“I was your official spokesman and worked for you for almost two years, doing the best job I could, believing that you had a gift to share with the world.When I resigned, I stated that I loved both you and your fans, who have over the years exhibited a truly amazing display of loyalty and devotion to you, both as a person and to the values that they believe you exemplify. Though that declaration might have seemed excessive at the time, it was uttered from the heart, since I believe we are all perfect in the eye’s of our Creator, an expression of that divine force that animates all life in the Universe.

Michael, artists like yourself have a special gift to express that energy, which you have done so well in your remarkable life and career. But that said, it doesn’t matter how many millions of records you have sold, how many TV specials you make, how much homage you receive, what really matters is the pact you have made with yourself, the inner self, not the celebrity who the world knows as Michael Jackson…I’m worried about you Michael, and wish that as a result of these difficult few years you could experience in your personal life that state of grace where there is no difference between the singer and the song.

Michael, I don’t want to set myself above you, like so many people are inclined to do. I don’t want to preach to you, since I know your life hasn’t been easy and that you’ve sacrificed greatly for the success you’ve achieved, creating a musical and charitable legacy like few other artists. But it is written, ‘For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?’

Michael,You have given much to the world, and have much still to give. I believe it is time to make a new beginning. I believe that if you sincerely do so, the whole world will accept and respect the new energized and contented Michael Joseph Jackson.”

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You’ve also shown me by your comments which aspects I have not made completely clear in my blogs. I was surprised to see that many of you still don’t seem to understand what the purpose of this project is! So one more time: I want the old Michael back! The one who followed ideals, communicated, did charity, interacted with his fans, brimmed over with enthusiasm and new ideas, did it his way! I want structure and reliable contact persons. I want a united fan community which stands behind Michael!
Those of you who cannot see the changes don’t seem to have known the Michael Jackson I know! And I’m not sure if the people who work for Michael right now know him… Let me explain by using the latest news from Las Vegas – the whole article can be found HERE.
(And to get this straight first: I don’t want to accuse Colony of doing bad work or trying to hurt MJ, I actually enjoyed parts of the article!)

A private-equity group is hoping to do for Michael Jackson something a long parade of music-industry veterans, lawyers and billionaire friends have failed to accomplish: Revive the pop star’s dormant career after a 2005 child-molestation trial and a financial meltdown.

Shouldn’t it be Michael, who has his own visions and convinces the investors to realize his dreams? Now he seems to be in a position where he has to realize the dreams of the investors… Let us show them who Michael Jackson is and encourage Michael to make HIS visions a condition!

Michael Amir, a spokesman for Mr. Jackson, confirms that the singer is in talks with Colony: “We’re moving forward and looking to do some positive things in the future.”

Who’s this guy? Never heard of him… Again, no clear structures! Let us demand them! Due to the chaos there is so much confusion in the fan world, we have to unite again! Let us ask Michael to end the confusion! The statements of those spokespersons have been the same since 2005 but nothing really has happened – and if it has, it had little to do with former “King of Pop”-style-results. With our help, I’m sure Michael cannot only do “some positive things” but some amazing, wonderful, awe-inspiring things! We hear spokes persons, family members, friends, investors…but we don’t hear Michael! We always had a very special way to communicate and interact with Michael and we always were sure that we understand him! He was thankful for our support, he loved the presents of his friends and fans, he told stories with his hands and feet and colored them golden, we played little games at the hotel…let us show him that we miss his communication and that we still understand HIM!

The biggest of Mr. Jackson’s loans is backed by his share of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, a joint venture he owns with the Japanese media and electronics giant. Mr. Jackson’s stake is likely worth $500 million or more. But the partnership agreement is set to expire in two years, at which point provisions kick in allowing one side to buy out the other.

Michael has saved his part of the catalogue before – with the help of many friends and fans! Sony would have loved to see Michael fall with the boycott of “Invincible”. Then we had the trial, which several people saw in connection with Sony as well! The catalogue still is HIS! Let us help him that it stays that way! Let us give him the support he had back then when fans around the world organized demonstrations! It took quite some time for many fans to realize that what a small group of people were saying was right: that Sony boycotted the album! Only after the fans started to make their voices heard and started to fight for Michael, he himself found the courage to publicly state what was happening! He became a part of the demonstrations and with the pressure of the public, we even managed to bring down one of the leading men of Sony Music! This shows: Michael is not a person who will ask his fans for help! He tries to do it alone! But some things cannot be done alone, you need your pressure group! Remember how back then we wondered what was up with Michael? It all seemed strange! We got our explanation after we voiced our concerns and Michael was thankful for our help! Now we’re having a similar situation – let us find out what’s up! What happened that we are now sitting back to watch? I won’t claim anything but who knows why there has not been the much talked about Katrina Single (remember what happened to “What more can I give”?)? Why there is only old (Sony) music but no new stuff? Maybe he lost the strength to work against obstacles as big as this… The catalogue is still there, it’s still in the news, it’s still at stake, it’s still big money!

