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VIBE: How is it to be competing for sales with the likes of N´SYNC and Britney Spears, children who were basically born at the height of your fame? MJ: It´s a rarity. I had No. 1 records in ´69 and ´70, and still entered the charts in 2001 at No.1. I don´t think any other artist has that range. It´s a great honor. I´m happy, I don´t know what else to say. I´m glad people accept what I do. VIBE: What are your thoughts of the current R&B state? MJ: I don´t categorize music. Music is music. They changed the word R&B to rock ´n´ roll. It´s always been , from Fats Domino to Little Richard to Chuck Berry. How can we discriminate? It is what it is- great music, you know. VIBE: Are you feeling hip hop? MJ: I like a lot of it, A LOT of it. I like the music. I don´t like the dancing that much. It looks like they´re doing aerobics. VIBE: How did you decide to feature Biggie Smalls on "Unbreakable," off Invincible? MJ: It wasn´t my idea, actually. It was Rodney Jerkin´s, one of the writer/producers working on the album. It was my idea to put a rap on the song, and he said, "I know the perfect one--Biggie." He put it in, and it worked perfectly. VIBE: Why did you choose Jay-Z for the remix of the first single, "You Rock My World"? MJ: He´s hip, the new thing, and he´s with the kids today. They like his work. He´s tapped into the nerve of popular culture. It just made good sense. VIBE: What was it like for you to appear at the NY´s Hot 97 Summer Jam concert as Jay-Z´s guest? MJ: I just showed up and gave him a hug. There was a tumultuous explosion of applause and stomping, a lovely, lovely welcome, and I was happy about that. It was a great feeling-the love, the LOVE. VIBE: Does it bother you to see people emulate you, such as Usher, Sisqo, Ginuwine, and even Destiny´s Child? MJ: I don´t mind it at all. These are artists who grew up with my music. When you grow up listening to somebody you admire, you tend to become them. You want to look like them, to dress like them. When I was little, I was James Brown, I was Sammy Davis Jr., so I understand it. It´s a compliment. VIBE: Did you know that you were creating timeless classics when you were recording THRILLER and OFF THE WALL? MJ: Yes, not to be arrognant, but yes. Because I know great material when I hear it, and melodically and sonically and musically, it´s so moving. They keep the promise. VIBE: Do you feel there´s greater acceptance of black artists these days? MJ: I think people have always admired black music since the beginning of time, if you want to go back to Negro spirituals. Today, the market is just accepting the fact that´s the sound. From Britney to N´Sync, they´re all doing all the R&B thing. Even Barry Gibb of the BeeGees, he tells me (imitating a British accent), "Man, we do R&B." I say, Barry, I don´t categorize it, but it´s great music. I understand where he´s coming from. I love great music-it has no color, it has no boundaries. VIBE: You seem to be enjoying life as a single parent. MJ: I never had so much fun in all my life. That´s the truth. Because I´m this big kid, and now I get to see the world through the eyes of really young ones. I learn more from them than they learn from me. I´m constantly trying new things and testing things on them to see what works and what doesn´t. Children are always the best judges to monitor something. That´s why Harry Potter is so successful--it´s a family oriented movie. You can´t go wrong there. We want a wide demographic, and that´s why I try not to say things in my lyrics that offend parents. I don´t want to be like that. We weren´t raised to be like that. Mother and Joseph wouldn´t say stuff like that. VIBE: What do Prince and Paris listen to? MJ: They listen to all of my music, and they love classical, which plays all around the ranch. They like any good dance music. VIBE: How do you feel about your children becoming pop icons, based upon your experience? MJ: I don´t know how they would handle that. It would be tough. I really don´t know. It´s hard, most children of celebrities end up becoming self-destructive because they can´t live up to the talent of the parent. People always say that Fred Astaire Jr., "Can you dance?" And he couldn´t. He didn´t have any rhythm, but his father was a genius dancer. It doesn´t mean that it has to be passed on. I always tell my children, You don´t have to sing, you don´t have to dance. Be who you want to be, as long as you´re not hurting anybody. That´s the main thing. VIBE: Which artists-the past and present- inspire you? MJ: Stevie Wonder is a musical prophet. All of the early Motown. All the Beatles. I´m crazy about Sammy Davis Jr., and Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bill "Bonjanles" Robinson- the real entertainer, the real thing, not just gimmicks, showstoppers. When James Brown was the Famous Flames, it was unbelievable. There are so many wonderful singers-Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, Johnny Mathis. Real stylists. You hear one line, and you know who it is. Nat "King" Cole, great stuff. Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke-they are all ridiculous. How involved were you in selecting the artists to perform in your 30th Anniversary special? MJ: I wasn´t involved at all. VIBE: How were you able to let go of something so big and so special? MJ: Trust. VIBE: What was your experience on September 11? MJ: I was in New York (after performing at the Madison Square Garden on Sept. 7 and 10), and I got a call from friends in Saudi Arabia that America was being attacked. I turned on the news and saw the Twin Towers coming down, and I said, Oh my God. I screamed down the hotel hallway to all our people. Everybody get out, let´s leave now! Marlon Brando was on one end, our security was on the other end. We were all up there, Elizabeth Taylor was at another hotel. We jumped in the car, but there were these girls who had been at the show the night before, and they were banging on the windows, running down the street screaming. Fans are so loyal. We hid in New Jersey. It was unbelievable-I was scared to death. VIBE: On another tip altogether, what do you do for recreation? MJ: I like water balloon fights. We have a water balloon fort here, and we have a red team and a blue team. We have slings and cannons, and you are drenched by the time the game is over. There´s a timer, and whoever gets the most points is the winner. If I´m going to do some kind of sport, I have to laugh. I don´t do anything like basketball or golf. Basketball is very competitive, and so is tennis; they make you angry. I´m not into that. It should be therapeutic. I also like amusement parks, hang with animals, things like that.
VIBE: How is it to be competing for sales with the likes of N´SYNC and Britney Spears, children who were basically born at the height of your fame? MJ: It´s a rarity. I had No. 1 records in ´69 and ´70, and still entered the charts in 2001 at No.1. I don´t think any other artist has that range. It´s a great honor. I´m happy, I don´t know what else to say. I´m glad people accept what I do. VIBE: What are your thoughts of the current R&B state? MJ: I don´t categorize music. Music is music. They changed the word R&B to rock ´n´ roll. It´s always been , from Fats Domino to Little Richard to Chuck Berry. How can we discriminate? It is what it is- great music, you know. VIBE: Are you feeling hip hop? MJ: I like a lot of it, A LOT of it. I like the music. I don´t like the dancing that much. It looks like they´re doing aerobics. VIBE: How did you decide to feature Biggie Smalls on "Unbreakable," off Invincible? MJ: It wasn´t my idea, actually. It was Rodney Jerkin´s, one of the writer/producers working on the album. It was my idea to put a rap on the song, and he said, "I know the perfect one--Biggie." He put it in, and it worked perfectly. VIBE: Why did you choose Jay-Z for the remix of the first single, "You Rock My World"? MJ: He´s hip, the new thing, and he´s with the kids today. They like his work. He´s tapped into the nerve of popular culture. It just made good sense. VIBE: What was it like for you to appear at the NY´s Hot 97 Summer Jam concert as Jay-Z´s guest? MJ: I just showed up and gave him a hug. There was a tumultuous explosion of applause and stomping, a lovely, lovely welcome, and I was happy about that. It was a great feeling-the love, the LOVE. VIBE: Does it bother you to see people emulate you, such as Usher, Sisqo, Ginuwine, and even Destiny´s Child? MJ: I don´t mind it at all. These are artists who grew up with my music. When you grow up listening to somebody you admire, you tend to become them. You want to look like them, to dress like them. When I was little, I was James Brown, I was Sammy Davis Jr., so I understand it. It´s a compliment. VIBE: Did you know that you were creating timeless classics when you were recording THRILLER and OFF THE WALL? MJ: Yes, not to