael’s fans are extraordinary in their quest for accuracy and their passions to raise their voices in a search for truth! We join with them in our care and concern for Michael. We are continuing to follow up with those who have worked in the studio or on tours with Michael, and if any new information comes to light, we will keep you and the fans advised.
Thanks,
Howard
Howard Weitzman, Esq.
Attorney for the Estate Of Michael Jackson
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狗仔卡
发表于 2010-11-11 17:30:07
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发表于 2010-11-11 17:30:59
发表于 2010-11-11 17:33:13
可惜很多都看不懂~
