Tavis Smiley On Michael Jackson: "Michael Died Over Greed" + Michael Jackson and Prince Rivalry
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- čas přidán 22. 06. 2016
- Host and Author, Tavis Smiley stopped by The Quiet Storm to talk about his new book, Michael Jackson's last days and Michael's relationship with Quincy Jones and Prince.
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My dad was in the military and we lived in several foreign countries. News of Michael and his brothers concerts was on every channel in every country!! He was a international superstar!
Missing Michael and Prince, love them both. Such great artist gone too soon!
Poetic LadyChelle yes I hate when people try to make Black people have to choose one or the other.
@@lloydpetty6491 Lloyd Petty it will never be another Michael Jackson or Prince! Their talent was one of a kind. I'm trying to receive more subscribers, please subscribe to my channel and I'll follow you back.
Poetic LadyChelle sure
I miss them both too. We were so blessed ❤️💙❤️
@@lloydpetty6491 I'll follow back, thank you!
the king of pop is innocent and all ways will be i all ways blast mj music and all ways will
Damn right. I still play Billie Jean everyday. Nobody better than the Thriller.
@@fender1000100 Wanna Be Startin Sumthin & Dont Stop till u get enough R my FAVORITE MJ songs! If they come on the radio and I'm about to get out of my car, I have to wait until the song goes off!!! LOL
he really is and was it was sad
I am STILL one of the biggest MJ fans. Never believed the accusations. Love him, Janet and the Jacksons.
When Michael owned Sony Catalogs and would not give it back. Tommy Mottola refused to promote his last album. Michael joined a class action lawsuit calling him the devil. They did what Comedy Central did to Dave Chappelle. They lied, cooked up stories stating he was molesting. Extortion, bribery. Jordan Chandler dad who is a dentist gassed his son and told him what to say. Wade Robeson stated under oath nothing happened. Macaulay Culkin testified it also. The black security guards wrote a book and interviewed on his last days. It is a good read. MJ called a friend the night before stating he felt someone was trying to kill him. What cardiogist does CPR on the bed?
1 thing that’s very important to remember. In the summer of 1968 Michael was pushed into the studio. If you listen to the first few albums it’s mostly Michael singing several parts. I can’t imagine being the breadwinner for your entire family at 10 years of age. Let that sink in. It’s really tragic.
I don't like to speculate, but I always felt like more happened to Michael in his childhood than he even expressed. People really do not understand that that child was working harder than they work at their 9 to 5's. God rest he and Prince's souls.
Michael was lead singer in a "group"! This doesn't make the rest of the 4 "Jackson 5" insignificant and not contributing to family income!!! #1. There was also a grown Man in the home, working and creating the hard work and vision to make the Jackson 5 happen in the first place!!! Without the man/father there would be no J5 or Michael Jackson, as you say, "bread winner".
I ran across this lie and had to respond. I'm from the same neighborhood where the Jackson grew up. MJ did not sing several parts. MJ was the lead singer, and the other Jacksons of the Jackson five were backup singers, harmonizing and Jermaine would sometimes sing a good part of the song and at times Jackie had a few parts of the song....and MJ was not pushed. He didn't have to be pushed. He loved what he was doing...stop listening to the racist spin on MJ claiming Joe, their father was abusive....and why can't any stable person be the main provider?...You make it seem like he woke up everyday and had to search for work to feed a family of 11...no, he had fun singing and entertaining..some children did the same exact thing but wasn't as talented as the Jacksons so they didn't make the millions they did what they enjoy doing.
