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Will.i.am criticises new Jacko album
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 4 August 2010
Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am has spoken out against the previously reported album of unreleased Michael Jackson material due to be released later this year. Will.i.am was one of the last producers to work with the singer before his death, producing the 25th anniversary edition of ‘Thriller’ in 2008.
The rapper told Associated Press: “I don’t think that [album] should ever come out. That’s bad. [Michael] was a perfectionist and he wouldn’t have wanted it that way. How you gonna release Michael Jackson when Michael Jackson ain’t here to bless it? Now that he is not part of the process, what are they doing? Why would you put a record out like that? Because he was a friend of mine, I just think that’s disrespectful. What’s wrong with what he already contributed to the world?”
When it was pointed out that there is still a high demand amongst fans for new material from the late singer, Will.i.am added: “So what? You don’t disrespect someone when they’re gone … How much can you suck from his energy? … Freaking parasites!”
As previously reported, the album is the first release under that previously reported seven year deal signed by the Jacko estate with Sony Music earlier this year, which will also see some of Jackson’s classic albums reissued, plus new greatest hits compilations and a DVD collection of all the singer’s videos released.
