Anthony: Now Michaela from Pennsylvania, who is 14, writes, "Michael, I'm only 14 but I've been a người hâm mộ since I was 10. You've accomplished so much thêm than any artist ever. I was just wondering if bạn could change one thing about your life, what would bạn change?"
Michael: I would like to be able to go out in public and just be normal sometime, without people recognizing who I am, and to get a little bit of a feeling of what it's like to, bạn know, be of the regular norm. To see how things are done; to learn what people speak about when they're just casually talking. Cause soon as they see it's Michael Jackson, the conversation changes; it all becomes about me and not about the situation -- the moment, that's happening at the moment. That would... I would learn a lot from that. I don't get to see that unless I disguise myself and put on a lot of things, and then they stare at me, then it's even different; it's not the same even then. So, it's a difficult thing to pull off. Tell him that's a very great câu hỏi he asked.
Anthony: That's a really interesting question, actually. We have an interesting answer, as well. We have Greg from Glasgow, Scotland, wants to know, "When do bạn plan to release the charity song What thêm Can I Give?"
Michael: Well, it's being, uh.. We're putting the final voices on and, uh, it's coming very, very soon. We're putting it together now; the final touches. It's a very important song for the world. To give some feeling and some loving and some caring to those people who were thrust into orphanage, uh, hoặc just within a matter of giây they Mất tích their parents and their loved ones, bạn know?
Anthony: Absolutely. Um, what are some of the things bạn are looking phía trước, chuyển tiếp to; what are your hopes for bạn know, the new year. bạn know, we're coming down to the end of the year, bạn have this album coming out, we've had a lot of tragedies and crisis that we've all faced. Everybody's trying to keep their spirit up. When bạn start thinking about 2002, what .. what kind of things come to mind for you?
Michael: Um, film. I tình yêu movies. To do thêm movies; to integrate the songs with the film. Dancing. And thêm peace into the world. I pray for peace all the time. And the most important thing I pray for is protection for children and babies. That's the thing that concerns me the most, I like them to be protected and to have thêm children's rights in the world, where children, bạn know, where there's a ngày for children; a celebration for children. Give them a little thêm attention and love.
Anthony: Now Sergei from Russia writes in, says, "Michael, sing a cappella for us."
Michael: [laughs] bạn know what, I would tình yêu to do it. But believe it hoặc not, I've been sniffling since this interview, I woke up with laryngitis, I caught a cold from the children the other day. My children were sick and I caught their cold. So, tell her I'd tình yêu to do it when I visit their town in concert. And Speechless opens a cappella, on the album, the song Speechless. It's one of my favorites.
Anthony: Opens in an a cappella part?
Michael: It opens and closes a cappella.
Anthony: Now we have a câu hỏi here from Karen who says that you've helped her since she was a little kid. You've always been one to think about other people; to care for children around the world. "What could we do for you," she wonders. "We give bạn all our love, but what thêm could we give to you?" Obviously one of your great những người hâm mộ here.
Michael: When I come to town, I would tình yêu to see a children's festival, to hear children's choirs, uh, bạn know, pretty much present when I come to different countries, hát some of their yêu thích songs of mine. Uh, we should forge and create a children's day, a celebration Internationally, where children are honored. Where parents can take their children to the phim chiếu rạp hoặc to the toy store hoặc to the park. And that, alone, will create a bonding. Because the family bond has been broken. They don't eat with their children hoặc speak to their children much anymore, hoặc mother their children. And I would tình yêu to see a celebration for children. Children's Day; a holiday. We have Mothers Day, Fathers ngày -- no Children's day. And, uh, I would tình yêu when I come to town just to see them sing songs, hoặc a parade hoặc something. I would tình yêu that.
Anthony: Michael, we have one last question. It was a great pleasure talking with you. We have Emanuel, who is 16, from the US. Says, "Mr. Jackson, what would say to all your những người hâm mộ that have dreams and goals of being a ngôi sao like you?"
Michael: No matter what, the most powerful thing in the world is the human mind and prayer, and belief in your self and confidence and perseverance. No matter how many times bạn do it, bạn do it again until it's right. And always believe in your self. And not matter who's around bạn that's being negative hoặc thrusting negative energy at you, totally block it off. Because whatever bạn believe, bạn become.
Anthony: They say that the thing that most affects people, hoặc the way that bạn can really tell someone's had a successful life is the way that they deal with success hoặc the way they deal with failure hoặc challenges. That sounds like what you're saying.
Michael: Yes, and after all that, the most important -- most important: Stay humble. The humbleness that a child, like a new born baby has. Even though bạn become powerful hoặc have power with people, with your talent .. like with what Michelangelo did with sculpting, bạn know, underneath all that be as humble as a child, as a baby, and be as kind and as giving and loving. They don't become puffed up with pride.
Anthony: I think we're gonna sneak in one last câu hỏi here from someone called Invincible103, "Halloween is coming up. Do bạn have plans to, uh, kind of dress up; do bạn have plans for a Halloween party?"
Michael: Uh, no. I was going to just go trick hoặc treating. Go out, knock on some doors and get some candy. I tình yêu trick hoặc treat. It's one of my yêu thích ones. I tình yêu dressing up like some kind of monster hoặc something and knocking on the doors. No body knows it's me, and I get candy.
Anthony: Now if Michael Jackson turns up at your door, people.
Michael: [giggles]
Anthony: Sure, wouldn't it be nice to have some nice things on hand for him. Well, Michael it was great, great pleasure talking to you. A lot of fun, and uh, everybody wishes bạn the best with your new record. We're all looking phía trước, chuyển tiếp to it.