@@brownr749 It isn't a racist spin...it was concealed for decades until family members started to reveal things. Plenty of white children on those Hollywood lots that have been abused and used as cash cows by their morally bankrupt parents. No one ever disputes that, and the stories are endless. Joe was an abuser, he was also a brilliant businessman and Michael not only gave him credit for that, but commended him on myriad occasions. However this doesn't negate the evident trauma that runs deep in the family from Joe's violence. Michael was the youngest (with the exception of Randy later on, but by that time the group was more established and Joe didn't go after him as much) and without him they wouldn't have had that success, point blank. The brothers were all talented and worked very hard, but without the strength of Michael's voice and stage presence, and the novelty of a wunderkind singing about love like he's lived a thousand lives, the act would never have lasted. Michael did love showbiz, but that doesn't mean he didn't pang for normality. Michael even said Joe once told him "if you don't get to work I'll drop you like a hot potato". He was a money grab in the eyes of his own blood, and this is reinforced by numerous accounts of his family constantly asking for money after he forged his own path and became a legend. They all chose otherwise, with the exception of Janet. Michael was ready to solo tour when he got roped into that Victory Tour which he hated and which was a flop sales wise. If you can hold an adult Michael responsible for his life choices, his father should also be held responsible for the physical and psychological damage he inflicted on his own children and wife.
@@brownr749 There's no doubt about MJ's lead singing, talent, etc. But don't throw the J4 under the bus as road kill. Come on! Damn! It was a group, a successful group and the young ladies loved looking at and listening to this fine talented family!
For the people in the comments he didn’t say that Micheal was greedy he said that the people around him were greedy.
Re-listen. He didn’t exclude MJ. As he said a bit of both.
But Tavis really never like Micheal and he like many thought his friend should be the one with the amount of fam and more just like others did even though this man had even before the height of his career had been in the business since he was 5 doing gigs,appearing later on the same stages as the best of black music royalty to the point he with his brothers were the last to be apart of the so call chitlin circuit.Being among the best at Motown seeing them up close in person.Again Micheal has a good 15 years or more on Prince and others who came along later.Had a built in audience that was loyal and it increased during those years even before Thriller, there were sold out records and seats in Arenas also sold out ,the screaming ,the fainting .So yes wealth came with all that but people do not get how much he give away even setting a record according to The Guinness world record for doing that also.Even in his will about 20 percent was suppose to go to charities continually .As always those who took over his estate May not be doing that because you hear nothing of it.So where is this so call greed and because Tavis and who ever he talks to were not fans of Micheal or at least his later years they would not get none of this ,they were not around him when he would give all his tickets sales to charity and as much was given he always got it back .
@@pedward323 Learn to use punctuation properly if you expect ppl to read this. We’re not *listening* to you, we’re *reading*
He said both right? He was a bit greedy but rightfully so... lol they compared him to justin timberlake and justin is awesome and all but he aint mj they xompletely looked over usher and not even he produce and writes his own songs. He can't beat box a full song he hasnt loved adored and cared for the world and nurtured it. He was the epitome of love given quincy love even when they werent on speaking terms. Still celebrsting his father even though he was the reason he was traumatized. Of course he was greedy he was the first black artsit on MTV then shortly after Prince and even he decided to turn his nose up at MJ even though he paved the way for him. Mj sacrificed his entire life for this it was all he had who could blaim him for wanting to be known as the best. It was in his final conversations when people left he show what they would tjink of him. Etc...
@@lisahays9226 l really don't think he was greedy as much as driven. He loved the stardom but somehow wasn't emotionally built for it. He didn't love money or fame for the sake of loving them. He loved what money could give him, since he really loved the finer things, plus being able to give to his beloved charities. He also loved being loved and adored by his fans. I can't see him as a greedy person. Quincy also said the same thing about him which turns out to be him Q wanting more credit for Michael's work than he deserved. Q seemed to want equal recognition. It's complicated l think
Watching everything about Michael for 2 days made cry the way he treated humiliated and abused by the authority.... he's the most loving and gentle heart I've known😔 I missed him a lot I've watched him since I was a kid coz my uncle used to sing his songs to every competition. I was devastated when read the news the time I was working abroad in Singapore, got me broken hearted.
True he was a vicyim of media bring so bias to him and very cruel. Even in his death they are still chasing his money
Born and bred in Gary, Indiana, a few years before the Jacksons or within the time of their rise to fame, I can relate back to the Jackson Five reality. This is valid info. Thanks!
Did you knew MJ personally?
