独家：MJ死前在为两张新专集工作！（一张流行，一张古典）

MkGenie

BILLBOARD发布独家消息：MJ死之前在为两张专集工作—— 第一张是流行音乐专集， 第二张将是古典音乐专集（没有演唱的器乐版，将由他作曲），以显示他跨界的超然才华。
有些人认为他是为了重现80年代辉煌或为了拯救财务危机
但和他工作的人都说，MJ做这两张专集的动力是为了他的歌迷们和孩子们。

没时间翻译全文，我EMAIL转给一位同学翻译了。谁有时间也可以先翻译着点。


Exclusive: Michael Jackson Was Working On Two Albums


What was less well-known—and what many are now speculating about—was what kind of recordings Jackson had done for the last few years. Billboard has learned that the singer was working on two albums at the time of his death: one in the pop vein that made him famous and another that would consist of an instrumental classical composition. And while some believe the star wanted to recapture his '80s glory days—or escape financial trouble—those who worked with him recently say he was motivated by his fans and his children.

Jackson was working on the pop album with songwriter Claude Kelly and Akon, who says that Jackson was motivated by the ticket sales for his performances. "He said, 'My fans are still there. They still love me. They're alive,'" Akon says. "His kids are like his first priority, and they had never seen him perform live. He was trying to create the most incredible show for his kids."

Kelly, who wrote "Hold My Hand," the Akon-produced Jackson track that leaked last year, says Jackson never lost his passion. "He was the King of Pop, the biggest to ever do it, and the one thing you never lose—whether known by the whole world or just 10 people—is your love for music," Kelly says. "That never goes away, and it never went away for him amidst his troubles."

Composer David Michael Frank had worked with Jackson on a 1989 TV tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. and received a call from the star's assistant two months ago about collaborating again. Jackson invited Frank to his home in Los Angeles' Holmby Hills, told him he was working on an instrumental album of classical music and asked for help with orchestration.

"He had two demos of two pieces he'd written, but they weren't complete," says Frank, who adds that he was impressed with Jackson's knowledge of classical music. "For one of them, he had a whole section of it done in his head. He had not recorded it. He hummed it to me as I sat at the keyboard in his pool house and we figured out the chords—I guess this recording I made is the only copy that exists of this music."

A few weeks ago, Jackson called to see how Frank was progressing on the orchestrations. "He mentioned more instrumental music of his he wanted to record, including one jazz piece," Frank says. "I hope one day his family will decide to record this music as a tribute and show the world the depth of his artistry."

Although questions arose about Jackson's health, and the impact it had on his dancing and singing, those who collaborated with Jackson say his voice was in fine form, despite his frail appearance.

Greg Phillinganes, a keyboardist who collaborated with Jackson as musical director of the "Bad" tour and appeared on several of his albums, says Jackson sounded as good as he ever did. "He still had a good voice and never had a problem singing," says Phillinganes, who last spoke to Jackson in March. "There were questions about him being able to pull off the tour on the choreography side, but sources working with him told me he was dancing all the time, every day, and was very focused, excited and committed to making this tour the best it could be."

Akon last spoke to Jackson three months prior to his death. "He would always tell me to eat right and ask me if I was exercising and drinking water," he says. "He'd always stress you had to take care of yourself before you can go off and do anything else."

Frank agrees. "He seemed totally healthy, not frail, and gave me a firm handshake when we met. He seemed in good health, had a good voice and was in good spirits," he says. "He was very skinny, but from what I knew, he was always thin. He was also taller than I pictured, but he might have been wearing some platform shoes. And he was impeccably dressed."

Much has been made of Jackson's intense rehearsal schedule, but Phillinganes says that Jackson lived up to his reputation as a perfectionist. "It was the biggest comeback of his career, arguably the biggest comeback in pop music—even bigger than Elvis," he says. "So obviously he'd want to do the best he could. He never did anything half-assed, which is what originally got him to the stature he had."

寶のふ堤

MJ 对音乐的执着与天赋 是无人能及的

roadshow

和他合作的几位都说他健康状态很好。。。。

wine

omg，刚在电视上看到他彩排的视频了，真有活力。
那么年轻，完全不像一个50岁的人。

还有他的neverland，他的设计的浴室，迷宫一样，超级有创意。

vardis

期待翻译...(惰性泛滥...)


我已经死拼了32个小时没睡了...

长不大的小孩

制作好的歌曲会发行吗？
老大起这么早，真辛苦。老大要注意身体啊

MJlishuang11

很想听听他的新专辑

MAC璐璐

虽然这些年他一直没有什么新作品问世

可是他一直在不停的工作……

lavent

他是一个天才。。。。。。。。

maiaimai

还有古典专辑？
mj真的是现代的莫扎特 贝多芬
Quincy Jones说的没错

大利西方

那张古典专集绝对是他最真实的内心表达

rem_79

希望能在不久的将来发行.

镜子中的男人

含泪期待，这几天天天泡在论坛，耳边放着MJ的歌曲。不知道这两张专辑完成度怎么样，呕心沥血之作啊

MJlishuang11

MJ跟Claude Kelly和Akon一起合作流行乐专辑，Akon说演唱会票的畅销激发了他，“他说，‘我的歌迷还在那，他们仍然爱我，他们还活着’”Akon说“他的孩子就是他首要考虑的，而且他们从来没见过父亲现场表演。他要为他孩子创造一个最完美的表演”
Kelly说MJ从没有失去他的激情。“他就是流行乐之王，有史以来最大的，不管全世界人都知道你还是只有10个人知道你，你永远不会失去的，就是你对音乐的爱。那从没有离开过，哪怕他经历了这么多困难”
David Michael Frank已经跟MJ合作过。这回MJ再次邀请Frank到洛杉矶，告诉他自己正在制作一张纯音乐的古典专辑，并向他请教。Frank说，“他已经写好了两首了，但它们还不完整。其中一个，他在脑中就已经完成了。他还没有刻录下来。他把那首哼出来给我听，然后我们一起制作。我刻录的那份应该是唯一的复制版。”
尽管有一些关于MJ健康，对MJ唱歌跳舞的影响，但跟MJ合作的人都说他的声音很好，尽管他看起来很憔悴。
Greg Phillinganes，一个弹键盘乐器的合作者，说MJ就像以前一样听起来很好。“他依然有很好的声音，唱歌对他从不是问题。有一些质疑说他是否能坚持在演唱会上跳舞，但其他跟他跳舞的人说他总是一直在跳舞，每天都是，而且很专心，很兴奋，专注把这次巡回做到最好”
Akon上次跟MJ说话是在他去世3个月前。“他会告诉我吃好点，然后问我是否有锻炼和喝水。他总是给你压力要你好好照顾自己。”
Frank也很同意。“他看起来很健康，不憔悴，我们见面时他给我一个很稳的握手。他健康不成问题，而且声音很好，精神也很好。他很瘦，但从我知道的，他总是一直很瘦。他比我想像要高，但他可能一直穿着高跟皮鞋。而且他穿得很好看。”
外界一直说MJ的排练很紧张，但Phillinganes说MJ不愧是个完美主义者。“这是他职业中最大的复出，可能是流行音乐史上最大的复出，甚至比猫王的还大。所以很明显他想做到最好。他从来没有半途而废，这就是为什么他会有那个巨大的塑像。”


中间有一点无关紧要的我不想翻译了

michaelybs

期待着发行 全力支持 ！