Michael: Thank bạn so much and God bless you. Thank you.
Anthony: Thank bạn very much.
Michael: I would like to be able to go out in public and just be normal sometime, without people recognizing who I am, and to get a little bit of a feeling of what it's like to, bạn know, be of the regular norm. To see how things are done; to learn what people speak about when they're just casually talking. Cause soon as they see it's Michael Jackson, the conversation changes; it all becomes about me and not about the situation -- the moment, that's happening at the moment. That would... I would learn a lot from that. I don't get to see that unless I disguise myself and put on a lot of things, and then they stare at me, then it's even different; it's not the same even then. So, it's a difficult thing to pull off. Tell him that's a very great câu hỏi he asked.
Anthony: That's a really interesting question, actually. We have an interesting answer, as well. We have Greg from Glasgow, Scotland, wants to know, "When do bạn plan to release the charity song What thêm Can I Give?"
Michael: Well, it's being, uh.. We're putting the final voices on and, uh, it's coming very, very soon. We're putting it together now; the final touches. It's a very important song for the world. To give some feeling and some loving and some caring to those people who were thrust into orphanage, uh, hoặc just within a matter of giây they Mất tích their parents and their loved ones, bạn know?
Anthony: Absolutely. Um, what are some of the things bạn are looking phía trước, chuyển tiếp to; what are your hopes for bạn know, the new year. bạn know, we're coming down to the end of the year, bạn have this album coming out, we've had a lot of tragedies and crisis that we've all faced. Everybody's trying to keep their spirit up. When bạn start thinking about 2002, what .. what kind of things come to mind for you?
Michael: Um, film. I tình yêu movies. To do thêm movies; to integrate the songs with the film. Dancing. And thêm peace into the world. I pray for peace all the time. And the most important thing I pray for is protection for children and babies. That's the thing that concerns me the most, I like them to be protected and to have thêm children's rights in the world, where children, bạn know, where there's a ngày for children; a celebration for children. Give them a little thêm attention and love.
Anthony: Now Sergei from Russia writes in, says, "Michael, sing a cappella for us."
Michael: [laughs] bạn know what, I would tình yêu to do it. But believe it hoặc not, I've been sniffling since this interview, I woke up with laryngitis, I caught a cold from the children the other day. My children were sick and I caught their cold. So, tell her I'd tình yêu to do it when I visit their town in concert. And Speechless opens a cappella, on the album, the song Speechless. It's one of my favorites.
Anthony: Opens in an a cappella part?
Michael: It opens and closes a cappella.
Anthony: Now we have a câu hỏi here from Karen who says that you've helped her since she was a little kid. You've always been one to think about other people; to care for children around the world. "What could we do for you," she wonders. "We give bạn all our love, but what thêm could we give to you?" Obviously one of your great những người hâm mộ here.
Michael: When I come to town, I would tình yêu to see a children's festival, to hear children's choirs, uh, bạn know, pretty much present when I come to different countries, hát some of their yêu thích songs of mine. Uh, we should forge and create a children's day, a celebration Internationally, where children are honored. Where parents can take their children to the phim chiếu rạp hoặc to the toy store hoặc to the park. And that, alone, will create a bonding. Because the family bond has been broken. They don't eat with their children hoặc speak to their children much anymore, hoặc mother their children. And I would tình yêu to see a celebration for children. Children's Day; a holiday. We have Mothers Day, Fathers ngày -- no Children's day. And, uh, I would tình yêu when I come to town just to see them sing songs, hoặc a parade hoặc something. I would tình yêu that.
Anthony: Michael, we have one last question. It was a great pleasure talking with you. We have Emanuel, who is 16, from the US. Says, "Mr. Jackson, what would say to all your những người hâm mộ that have dreams and goals of being a ngôi sao like you?"
Michael: No matter what, the most powerful thing in the world is the human mind and prayer, and belief in your self and confidence and perseverance. No matter how many times bạn do it, bạn do it again until it's right. And always believe in your self. And not matter who's around bạn that's being negative hoặc thrusting negative energy at you, totally block it off. Because whatever bạn believe, bạn become.
Anthony: They say that the thing that most affects people, hoặc the way that bạn can really tell someone's had a successful life is the way that they deal with success hoặc the way they deal with failure hoặc challenges. That sounds like what you're saying.
Michael: Yes, and after all that, the most important -- most important: Stay humble. The humbleness that a child, like a new born baby has. Even though bạn become powerful hoặc have power with people, with your talent .. like with what Michelangelo did with sculpting, bạn know, underneath all that be as humble as a child, as a baby, and be as kind and as giving and loving. They don't become puffed up with pride.
Anthony: I think we're gonna sneak in one last câu hỏi here from someone called Invincible103, "Halloween is coming up. Do bạn have plans to, uh, kind of dress up; do bạn have plans for a Halloween party?"
Michael: Uh, no. I was going to just go trick hoặc treating. Go out, knock on some doors and get some candy. I tình yêu trick hoặc treat. It's one of my yêu thích ones. I tình yêu dressing up like some kind of monster hoặc something and knocking on the doors. No body knows it's me, and I get candy.
Anthony: Now if Michael Jackson turns up at your door, people.
Michael: [giggles]
Anthony: Sure, wouldn't it be nice to have some nice things on hand for him. Well, Michael it was great, great pleasure talking to you. A lot of fun, and uh, everybody wishes bạn the best with your new record. We're all looking phía trước, chuyển tiếp to it.
Michael: Thank bạn so much and God bless you. Thank you.
Anthony: Thank bạn very much.
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