I miss him 2 it heartbreaking how people abused and humiliated him He was so kind respectful and naïve
It's messed up. How him and were treated
Quincy Jones said Michael emptied his cup several types and filled it up again and again. That man was so talented and he made no claim to that talent and that it was a gift from God. Such an amazing and beautiful soul ❤
JoeyW74 yes but Quincy is backstabbing him now.
Quincy Jones is so disturbing it hurts!
Quincy is Rear Lover!!! Yuk!!!!
right?? i think thats something we can all learn from, thank god for all of your gifts and talents and stay humble!
L.G. at time 24:42 you said "I don't call money the root of all evil.."
Well, money is Not the root of all evil but "The LOVE OF MONEY is the root of all evil".
Peace Brotha.
Amen. Money is neutral. Greed is the sin. People are greedy for many good and neutral things...
1 Timothy 6:6-10 NLT
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.
But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
1 John 2:15-17 NLT
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 NLT
Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people-none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.
Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
@@mrflynn01 i disagree. people will have so much money and still do evil for more. it's greed.
You all guys are talking some BS... please relax, Live life .... have some fun :) life is short.
Money not the root of all evil
Lack of pussy the root of all evil.
Thank you both for this interview, and thank you Tavis for the book. MJ was a genius.
I never judged Michael Jackson, from the day I saw him. A genuine genius that many do not talk how much he loved black people. Gone to soon.
Put it like this AEG seened the way he looked they should have stopped the concert and took care of the situation. Heart Breaking 💔
R.I.P. M.J
AEG knew MJ was worth more dead than alive ... all was a plan
We need the Tavis show back.
Michael Jackson was the GOAT 🐐
The industry hated him because he owned his master's, and chose to work with who he wanted to.
Michael Jackson was a musical GENIUS, and a lot of people hated on him.
The industry wanted to take him down and out, and fellow artist wanted him gone.
Michael Jackson was one of the GREATEST humanitarians in the world.
Michael was shy, sensitive, and didn't trust a lot of people, except children.
Michael Jackson knew children were innocent and full of honesty,most adults are greedy, and tried to use him.
Michael trusted children, and adored them, but the industry used that to kill and destroy him.
Michael Jackson was hurt mostly by those that didn't defend him and betrayed him.
Michael Jackson was a gift from GOD, and the evilness of humanity didn't appreciate it.
The industry spread KNOWN FACTUAL lies, and the haters went along with it.
The world will miss, and most will never understand what they destroyed.
GUARANTEED plain and simple.
TRUTH, TRUTH, TRUTH
GOD bless you for what you gave us,and May you rest in peace.
You from G.i.?
Kids grow up to be cons to thru their greed and parents prompting Wade and James Leaving Neverland are victims of greeed nothing more.
Darryl Hicks: totally true what you wrote!! So was pure Michael surrounded by jackals, and he would only trust children!
He did so much for charity , for children, orphanage, diseased kids, and that was used to try and destroy him because Michael Jackson was becoming so powerful , his songs were messages to the save the world . But elites and music business would not let him be so powerful.
Anyway Michael Jackson is a mega star , no doubt about his huge talent still on top and uncomparable. As some experts said: in the music and entertainment there is Michael Jackson, then there are others.
@@kikka7391 🙏💖
He was born August 29 1958 that makes him a Virgo.
Rip Michael Joseph Jackson
James Barker
His middle name was actually Joe, believe it or not
Jill Richard it’s both
@@jillrichard269 Joseph
Legally he was Michael Joe Jackson.. just saying...
Mc Family Legally Joseph too
Great man , great book . Thanks for showing love to MJ
They killed him !!
MJ is the greatest of all time love him forever
Quincy was doing Things to Michael for sacrifices to Ba'al for success
God will get them all for killing Michael Jacksons 🙏
A stretch to say he was “killed”.
Micheal was a Genius. "He had much love for all people"
I think Michael was doing his best to make his fans happy.It was a big decision for him to end his stage shows.They were energy sapping.
There was too much pressure on him from his promoters.They just wanted to sap everything from him.They saw him as a money making machine.
An that was the reason for the boat ride ..we work for them...
