Sunday, June 28, 2009

The big chill


*sarc* Climate change is a killer * /sarc*

He was a mess, a truly talented fellow, but a mess.

RIP Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson 'working on new climate change song before his death'
By Matthew Moore - telegrapgh.co.uk


Michael Jackson was working on a song about climate change in the days before his death, his friend Deepak Chopra has disclosed.

The spiritualist and author, who knew the singer for 20 years, said that Jackson had recorded a demo of the track and was drafting the lyrics.

The prospect of unfinished Jackson songs gaining posthumous release will provide some succour to his millions of grieving fans. The King of Pop released his last album, Invincible, in 2001.

Writing on The Huffington Post, the US news and commentary website, Chopra said that Jackson had called him in an "upbeat, excited mood" on Tuesday.

"The voice message said, 'I've got some really good news to share with you.' He was writing a song about the environment, and he wanted me to help informally with the lyrics, as we had done several times before," he said.

"When I tried to return his call, however, the number was disconnected. (Terminally spooked by his treatment in the press, he changed his phone number often.)

"So I never got to talk to him, and the music demo he sent me lies on my bedside table as a poignant symbol of an unfinished life."

Sales of songs and albums by the singer have soared since the news of his unexpected death broke on Thursday night.

His albums jumped to occupy seven of the top 10 sales positions in the iTunes download chart, and retailers Amazon and HMV both reported a surge of Jackson purchases.