Source From http://www.bvnewswire.com/2010
Another singer/songwriter has expressed his disdain with Michael Jackson‘s posthumous album, ‘Michael,’ which came out last week.
Ne-Yo was out and about in New York City this weekend and wasn’t shy about sharing his thought’s on the new release.
“If Michael was still alive … I don’t think the album would be out yet,” the Grammy Award winner told TMZ.com.
He told TMZ that he was not interested in listening to the new album because his idol was a perfectionist and he’d prefer to “stick to my old Mike.”
Before the King of Pop died, Ne-Yo had been contacted by Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am. to collaborate on Jackson’s new album. The ‘So Sick’ singer has previously written tracks for Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Rihanna, Celine Dion and Ciara, to name a few. He previously performed a tribute to the ‘Thriller’ hitmaker at the 2009 BET Awards just days after Jackson’s passing.
Ne-Yo previously said that he hoped Jackson’s family would do a compilation or tribute album with the songs that he wrote, which Jackson hand-picked to appear on his next album. The Def Jam crooner has vowed not to release them or try to give the songs to anyone else because “they were written for Michael [and] that would be disrespectful.”