YES !!! THAT S IT!!! ALL ABOUT MONEY.
People that have greed do not pay children hospital bills and he did it more than one as a matter a fact several he was not greedy.i wish people would leave him alone he's gone leave it alone!!!!!!!
It could be just a cover up to make people believe he couldn’t do anything this dangerous
@@benschenck6663 not really, no one does that like a drug if he was anything bad
@@benschenck6663 Really??
Michael's weakness was lust, not greed. He needed a lot of money to maintain a lifestyle that would appeal to underage males and to bribe and, if necessary, pay off their families. Of course, a lot of greedy people are attracted to super wealthy people trying to get a piece of it.
His talent and genius have nothing to do with this. Just because someone is talented and has a genius for something does not mean they cannot have other faults.
One thing in the interview that I'd like to address is the idea that MJ was "vulnerable." I saw him as a young man being interviewed by Dick Clark. He was completely in control and not acting at all overawed or vulnerable. And he was not using the high pitched, dainty, lady like tone he would adopt later on.
He was shrewd and clever in making business deals and only feigned that he was sensitive and vulnerable. He loved young men and took advantage of their naivete and vulnerability. A picture is worth a thousand words so the following source is worth millions of words. The pictures reveal the Truth about MJ's preoccupations with young males. mjandboys.wordpress.com/
@@vernonfrance2974 he wasnt talking about michael being greedy . it was the parasites around michael. Put down the blunt . ❤
I truly don't believe MJ died over "greed" as much it having to do with him going after and obtaining full ownership, and exposing just how wicked and corrupt the music game is.
You jack ass, that is the greed now!!! 🤦duhhhhh
But they were greedy and thats the point. His team was greedy. Sony was greedy because they didnt promote his album.and what about that 2005 case and how it connected to his money issues. His image. All of those news papers were greedy for wanting capitalize off of his image and negative story.all tied to greed
The media and corrupt district attorney (Tom Sneddon) was a good example of evil
Tavis Smiley. They do not come any better. Thank you for all the years of your intelligence, your insight and your compassion.
Mama Jackson didn't sell off the catalog- the executors of the estate (lawyers) did.
Paris and Prince each got their first pay out when they turned 18, and the other will be at 35 and I think there's one more when they turn 40. Blanket the same.
@Punkanelly Lovejoy, so what?
Punkanelly Lovejoy - And why do you think Prince has a tattoo around his right arm? His vitiligo which started in the armpit is spreading. Prince and Biji's hands, fingers and nails are like their father's. What you think and say about Michael shows you are a pitiful being.
@Punkanelly Lovejoy Even if they are not, Michael raised them and to him they are his kids(biological or not) and tha'ts what matters the most. Your comment just shows the type of a person you are! Opening your home to other people's children is such a nightmare to you huh.
@Punkanelly Lovejoy He loved being a African American. You're forgetting that he had a skin condition. That could of messed up his genetics somehow.
Tavis Smiley is a class act... I loved listening to his morning show in Dallas. So awesome.
I won't read your book Sr because I don't swallow lies from people talking bad about Michael Jackson because he was a good human being very innocent and I love him
So much respect for tavis smiley its sad the sexual allegations from women destroyed his career.Great book he wrote about MJ.
Even the greatest of men can becomes fools in the presence of a beautiful woman.
Michael was just too popular, it was insane how big he was. rip
Tavis Smiley : An interviewer supreme. WBLS, I have lot of memories with you, guys. One of the best radios in town.
What a great interview. How we miss MJ. I’m ordering the book right now. Thank you both for being such good souls.
I think that both Michael and Prince had an inability to turn off their creative minds and just rest. Thus they both suffered trying to produce and get out all of their music and artistry. Driven perfectionists. I miss them both. I just wish someone in their lives were able to make them see their need to take a break and be silent for awhile.
Silence and a creative mind existing simultaneously is conflict in the body of the incarnated! Mortals with that level of talent are servants of mankind with a message! Never enough time.
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We had at least 2 Mozarts and Beethovens in Prince and Michael Jackson. Every race has gems and stars and no one race should be considered superior.