Colony in recent weeks has presented Mr. Jackson with a range of possible Las Vegas comeback scenarios.

Does he really want these Vegas shows? “Up to 180 nights a year”? Michael Jackson as a Las Vegas entertainment facility? A little diversion between roller coaster rides and casinos? I don’t know… but if that’s what he wants, fine, I’ll be there to rock this damn hotel! But only if I know that this is his way, only if I see a proud Michael Jackson – not a broken entertainer who had to prostitute himself! His brothers talk about a reunion, his investors talk about Las Vegas shows…I wanna know what MICHAEL wants!

The first step in that plan is to distance the singer from Neverland, which, as a focal point for the trial, is indelibly linked with those charges in the eyes of the public. Mr. Jackson has vowed never to live at the ranch again, given its associations. But he nonetheless has entertained visions of turning it into a family-oriented theme park, with rides for children. Colony executives consider the residence completely toxic to Mr. Jackson’s image, and are urging him to restore the property’s original name, Sycamore Canyon Ranch, and to sell it as quickly as possible.

I can’t hear Michael! Did he say it’s toxic? Neverland? Did I miss something? Could anybody please tell these people to watch the Private Home Movies? Is it that difficult to understand when he says: “Neverland represents the totality of who I am. I will never sell Neverland. Neverland is me.” I know, a lot of things happened since then, but how can you read a change from “Neverland is me” to “Neverland is toxic” and not be concerned? What happens to Peter Pan if he has to leave Neverland and if he will never get a chance to get back? I wish I could ask J.M.Barry…
Everyone who has ever been to Neverland will agree with me that Michael and Neverland belong together! It was a step into his wonderful world and he was happy to invite anybody in to enjoy this wonderment with him! He opened his doors and his heart! It was his dream to see children having fun at Neverland, terminally ill children who forgot their sorrows while riding the rides and playing in the little Indian village! Do you REALLY think that’s not important to him anymore? Do you really want to sit there and see him loose Neverland and loose himself? – no matter if it is because of unpaid loans or because of people who try to talk him out of his ideals! I won’t! And I know that with enough people we are loud enough to give Michael the strength to keep on fighting for Neverland and maybe even take a step back into this charitable world which has always been so close to his heart! Today this world seems to scare him. He’s scared of the consequences which resulted from it. With the jury verdict he got back the right to continue with his ideals but he’s scared because the price he had to pay was cruel, embittering and painful. Lets tell him that the world misses his helping hands! Lets tell him to believe in his destiny again and live his mission! Let us be louder and clearer in his ears than any investor or his fears!

If all goes according to plan — a long shot, to be sure — in three to five years, Colony would like to develop a Thriller Casino with Mr. Jackson. That is something Mr. Jackson has kicked around for more than 10 years.

Michael Jackson is not only “Thriller”! And he seems to have forgotten that himself! He always stood for innovation, for always moving on and discovering new stuff – now he stands for constantly relying on old stuff, releasing greatest hits over and over again. I hear there’s a new one coming out on his 50th b-day. This makes it the how maniest? I lost track…

I don’t know how to make myself any clearer! I’m sure that whoever wants to understand me and my mission, will have gotten the point! And I’m happy about each and every one who cares about Michael and is ready to say: I’m here and I miss you!
Do YouTube videos and I will add them to my account. Write comments. Keep sending me emails and ideas for topics for new blogs. Link this mission and post banners. Write to people you know. Ask for a reliable contact person. Be there when he’s out in public and challenge him. Tell him the world misses him!
If you don’t want to join me on my way, that’s ok. Everyone needs to do what he or she thinks is right! I think THIS is right so please respect that!
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You know, I thought I should do something special on this day, so I would like to present you a little video! It’s the first MJ video I ever made, so bear with me! I let a friend of mine do the talking coz I’m not really good at getting emotional with my voice – I rather do it on paper.

