Interview with The Guardian (2): The Jackson brothers talk about accusations, Michael’s impact, and his similarities to Jesus

Some time ago, Michael Jackson’s brothers did an interview with The Guardian, about which you read. As promised, we will post the translation of this interview in several parts on this page.

In this interview, with Jackie, Marlon, Tito, and Jermaine present, everything was discussed. In one part of the interview, the brothers linked Michael Jackson to Jesus Christ. They said that, according to their beliefs, the accusations against Michael were brought up in order to damage his career, and that their brother was judged like Christ—crucified. They also compared the impact Michael had on people’s lives around the world to the impact of Christ.

When the interviewer asked them what the bitterest thing the media had written was, Jermaine—who sometimes lost his filter during this interview—said:

“They’ve humiliated us, and I’ll tell you why. They falsely accused my brother. We sat in court and listened to those terrible claims. They know themselves that Michael wasn’t guilty, but they only wanted to stain his name and family.”

Jackie says it was all because they wanted to take over the catalog of his songs. They imagine a connection between Sony and Sony Music Publishing/ATV, and Michael’s killer doctor, Conrad Murray. But The Guardian writes that, to this day, no other evidence has been found in Michael Jackson’s death case, and that the cause of his death is still excessive use of propofol, which had been injected by Dr. Murray.

Jermaine says: “Final word: they killed him. A black man killed another black man. The doctor was just a tool.”

He believes that Conrad Murray was hired by the music company to kill Michael.

Michael had suffered from chronic insomnia for more than two decades. Painkillers and other sedatives were no longer effective, and Murray used anesthesia to put Michael to sleep—a method that ultimately took his life. Of course, Murray wasn’t the first doctor to prescribe propofol. Some even say that the painkiller Demerol, to which Michael had become dependent for a period, was introduced to him by Elizabeth Taylor, his longtime friend.

Jermaine refers to Michael’s album “Number Ones.” When, in 2003, accusations of sexual abuse of children against Michael were raised, on November 17, dozens of police officers stormed Michael’s home in Neverland. Exactly on that same day, the Number Ones album was released worldwide, and one day later in America.

The Jackson brothers say that the more power Michael gained in the music industry, and the more control he had over Sony/ATV (the biggest music publishing company in the world, in which Michael held 50% of the shares), the more they wanted to reduce his power.

Jermaine says about Number Ones: “That was the biggest album Michael could ever have released—probably even bigger than Thriller. And they spread these lies about him on the very day that album was released. It wasn’t a coincidence.”

Seeing these painful events has been especially difficult, particularly when, according to Marlon, we know the real accusations weren’t true.

Marlon: “And worse than that, one time thousands of police cars poured into his home, rushed everywhere, and tore everything apart.”

Jermaine says: “They also stole money. They took $800,000 in cash from the house.”

Marlon emphasizes: “And none of them were reprimanded—everyone got away with it.”

Marlon is referring to the fact that the police stormed Neverland according to the prosecutor’s orders and without having a warrant or judicial permission.

Soon after the police raid, Jackie went to Neverland. He says Michael showed him the microphones that had been installed in his home. They were secretly eavesdropping on all of Michael’s conversations.

Jackie: “I couldn’t believe that he had been treated like that.”

The Guardian asked whether this was, in some way, a crucifixion. Let’s not forget: for many people, Michael was a saint, a messiah.

The brothers—who all follow Christianity, except for Jermaine who became Muslim in 1989—don’t welcome being called their brother’s messiah, even though they don’t deny that there are similarities.

Jackie says: “No one is bigger than God or Jesus. But wherever Michael went, every country—when he left the airport—people lined up on the highway just to catch a glimpse of his opinion.”

The Guardian says Michael had the spiritual pull of a major religious figure. After all, he wasn’t less than a Hindu saint.

Jackie continues: “The only thing I’m saying is that God had favor on him and blessed him because he knew Michael would use his talent for good. He was the voice of hungry children, and he gave the world songs like ‘We Are the World,’ ‘Heal the World,’ and ‘Man in the Mirror.’ Whatever he did was for the progress of humanity. You mentioned Jesus. Look what happened when he came to Earth. He performed all those miracles, and yet they used something as an excuse to crucify him.”

(To be continued)

Source: eMJey.com / Guardian