@@rc-darkangel774 Why bring up race when no one here mentioned it?
Weird..
I think him are right but they could not turn the gift they were given off and constantly worked was in competition with themselves and every new project they did to the point they shut out the world.Fir Micheal at times it was worser having worked very hard even as a child,being the lead singer and as Joseph said to him it will be your fault if we have a bad show to a then young child still.So this made him for years always on ,when others left the studio he was still there and this is why both seemed to not sleep much.
Two gorgeous and intelligent Black men who are talking about my favorite topic, Michael Jackson.I love this!
I love those lyrics Smiley quoted. I made a note of them and added it to my favourite spiritual quotes I keep in my Bible.
Mj and prince are missed Everyday
Quincy was so good to Michael?.... By what I heard on Quincy last interview it doesn't seem so. He talks bad about Beatles, Elvis, Michael. What a deception.
And Michael said publicly that Quincy was the greatest producer he ever worked with. Very sad indeed.
Agree I'd seen in an interview where Q wasn't saying anything nice abt MJ so it was hard to hear that given the fact that we thought Q always supported him.
KBM 19 I think he was always butt hurt after Michael dropped him for the Dangerous album and any future projects after that.
Some people believe Jones played some part in Whitney Houston's death. Hmm, Interesting
@@chamed27 no he didn't stop spreading lies.
If i had a voice like Lenny, I’d be a very happy man. He could talk about socks and make it sound so cool and chill. Kinda ironic Tavis has drama of his own. He lost his TV gig and now he disappeared I was always a big fan of his.
Fact there have been many interviews with Quincy and Travis where they made disparaging comments and insinuations that were misleading and insulting. They would not dare say the same things if they were alive.
Michael was hitting notes and melodic melodies since he was a little boy. His geniuse has not been duplicated, befor and after Quincy all michael needed was a beet box to duplicate his voice and he still made number one hits. He could beetbox with his voice then throw down vocals over it and create and entire album with a bouquette of melodies and do no wrong, on a Bad day. I will speak for them spirit is thicker than blood.
Two great gentlemen. Great interview thank you.
A truly awesome interview!
Now in the present moment of here and now I AM FINIALLY FREE AT LAST, IN A PLACE WITHOUT A NAME ...
"83 Minutes" is another good book on the subject of the corporate greed surrounding Michael's death.
I was watching "This is it" a few weeks ago and even after all this time, I could not get through it. Those shows would have been E P I C! But I also watched the new Elvis movie too with Tom Hanks and I was struck by the similarities - those doctors gave Elvis a shot and a pill and out him on stage to perform. Then gave him a shot and a pill (or several) to come down. I was shooketh!
THIS IS IT became the name of the tour for Michael Jackson after a fan started chanting " This Is It" while MJ was making a speech.
Excellent book! I could not put this book down. I started reading up on Michael lately and this book gave me such an insight. Thank you Mr Smiley. I love you Michael always and forever, remember that.
the part where tavis talked about us needing to at least be anchored to something in life, wow that was pretty deep. other wise we would become adrift.
Great interview!
I love our strong men .. Well done guys!! Much love to the both or you!!
You can tell Prince cared about Michael
because I bet he was a fan of the Jackson 5 like so many people in their
childhood during the late 60s and during the 2005 trial he deleted bad comments
from people on his Twitter page who were talking about Michael. I think that Pepsi
commercial burn to his skull is was what started him on taking pain medication because
if people saw the photos, they’d understand how painful it was. And I’m sure he
had a hard time sleeping after THAT too. But I think his insomnia started way
back during his childhood in the Jackson 5 days because they were working so
hard like adults, staying up late practicing and performing and when you’re the
star of the group at THAT age, of course you get more of the burden. But I wish Tavis Smiley would've talked to
some Michael Jackson fans before making THIS book because the ONLY thing
missing in THAT book were the corrupt corporate people that Michael was dealing
with who were helping to destroy him and his career. Of course the clueless and
haters DON'T know THIS because the media played a part of it too since they
work along with SONY and were helping to spread lies about Michael to stop him
from gaining more fans. People wanted him dead (which is something Tavis Smiley
doesn’t know) and wanted those music catalogues and THAT tour was a set up and
the ONLY way to get it back to SONY. Why do YOU THINK Sony is so serious about
getting it anyway NOW that he’s gone?