This is my message to Michael! I hope you like it!

My mission:

No, I’m not bored! I don’t have too much time at hand, I don’t need attention. I don’t want to bad-mouth anybody or gossip! I’m not a fanatic and I’m not a know-it-all. And especially: no, I’m not a hater (BIG “no” there). Now that we’ve cleared up what I’m not, let’s see what I am!

I am concerned! I’m concerned about Michael, his life, his wellbeing, his career. Concerned about his associates, concerned when I see his actions (or non-actions). Concerned when I think about his future, his legend, his artistry. Concerned to see more and more friends and fans leaving. And especially concerned when I compare the Michael Jackson he was a few years ago to the Michael Jackson I see now!

I want to help a friend and don’t just sit here and watch how he alienates himself from..well, basically himself!

Lets put it this way: If a good friend or a family member has been though a hard time – harder than anybody could probably ever imagine – this person will react in his own very special way. If he goes into isolation and doesn’t find back to himself or even puts himself into a position of dependence and external control, then it’s time to act! This is the moment when friends need to help! So if my friend changes, isolates himself, if he sits in his room and the outside world becomes strange and incalculable, I will not watch and accept when he says “Leave me alone!” No, I will take his hand, take him out of his bell jar back into the world, show him old things anew and give him a new perspective. He may hate me for being a pain in the ass in the beginning, he may want to run away, he may tell me everything’s fine, but I will stay anyway, because I care for him! Sometimes it needs a kick in the ass to show a person that you truly love him! If I didn’t care for Michael, I would let him sit in the corner of his room. But I won’t because I want him to find back to his corner of the sky!

Yes, he has a right to change! Yes, he always took his time for a new album. Yes, he might be less child-like, yes, he does get older. Yes, he can have fun on parties if that’s what he wants. Yes, he can dress and look like he wants to. Yes, he can do whatever he wants to with Neverland, his money, his music, his life! But he must not lose himself!!!

Why I rehash old stories? To make you see that there’s something wrong! So open your eyes and don’t try to always find excuses for whatever is happening! Why I put my fears and feelings in words? To remind you that we have to be there for Michael. So stand up and don’t turn away from Michael because you feel like you don’t know him anymore! I know it may sound silly, but somehow I feel we are responsible to do something! I feel like Michael needs help. It may be some stupid help syndrome or whatever, I don’t know, but having helped Michael through so many terrible situations I guess it stuck. All I know is: A lot of people can change a lot together – look at what we did with Sony! So through this blog I’m looking for people who feel like I do and who still stand up for Michael and want to help him. I know that together we can change the current situation and lead Michael back on the right way and give him the assurance that we are there for him. And I’m sure that we can do this together! This is only the start! So join me! Write comments, add me on MySpace, tell your friends, email me, give me your ideas on how to improve the situation!

Michael remained true to himself for 48 years! He did it his way and we all always admired him for his courage and power to do whatever he believed in, no matter how hard it was! He reinvented himself without losing his basic characteristics. His way to move, to stage-manage, to express himself, to communicate and interact, to stand up for and pass on his believes to thousands of people has always been unique and fascinating. But all of that seems to be under a big dust now. I don’t care about a new album, I don’t care about sold-out concert tours. I accept changes, I accept mistakes! I don’t demand the character “King of Pop”, but I don’t accept the loss of Michael Jackson!

Whoever thinks we will not lose the Michael we all know and love and that all will be fine as soon as a new album is out, didn’t understand a very important thing: my mission is the human being, not the artist production! Therefore I don’t want to just sit back and wait for a wonder from Mr. Incredible – actually I don’t see Mr. Incredible at all, I see someone who’s alone with a broken heart! And I want to take as many people as possible with me on my mission – because it should be OUR mission!

So, let me revise some facts:
There were two different events planned for Michael for that trip to London: No 1 of course the WMAs, No 2 a fanparty organized by MJJF and MJNO.

