Michael Jackson's Impact on Music: Clive Davis, Tommy Mottola & Berry Gordy Comment

[MJMusicRox]

wait... I thought Tommy Mottola didn't like Michael Jackson...

[emely741]

Maybe this is the very controversy about Michael that is being spoken about so much?

[emely741]

Berry Gordy is telling about Michael here: "His behavior was odd for all of us...he was a genius of promoting himself".I have heard about this (about promoting himself through his extraordinary behavior) a few times not only from Berry but from other people as well. If it is so then why Michael appealed to the press to live him alone and the fans not to believe what they are told about him. I want to believe Michael but Berry is a good man and I believe him also.

[dafuture93]

then, as they do now. So when music experts want to tell you that they sold over a billion albums, they are WRONG! they are just guessing and estimating astronomical figures so that no one can "top" them in terms of sales. Well i got news 4 ya, MJ has outsold them a LONG time ago, but they dont want 2 see a black man on top! This is a race issue almost everything about MJ is, because he was so groundbreaking.

[dafuture93]

let me state the facts: People like 2 say that ELvis and The Beatles outsold MJ. Both Elvis and The Beatles have been claimed 2 sell over 1 billion albums worldwide, while MJ is close 2 800 million. This is completely bogus and wrong! MJ has outsold The Beatles and Elvis! The 1 billion+ albums sold that they like to give to The Beatles and Elvis is totally wrong. Back in the 50's and early 60's, people did not keep up with album sales. Plus people weren't buying music at great quantities back

[MrJacksonvill]

You know instead of having the title the death of Michael Jackson..they should entitle it The True Discovery of Michael Jackson,because after the world found out he would no longer be with us..everybody truly remembered why he was considered so great..it was about his Artistry. Miss You MJ!!

[fantastic77777]

FUCK Mattttttttttola

[bigvinamac]

@Ketren2 oh me too. i don't try to argue because it's a waste and it's pointless. we all know michael surpass them and it seems they can't handle the truth so let them live in denial.

[bigvinamac]

@Ketren2 well tell that to elvis and beatles fans because they have been saying michael didn't beat their record sells which is crazy. michael didn't have many albums yet they sold way more than those two. i will say they both have more number 1's but that was it. like i said they can't give michael credit because they focus more on his past than his creativity.

[bigvinamac]

@Ketren2 by the way michael surpasses elvis when it came to sales so it's crazy that some of the fans say michael didn't when his albums sold way more than elvis combined. hell thriller is still selling yet he didn't beat elvis? come on now and i'm also tired of people bashing his other records when they were just as good as thriller, if not better. bad album was the shit and still is.

[bigvinamac]

@Ketren2 no one wants to give credit michael deserves yet some other fans say he really didn't make a change. well that might be their opinion but it's stupid for anyone to say that michael didn't make a change when he is known all over the world and broke barriers where at a time, black musicians weren't getting enough respect. even though we had james brown, sammy, stevie, marvin, i guarantee they didn't get recognition as other white artists of their time.

[Zazel2009]

I HAVE NO WORDS. STILL I CAN´T BELIEVE HE IS NOT!!! ALIVE. HE WAS SO FRAGILE INSIDE .THERE ARE PEOPLE TOO SENSITIVE AND FULL OF LOVE TO THIS WORLD. HIS PASSION WENT THROUGH MY BODY TO CATCH MY SOUL AND GAVE ME STRENGTH TO LIVE SO MANY TIMES ...

HIS ART IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DEFINE. HIS SOUL IS LKE A LION , POWERFULL AND BRAVE, SURPRISING AND AMAZING. EXCITING!!!!!!!! FULL OF ENERGY.

I ALLWAYS SAID: THE ENERGY DOES NOT DIE , ONLY IT DOES TRANSFORM. OH ! MY GOD .

I WILL ALLWAYS LOVE YOU.

[Mikael602]

No one comes even close to the greatness of Michael Jackson and the impact he did to the world, and will do to future generations.

[rumbapassion]

I love Berry Gordy, because he once said to Michael that he believed in him and would always do so. I think he is wonderful man for saying this to Michael. As for Tommy Mottola, I would not give him the time of day. I won't forget how Michael was angry with him and Sony. I just hope the goodness prevails over evil, because Michael was all about love.