Corrupt people were forging signatures
(like sneaky Tohme Tohme) to get Michael to do 50 shows when it was supposed to
be ONLY 10 shows. And Michael wasn't taking drugs just to get high, he had
serious health issues that could be life threatening and Lupus can sometimes
cause cancer and dos cause people to go bald. This is why he was at a Lupus
fund raiser in 2003 for a reason. When you have so many health issues at once,
of course there’s gonna be a lot of medication to take along with it. So don't
call him a drug addict as if you’re trying to say he was JUST trying to get
high. Now Elvis on the other hand was the one getting high on cocaine, but you
won't hear the racially BIAS media bringing that S**T up, them and their
secretive ass selves. Michael's medication wasn't strong enough
for all the health problems he had, he just had to take it to live on and THAT
tour wasn't helping either because it made it hard for him to go to sleep.
People need sleep, period, and without it, your mind isn't right because I KNOW
what that feels like and experienced THAT before. You forget a lot of things and feel like a
zombie, but I don't take medication for anything unless it's for cramps or
serious physical pain from whatever. So clueless people need to get THAT
straight. And "dumb dumb" Conrad Murray let the Propofol drip in
Michael's body and forgot to STAY IN TH DAMN ROOM which is why Michal stopped
breathing since Murray didn't come back in time. A wake up call to anybody who
doesn’t know what the F**K was going on.
Prince said in an interview around 10yrs ago that he went to see the Jackson 5 in concert.
Great point! M.J. had several autoimmune diseases, some that affects the brain. He probably needed help as a kid but instead his parents put him onstage. No one knows how bad it can be unless u go through it or knows someone who does. Kudo's to Mike for doing it so long cuz if he wasn't a big celebrity he'd be on disability in a studio apartment like me!
Preach !
Prince didn't have no Twitter account or even a CELL phone. You need help Shannon man your like those crazy ass delusional fans who talk about artists like you know them. It's fans like you why stars stay hidden behind gates and in there houses.
Very interesting and enlightening comment, Shannon. I couldn't agree with you more. The majority of what you wrote is what I was fully aware of. A small portion of it, I wasn't sure but was always skeptical.
Correction Lenny, Katherine didn't have anything to do with the selling of MJ's catalog. MJ's executors over his estate sold the catalog which were John McClain and John Branca.
That's not true. Catalogue is not sold, the rights for next albums are for over then 700 millions.
What book could I read that would give me more of an accurate perception of MJ without the speculation, conjecture and one that is not devoid of exculpatory facts. I remember him once stating that there were some very powerful people out there, and I am just paraphrasing what he said... and that is 'they have the power to ruin your life'. And I am almost certain he made them mad. If I remember correctly there were a lot of people very unhappy when he purchased the catalog.
+Arnela de Noir I have no clue on what you said and it has nothing to do with my comment. I was correcting Tavis Smiley. The Jackson family are not over his estate. They have nothing to do with the selling of that catalog.
GimmeABeat86 maybe I did mistake, am sorry
The catalog after like either 17 or 27 years the songs go back to artist. So selling the catalog was a smart idea. Plus they made good money off of the 48 million spent to purchase it.
What a voice this man had!
As events unfolded in the wake of his death, this one dude told me that his personal physician killed him. But another dude told me, "yes, in part. But it was also the musical industry that killed him". They wouldn't allow MJ to have full control over MJ.
This is why I have so much respect for musical artists, who built up their careers and who have full control over when THEY decide to put out another project and not the record label. One of the reasons Prince fought with Warner, wasn't because he wasn't producing enough material, but because he wanted to put out as much material, and as fast as he wanted too. Years later he made sure he had full control over what and how he would do it. Sade she puts out material when it feels right, on her own time frame.
Tavis is a great human being. He helped Prince alot in networking. Thanks for sharing
It's really good to see T. Smiley!!!
great interview.