Lets see, the WMAs:
I’ll leave aside the chaotic sale of the tickets, starting from false announcements that standing tickets were already sold out to raffles that had to be cancelled and more. Lets lay all the blame for this on the organizers and tickets sellers – but there is more!
Rumours about Michael performing at the award show were all over the news days before the performance and nobody seemed to bother to correct these news and let people know that he was “only” accepting an award – it was left to Michael himself to tell waiting journalists at the red carpet a few minutes before the show was about to start that it was a misunderstanding and that he would not perform! The disappointment, the negative press, this all could have been avoided. Indeed it was a duty to avoid that and any functioning PR team would have!
The award show itself was a disaster from beginning to end: Michael’s microphone was cut off, the choir and him had to sing over the full version of “We are the world” – not the instrumental or anything especially produced for this occasion, it all looked rather improvised than rehearsed and reports that appeared in the newspapers later confirmed that indeed it was improvised – from the fact that Beyoncé handed Michael the award to him being on stage during “We are the world”. Oh, and not to forget the celebration of Thriller 25 when it was only 23 years old back then (THAT’s why we still celebrate Thriller 25 – what a loooong year! Oh, and before I forget: The whole show was another add-on to the “has-been”-image). Of course the organizers have a huge part in this! Still I feel that if there had been clear agreements, if things had been rehearsed, if the time had been taken to go over the schedule, this embarrassment for Michael could have been avoided or at least minimized as well! He was very well aware that the show was a mess because he later told fans who met him, so don’t say it was all fine for him! And the media had a field day, for the first time being able to attack something that has always been invincible: Michael’s musicianship!
Robin Meltzer, former writer of MJNI’s KING! Magazine, wrote an interesting article and I don’t think I have anything to add to his last passage:

“So why on earth did everyone else connected to this poorly-produced production allow the myth to perpetuate that he did want it (perform)? Why was it left to Michael himself to correct that myth? Why don’t the people who care about Michael as a person take the actions that are necessary to protect him as an artist?
Until those questions can be answered, we should be gravely concerned about the ability of Michael to overcome the hurdles necessary to take to the stage properly – when he really does want it.”

As if this wasn’t enough, there was another disaster: the fanparty. Organized by the two biggest MJ communities at that time, MJNO & MJJForum, this party was supposed to be a highlight for the fans, a way to celebrate that Michael is back! After Michael’s team had confirmed he’d attend and after everything was agreed upon during a first meeting in London, communication broke down, nobody from Michael’s team could be reached or returned calls. The party had to be cancelled; the organizers lost hundreds of pounds as well as their reputation. Efforts to contact MJ’s team after the awards were in vain as well. Ms. Bain had no time to conference on the phone and did not respond to emails. If I remember correctly, it took about a month and a lot of pressure from the fan community for her to try and sort things out – then also Michael reacted and called both, Trish and Paul. BTW: Some fans who had met Michael in London explained that Michael knew nothing of the party when they asked him about it! On the basis of this, some fans even wondered whether Michael was intentionally separated from the fans! So what had happened? I don’t know! Fact is: Something went badly wrong! Oh, not to forget, the fanclubs were promised to get a refund from Michael’s side for their loss – I could be wrong (and please correct me if I am!) but I never heard anything about that happening!
Paul and Trish stepped down – not ONLY because of this situation and they made it very clear (“When I stepped down from MJJForum, I cited personal reasons, which are true. My business is taking off and my personal life takes precedent over MJJForum.” (Trish) and refrained from being too angry about it out of respect to Michael. But Trish added: “But I did not go into the details of this party and how it was a catalyst for me to resign. (…) I’ve lost a LOT of respect for Michael’s team and to a certain degree, Michael himself. Because blaming everyone is the easy thing to do. But in the end, it is up to MICHAEL JACKSON to rectify things. If something is amiss, DO SOMETHING about it. Don’t sit there with a blind eye and allow your legacy to be destroyed by ANYONE.”
And Paul wrote: “I’ll just say that I have never before felt what I did on that day. It is to the effect that I can no longer continue as fanclub president of MJNO. “Now… you decide whether you want to put lipstick on a pig and say the shut-down of MJJForum und MJNO nearly at the same time was only due to personal reasons…

A lot of fans – at least at that time – felt that the frustration over the party and the team played a huge part. This is a quote from Thijs, who did the radio on MJJForum and also organized some MJ parties in Europe: “It’s ashame that Michael is loosing his fans…. but specialy fans who worked their ass of for Michael due the lack of appreciation from him and his people.
I realy miss Karen Faye, Taunya and the rest of the MJJSource team. who would help anytime and appreciated what the fans were doing .
Last but not least I hope Michael realises what’s going on the the fan world and that he will do everything to keep that little fanbase wich is left after all the things which have happened.”

