Tuesday November 18, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

A legal case between Michael Jackson and Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa has been bouncing through the London courts since 2007.
Yesterday the case found itself in the limelight once again.

The third son of the ruler of Bahrain is suing to get back the $7 million US he gave the famous singer/song writer.
The deal was to cut a joint CD, start a record company and write a biography.
The prince, you see, is an amateur songwriter.

As you might recall Jackson was hosted royally by the Bahraini prince in 2005 after being brought up on child molestation charges.
It was then, in the royal palaces, that the deal was struck.

Jackson says the $7 million was a gift.
The prince says there was a contract and a deal.

I cannot imagine that Abdullah is good songwriter, but he was the only person who opened his doors when Jackson was down.
Jackson might once have been a legend, but he has not written or performed or had a creative thought in over a decade.
To assume that he would, or could, put the Sheik on the musical map for any amount of money is like whistling in the dark.

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