I enjoyed this interview and I hope to pick up this book soon.
WBLS! Yes! So many years.Tavis Smiley, stay Great.
It was middle school Morris Leeds in Philadelphia that I heard, I want you back on the radio. Been a fan from there. I miss Michael.
Wonderful insight as always mr.smiley
as an artist myself i can totally understand the competitive idea thing! 😂😂
I just bought the last hardcover copy on Amazon. I cannot wait to read it!!!
MJ !!!❤️ I Love You !!!❤️❤️❤️
He always said that to us with sincerity!!
Great interview
Tavis is very talented and focus. Successful and motivated.
So do i..its his humanity i look into...i agree with u....and this song hits home
Very Good interview.
Let these Great Men RIP!
i am also writing a book about me called " leave me alone..dam" i never met Michael personally, but its about how mj wanna be left alone. book is coming soon
Craig Mabry this is Hilarious!! 😂
@@tbee1575 we can writ a book on mj , hell i know as much info as tavis..it seems lol ...you can writ one to sis lol
Its been an year, is it out yet¿
@@areebabhutta2057 nah ,had better things to do
@@craigmabry1392 so it won't be coming out huh 😔
God bless them both
Love this man! ( Tavis Smiley)
Im the same sign as Prince (Gemini) so i can see why Prince liked him so much👍🏿(Celebrity child)🖤
WOW! Michael was a powerful man. I miss him. He really left us too early. This world 🗺 is not the same without Michael Jackson in it. King 👑 Michael lives on Eternally.🌹🌹❤️🌹🌹😍
If he wasn't friends with Michael, I'm not sure how he would have answers to some of these questions.
Anytime you people don't agree with what someone says about Michael you say its coz they just want money, yet when they say something you do agree with, you say its out of love. Well actually its all equally vice versa whether you like it or not. And yeah Tavis is a writer, thats his job, to make money just like everyone else in this world.
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People seem to have a preconceived notion of people, especially those in the public eye, not to have the same needs as themselves and everybody else, and that includes speaking their truth and getting paid for it.
Michael has always been beautiful inside and out. Pure loving heart and people used that. Its sad really. And that monster Conrad was recording Michael when he was out of it and leaving it on his phone. Thank God the DA got those bc he would have sold those recordings to the highest bidder no doubt. He excepts NO responsibility for anything he blamed it on everyone but himself. Michael is singing for God and the Angels are his back-up singers he is in the best of hands and without a doubt has earned his wings.
I pray Michael Jackson is in heaven. Conrad is total garbage. I hope he lives a miserable life.
I Wanna Be Where You Are, Off The Wall,Lady In My Life are my top favorite songs by Michael!
THIS WHAT MAKE ME SO MAD ALL THESE PEOPLE WAS LAUGHING IN MICHAEL FACE NOW HE GONE THEY TRYING TO BRING HIM DOWN YHEY NOT TALKING HOW MUCH GOOD HE DID BUT ALL THE LIES PEOPLE TOLD ON HIM IT NOTHING WRONG WITH HIM HIS LIFE JUST DIFFERENT FROM EVER ONE ELSE HE WAS IN HIS OWN WORLD HE BELIEVES IN LOVE NOT HATE BUT THAT MAKE U DIFFERENT CAUSE HE HAD LOVE FOR KIDS
Michael has positively influenced the world for generations to come. Just gone too soon.
its so funny listening to people sell a book and promote themselves leaching of MJ
I love the title
Love Tavis Smiley, I would watch the Tavis Smiley Show stay up late just to see him still love to watch his show AWESOME.
Watching this in December 2020.
Michael was gifted musically, the only tragic that killed him was his trust in the quack that kept him on drugs
This interview was excellent to watch and listen.
Both are very well spoken
Chris Rock - Bring The Pain
+Six-Ten Visuals "There ain't NEVER gonna be a black president!" - Chris Rock, Bring the Pain (1996)
Michael Jackson the king of pop forever
I’ve never seen Lenny Green. Wow!! Now a face to the voice.