Back then we all said: Something’s wrong!
Now all is fine again! Why? Just because we don’t have another disaster like this to prove that there still is something wrong? Oh, and by the way: There ARE other disasters but – fortunately – they did not happen as publicly as this one! I will talk about those in my next posting, this posting is too long already!
Let me end this posting with a quote from Paul from MJNO, which he posted back then: “This has all been a terrible ride, the unprofessionalism, the lack of communication, and it continues to this very day, right now.” I agree…to this very day!!!

Note: All quotes are taken from public message boards.

Still, I’m happy that other boards like MJEOL or Maximum-Jackson have allowed the discussion. This shows that there is yet hope! If people have a different opinion and don’t agree with what I have to say, that’s fine! You may have points I haven’t thought of so don’t hesitate to tell me. But don’t be rude, don’t ban me just like that, don’t make me feel like I’m enemy no. 1 and don’t tell me I’m a hater because I’m not, I have been a fan for many many years now and I do think, if you read my postings attentively, you will realize that!

To be honest, I was a bit down… but when I read your comments, I feel that I cannot be as wrong as they want me to be! Also, I found this on steady-laughing:

“Michael is nowhere to be found or even heard from. The silence from his camp is very frustrating to me. I don’t mind if he doesn’t release an album, or if he’s taking his time in producing one. What I do mind is the silence. After “late 2007” came and went, why couldn’t an update be released telling fans what’s going on? Sometimes it seems as if we’re being strung along here. I’m not a fan that wants to jump on the “Blame Raymone K. Bain!” boat. Ms. Bain is only the messenger and if she had news to share, I’m sure she’d share it. A spokesperson, that’s what she is. Meaning she’s Michael’s mouthpiece to the public. If Michael’s not talking, neither is she.

So let’s see here. Katrina single…it never happened. Which is totally fine, but why couldn’t an explanation be given? A new official website, did that happen? Wasn’t that art contest that they had in Japan supposed to be related to that? I’m not the type of fan that is fussed about an album release. I’ll be extremely elated to see another one, but in the meantime, there are other artists that I love just as much that are doing great things. I’m only fussed on the lack of communication, but it seems like MJ has been quite notorious for that! Did I miss anything?

What am I getting at? Jess and I will continue to keep this site up for now, it would be so hard to close after so much hard work. I will say this though, if by the end of the year we are still where we are now, I think we may seriously consider just calling it a day. When the most exciting news to update with is news of another reason why Michael is being sued, it’s hard to keep this place alive!”

I don’t think I have to comment much on this one! Only thing I’ll say is that here we have another huge MJ site considering to shut down like many have before within the last few months…. I won’t allege that they all did due to the current situation, but it is striking how many communities have been shut down lately! We see something like this ever so often right now:

Lemme tell you this: I don’t care about people trying to shut all the problems out. It’s coward behavior! It should be allowed for everyone to voice their fears and opinions, THEN those can be discussed and maybe proven wrong. I don’t say I know it all! But I feel that something is going wrong! And I know there are more people who feel like me, more than those who already commented (btw: thx guys and keep them coming, you got some very good point I will get back to later!). I will not sit here and see Michael’s legend and his message die!

The time has come! =imagine a deep voice and smoke coming up=
No, stop, stop, stop, this is a serious issue and I spoil it by being silly! Sometimes it’s not easy to be serious but I will try and I hope you listen despite of it being a lil dry at times – I’ll do my best!
This will already be enough to read so lets get this started!

It’s been nearly three years now since our big day (I know it may be not very nice to bring back memories of the trial, but give me a minute to get to my point!). Yes, it’s true, it was also OUR big day! Although it was of course mostly Michael’s victory, it was also our victory! Not only, because it could be seen as the acquittal of our ideals, not only, because we stood by Michael’s side all the way and fought for him with all our might, but also, because we were really in this together! There was such a strong bond between Michael and the fans, it really felt like family.
When I look back, it is amazing what we have endured together with Michael. We have stood with him through thick and thin, have rushed to help him whenever we could, no matter if our “enemy” was some tabloid press or a megagiant company like Sony – I mean, it’s one of the largest companies worldwide, but who cares, f*ck Sony! lol