[janet060948]

There will never ever be another Michael Jackson and people should stop comparing him to other musical artists. He was in a class all by himself and he excelled at everything that he ever did in life, and then some. He was the King of

Music, Dance, Creativity and Hearts. For me, he shall reign King forever.

[MJacksonOne]

4ever michael jackson

[Blackjesus3]

michael is such a huge icon

[Blackjesus3]

yee true sammy was the man he could do everything

[KeepTrue56]

oh yeah girl I know.

I even made a video about this.

[KeepTrue56]

I SOOOO agree I dont know where this Selfproclaim sh1t came from.

I mean If anything I see Millions of fans calling him that, I saw little richard, james brown, berry gordy, madonna, all praised MJ. And I even saw AFRICAN drape Mj with gold and literaly crown HIM KING.

I thinks it jelousy.

[v2174230322]

great quote by dick clark. one of the most memorable.

[ssaturn]

i never heard tommy talk. hes fine too

[davidnashley1985]

the GREAT LEGENDS like Sammy Davis Jr,Elizabeth Taylor,Berry Gordy,FRank Sinatra,Fred Astaire,James Brown,Madonna,Dianna Ross Etc.. all also PRAISED & Called MJ The KING for being a TRUE GENIUS & The PIONEER that he is :)

[KeepTrue56]

Michael Jackson is such a pioneer. he wrote and composed Billie jean beat it, dont stop, wanna be startin something, dirty diana, smooth criminal, we are the world, black or white,

he was creative to take what he loved and pioneer his own style.

[davidnashley1985]

There's NOT enough to Descibe Michael's Impact & talent... Michael by the age of 12 was already B eing MOBBED by Fans.... Just Look at the Movie... Jackson 5 The American Dream... he is simply The KING<3

[davidnashley1985]

It's True... Michael has been called all of the Above InCluding The GREATEST PERFORMER THAT EVER LIVED.......  UNLIKE some others :)

[thenakedartist]

Didn't Eleizabeth Taylor call him the King of Pop. Unless he told her to say that, it's not 'self-proclaimed.'

[Blackjesus3]

ye elizabeth called mike the king of pop before ne1

[Scarr]

In 10yrs or slightly less Prince and Paris will be in control or will start having a say in Michael's estate as they will be in their early 20's. Michael's estate will continue to earn 1/2 of Sony/ATV, because Michael never sold it. And it's just as much Michael's company as is MJJ Productions.Inc is Michael's company.

[Scarr]

Thanks, you made some good points. Tommy Mottola is a evil, and went out of way to try and destroy Michael's life and career.

I do believe Michael's will was his last will, and if not I think Michael will only have slightly modified it. No one will look after Michael's estate better than John Branca. And Prince, Paris, Blanket and Michael's mother Katherine will be the only people to profit from Michael's will.

[JayDG6385]

He didn't call himself the king of pop and i'm tired of them writing off albums after thriller.

[MrJacksonvill]

exactly they write off the other albums after "Thriller",because they want to try and play down his relevance in music..he had incredible songs after that "Thriller" album..one of the songs he wrote that really moved me was his song from History "Little Susie"..incredible..

[JayDG6385]

Do you know an artist who in this day and age could sell over 20 million copies like BAD did? I don't fucking think so.

[Trilltastic]

mj4eva! Tommy Sucks!

[Sel1R]

Mottola was behind the molestation case. Google: jacksonaction bashir's brother mottolla's driver

And all these leechers came out of the woodwork again! I can imagine his family believes he was killed by theses guys.

[Scarr]

Very true. Strange that from 1995-2000 Michael got his career back on track after the false child abuse allegation, and Michael was getting positve media. But it's strange that from 2001 when Michael fell out with Tommy Mottola that stories from the false 1993 allegations started to get in to the media and stories of Michael's finances etc. I'm sure Mottola was the start of all the crap Michael had to go through.

[San47di]

Tommy Mottola is one of the biggest CROOKS that ever grace Sony Music!! Michael warned everbody about him, so who gives a crap what he says or thinks about Michael!! He tried to destroy him!!

[wasantube]

mj4ever