Aw so sad. Michael Jackson was a Gift from God. His Music inspires and uplifts people. I wished I would have met him through this hard and difficult time. He Definitely needed some help. Too Much Going on he just needed to Shut everything down and get some rest and get Weaned off that Drug.
Very good book.
Travis talking about every fucking body but not himself like he perfect
Love michael Rip angel
Why is it that when a person is talent and famous people cannot see any wrong in them. People fail to see that everyone is human so you may have faults and there maybe a dark side to a person that is talented. When you are talented that does not mean you are perfect. Michael was very talented but we don’t know what he did behind close doors.
People can see someone on tv and think you know them. Or even a person you work with you think you know them. But you don’t know what happens when the door is closed in their home.
Don't ever allow them to be ashamed of themselves in the smallest way.. setting them into a course of outlets sometimes yielding eccentricity..
Have careful courageous calm passionate discussions with our children.. but of course within boundaries of discussion.
Michael did not die of greed. He gave alot to charity and to people. He is not greedy
Love
Lucky No.16 I will play it this week Lotto.
I had alot of exposure to the entertainment industry, because of a father and many other musicians in that industry. One thing that is very prevalent in that industry is addiction. Regardless of how people arrive there, many, many are addicted to some substance, especially those with tortured histories, and I don't mean that in the literal sense, but just that many are severely damaged from their childhood, and both Michael and Prince fall in that category. RIP
Joe Tex enlighted me on the ugly backroom realities of the music industry when I was younger. He once told me that working at MacDonald flipping burgers would have given him more real money than the music industry!!! You, Travis, have always kept it real. Thank you!!!!
Those were the gatekeepers of the music industry who wanted his catalog but because Michael refused to sell it I think that's what caused all the tabloid junk and those fake , rediculos rumors about him which made turned the public against him, the child molestation accusations. Another reason why these demons used the media to ruin his public image was because they hated Michael because of his talent, him being a black artist , breaking records and they were jealous and envious of him, Michael even once said in a press conference in London , the moment he broke Elvis' record, the Beatles record all white artist that's when they start making rediculos allegations against him and it's very sad those people are racist they hated black artist and that's why they never played their music on MTV and when Michael became the first black artist to have his music on MTV they get triggered and that's also a cause of the hell they put Michael through.
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Great true!!! I am sooo sorry.😢
Dick Gregory said a bloody shirt was found at his house when he was murdered .
Dick Gregory was a dirty old man. When he came to my college to speak, a bunch of us went with him to the cafeteria for something to eat. On the way, he was hitting on a freshman girl and talking dirty to her - like, really filthy things. A mouth like a sewer. She broke off from the group of course. After the meal he asked us what her name was and if any of us had her phone number. I find it so amusing to see all these videos making Mr. Gregory into some sort of sage. The man was a straight-up perv.
And now in his own scandal..i really liked Tavis.. life is strange
I stopped reading bout his death.as I want to remember how he lived,a great artist of all time and a greater humanitarian.his only crime was too loving,too trusting and naive bout how the world sees things because the world is so cruel and supercynical
Travis is on speeed......LMAO
Is this Dj Eazy - Dick from the Snoop Album? Dude got a highly distinctive voice. It's gotta be him!
I think Michael’s insomnia may have also been due to his vitiligo (amongst other reasons too).
because of vitiligo, he couldn’t go out in the sun and was always in the shade, meaning his circadian rhythm may have been not working properly.
How do you write a book about mij and you admit you don't know him well ? Travis is a bougie clown $$$$
@Eye. stupid Benny Spy Thank you
@Eye. stupid Benny Spy you speak the truth!All the Best to you !!!!
@Eye. stupid Benny Spy Now he's getting treated like MJ. People talking about him with accusations
maybe this is his trial by fire in life
that makes him be a better person
and realize what he was doing to MJ with his book was not cool.
This is how black men should conduct themselves - namely, with dignity.
very true
This is how all men should conduct themselves,who do you think you are?
+Cheche Chance true!!!
And without ties.
Virgo X Yes as a Black man..I agree.