be arrognant, but yes. Because I know great material when I hear it, and melodically and sonically and musically, it´s so moving. They keep the promise. VIBE: Do you feel there´s greater acceptance of black artists these days? MJ: I think people have always admired black music since the beginning of time, if you want to go back to Negro spirituals. Today, the market is just accepting the fact that´s the sound. From Britney to N´Sync, they´re all doing all the R&B thing. Even Barry Gibb of the BeeGees, he tells me (imitating a British accent), "Man, we do R&B." I say, Barry, I don´t categorize it, but it´s great music. I understand where he´s coming from. I love great music-it has no color, it has no boundaries. VIBE: You seem to be enjoying life as a single parent. MJ: I never had so much fun in all my life. That´s the truth. Because I´m this big kid, and now I get to see the world through the eyes of really young ones. I learn more from them than they learn from me. I´m constantly trying new things and testing things on them to see what works and what doesn´t. Children are always the best judges to monitor something. That´s why Harry Potter is so successful--it´s a family oriented movie. You can´t go wrong there. We want a wide demographic, and that´s why I try not to say things in my lyrics that offend parents. I don´t want to be like that. We weren´t raised to be like that. Mother and Joseph wouldn´t say stuff like that. VIBE: What do Prince and Paris listen to? MJ: They listen to all of my music, and they love classical, which plays all around the ranch. They like any good dance music. VIBE: How do you feel about your children becoming pop icons, based upon your experience? MJ: I don´t know how they would handle that. It would be tough. I really don´t know. It´s hard, most children of celebrities end up becoming self-destructive because they can´t live up to the talent of the parent. People always say that Fred Astaire Jr., "Can you dance?" And he couldn´t. He didn´t have any rhythm, but his father was a genius dancer. It doesn´t mean that it has to be passed on. I always tell my children, You don´t have to sing, you don´t have to dance. Be who you want to be, as long as you´re not hurting anybody. That´s the main thing. VIBE: Which artists-the past and present- inspire you? MJ: Stevie Wonder is a musical prophet. All of the early Motown. All the Beatles. I´m crazy about Sammy Davis Jr., and Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Bill "Bonjanles" Robinson- the real entertainer, the real thing, not just gimmicks, showstoppers. When James Brown was the Famous Flames, it was unbelievable. There are so many wonderful singers-Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, Johnny Mathis. Real stylists. You hear one line, and you know who it is. Nat "King" Cole, great stuff. Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke-they are all ridiculous. How involved were you in selecting the artists to perform in your 30th Anniversary special? MJ: I wasn´t involved at all. VIBE: How were you able to let go of something so big and so special? MJ: Trust. VIBE: What was your experience on September 11? MJ: I was in New York (after performing at the Madison Square Garden on Sept. 7 and 10), and I got a call from friends in Saudi Arabia that America was being attacked. I turned on the news and saw the Twin Towers coming down, and I said, Oh my God. I screamed down the hotel hallway to all our people. Everybody get out, let´s leave now! Marlon Brando was on one end, our security was on the other end. We were all up there, Elizabeth Taylor was at another hotel. We jumped in the car, but there were these girls who had been at the show the night before, and they were banging on the windows, running down the street screaming. Fans are so loyal. We hid in New Jersey. It was unbelievable-I was scared to death. VIBE: On another tip altogether, what do you do for recreation? MJ: I like water balloon fights. We have a water balloon fort here, and we have a red team and a blue team. We have slings and cannons, and you are drenched by the time the game is over. There´s a timer, and whoever gets the most points is the winner. If I´m going to do some kind of sport, I have to laugh. I don´t do anything like basketball or golf. Basketball is very competitive, and so is tennis; they make you angry. I´m not into that. It should be therapeutic. I also like amusement parks, hang with animals, things like that.