Unfortunately it seems like this bond is slowly fading. And that’s no wonder if we consider that there is no possibility for a contact on either side! Now what have you done with things you wanted to tell Michael? Or with presents for his birthday? Ever been annoyed that there is no address anymore – only thing we know is that he’s NOT at Neverland… There’s also no person we could turn to, no website which keeps us up to date. Michael limits his efforts to giving us a short message now and then through a fellow fan (well, thanx for letting everyone know that they are NOT the lucky ones…). And all that in the age of the internet, where a communication would be so easy!
Doesn’t it feel strange to you as well, that sudden change from closeness to complete separation? What happened? Did we do anything that annoyed him? No matter what it is, it’s important that it’s communicated! We can work this out! There is nothing worse than no communication at all because this way many fans have already retreated as they are disappointed and don’t know what to make of the situation. (Yes, me too! That’s why I write this blog!) The active fan community gets smaller and smaller, some of the biggest fan communities have closed their doors or are considering it as we speak. This development is alarming! Does Michael realize this? Doesn’t he mind?

Now you might say: “Why are you whining because some egoistical needs of yours are not satisfied?” Well, first of all, if you say that, you don’t get the point, but just wait, some day you will! Secondly, that’s not all I will whine about! Watch!
On a maybe more objective basis, Michael’s recent career moves at large do not seem to be very wise. We all vividly remember the debacle of the World Music Awards, when everyone expected Michael to perform, nobody clearly denied the rumour beforehand, everyone was disappointed, it was never really clarified what exactly had gone wrong. To top all that, the fanparty had to be cancelled due to some organizational misunderstandings. Unfortunately this seems to emerge as a pattern. Announcements cannot be met, promises not kept, the contact with the public is not good, contact with the fans is fading…
His recent appearances and releases seem to always point to the past: an award for Thriller, a Thriller Re-release, a Thriller interview. It is no wonder that in the public’s eye, Michael Jackson is a legend of the past. Have you realized that people talk about him in past tense? He’s a living dead legend and he does his part to further that understanding.
I already hear people complaining so let me take the wind out of your sails: Yes, he has done enough in the world of music and showbiz and he also got his share of this business’s downsides – actually more than his share – so if he doesn’t want to release another album and step back in the spotlight, fine! As a matter of fact, that would be really understandable! But then he should say so and stop making promises which he cannot (and maybe doesn’t want to) keep. This behaviour and these occurrences destroy the last credibility he always had even in public and with the media: his artistry, his musical genius!
What he does right now is neither fish nor fowl and not just me, but many fans have started to wonder why. Is it that Michael is scared to do something new? Scared that it might flop? Scared to take the risk, to let go of old successes? If that is the problem, we need to show him that we still believe in him! We are sure that he still has it! And even if it will not be number 1 in ever so many countries, if it comes from his heart, it will be great! We have to encourage him to follow his instincts, to listen to his heart and make the music he loves, no matter if that’s what the public wants to hear! Do YOUR thing, Michael, like you have always done, don’t try to be mainstream, don’t do it for the sales, don’t do it for the public, don’t do it for us, do it for the music and the message!

These two paragraphs alone show, that there is desperate need to act because the two things that always have been stable in Michael’s life – his strong fanbase and his reputation as a musical genius – start to crumble. No matter how we look at it, we need to talk to Michael and he needs to talk to us! We need to be a team again, only that way we can work together and continue having victories!
Unfortunately, although many people will agree with me on what I said, this is – to my knowledge – the first attempt to publicly voice any kind of critique towards Michael as a fan. On many message boards it’s not even allowed, on others you can be sure that you will be assaulted, called “not a real fan” and the likes. Yes, we know, we are all fed up with negativity towards Michael because of the tabloids! But that should not be a reason why constructive criticism is abolished! In the end, Michael is human, he makes mistakes, he gets scared, he takes the wrong way, like we all do at times. Caring for someone also means being honest with him, pointing out mistakes while at the same time assuring that person, that you love him and only want his best. And I am sure that Michael takes constructive criticism and advice to his heart and is thankful for it, because then he can be sure that our praise and enthusiasm is real, too!

So that’s why I created this blog! Someone needs to start to voice an opinion so many have and start to reconnect to Michael, to help him get back to wherever he wants to go!

There is so much more about this topic which cannot all be mentioned in a short first post – at least it was planned to be short, but well… I will keep updating this blog regularly with information, things I think about and posts about different topics so check back regularly and leave comments. I know that I will be attacked by a lot of fans! But I hope that I can encourage those who have been silent for much too long to speak out as well and come together so we can make a change together! Maybe Michael needs our help now more than ever!