Michael's issue was never fame. From the moment he stepped onto the world stage until his death, he was harshly and unfairly treated, and even today, he continues to be judged, criticized, and misunderstood. Michael was a sensitive, vulnerable, and emotional person. A human being can only endure so much pain. I'm glad he had Lionel Richie as a friend!
@@hannaz4617 Michael Jackson was beloved even his eccentric behavior at 1st was accepted. MJ was treated like a modern day King. The problem was the 1st child molestation allegation. People used it to reevaluate what was once acceptable behavior. The big mistake was paying the money to the accuser. Bad legal advice. By paying out and size of the payout. The size of the stain of settling increased. The media begin to sell MJJ news, propaganda, gossip, rumors instead of albums. Michael sort of lost his footing around this point. The full transformation of his face. Failed marriage to Elvis daughter. Then the raid and intentional shaming and abuse by law enforcement. The criminal charges. The trial. The not guilty. The larger stain. It appears MJJ did not take aging well. The way and manner in which he died. The weight of the world too much to bear. The world is a lesser place without him.
Many Gen Zs just can't comprehend it. You had to have been THERE to understand. There were famous stars and then there was MJ. You don't see hundreds of people gathering in China, Indonesia or Africa to celebrate ANY other artist other than MJ. Many don't even speak English but they LOVE Michael.
@@dyecaster9341 They had no choice but to shut down any place MJ turned up at when he wasn't performing. And when he was performing, people fainted. He had the biggest stars starstruck. Never seen that before or since. 🙏🏽💪🏽
@LindsayHolland-g8f what are you talking about??? He's had constant famous people defending him since 1993!! Everyone who knows him, knows he was innocent!!
POWERFUL. Lionel was a real one, man. But he saw the abyss & pulled away. Michael became The King & could not pull away. Heavy is the head that wears the Crown. Glad Lionel still rides for Mike. Their daughters are still close. Nicole & Sophia Richie with Paris Jackson.
This was really beautiful and sad at the same time. Michael will always be loved and deeply missed. Thank you "the detail" for this insight in a friendship that changed the World. ❤
29th August...Michael birthday.Truly remarkable, phenomenal, unique, one of a kind gifted human being. Love always with you, we are always with you. God bless.
Michael Jackson was just unmatched.. his level too big for any musicians to catch up. Lionel Richie was great too I love his music but MJ was just too gifted.
Nice of Lionel to think there was a rivalry. The fact that in most of Lionel’s interviews he’s asked about Michael. Can you imagine Michael being asked about Lionel Richie?! lol
Fame always comes at a price .when you see this sweet little lad singing ill be there .to becoming the most famous singer songwriter and dancer it comes with a price .one quote from young Michael was the safest place he felt was being on stage .even with all his awards it was never good enough for his father joe Jackson all Michael Jackson wanted was to be loved and he got that when he was out on that stage and by a few close friends who knew the real man in the mirror the same one who said to the world ill be there
MJ was in a league on his own, stop trying to compare with Lionel or Prince. Both had complete different careers and success compared to him. All his records speak for themselves.
Yes Michael was the biggest superstar but Prince and Lionel Richie both had HUGE careers themselves and were massive stars in their time, so don't discount them so quickly.
@@WallyDeLaFuente Do they know anything about Prince post or prior Purple Rain or anything by Lionel Richie post-86 ? Dangerous and HIStory were worldwide blockbusters, produced 6 number 1s hits on major charts, Invincible still managed to sold 8 million copies with no real promo. If that’s flop to you then we should consider that Lionel and Prince’s biggest albums flopped too.
Remember in the 90s w ten the competitiveness peaked when Michael wrote, ‘Heal the World’ and Lionel retorted with ‘And Let there be joy in the World’…massively good song.
Although Lionel Richie is always politically correct when he speaks in public, you can't deny the fact that he has always defended Michael and he always spoke fondly of him.
Lionel has nothing against Michael but sumpathy and love. Why always comparing. The only Winner is ... music. Thanks to these legends, among others, who made my days as a teenager
You make complete documentaries, it's beautiful the true friendship that Lionel was for Michael. P.S. Please when will you put the audio in Spanish? The Spanish-speaking public is much bigger than you think.
Nobody saw lionel as MJ's comp lol he was a super star in the 80s, MJ was a phenomenon of the level of Elvis and The Beatles, totally different lanes....
@@johnsonmark65 That’s what many don’t get about MJ. His prime only is comparable to Elvis/Beatles. Comparing him with Lionel Richie or Prince is reducing him. It’s like comparing The Beatles with The Beach Boys…
I remember I used to hold Michael high up on a pedestal. I could talk about him non-stop, and almost lose my mind. My grandmother used to work at WJPC in Chicago and met him a few times when he was part of Jackson 5 at one of their functions. "He's just a regular boy," she said. "He came up to me and asked if we had any more chicken." My mom still tells me to stop idolizing him, he was just a person. When I watched this video, this brings to light -- he was just a person, who was swallowed up by fame and all that could come with it. Like Lionel said, he hit that wall. (I think he hit the ceiling).
Lionel was very strong and also very wise to keep from burning 🔥 under the pressures that come with being rich and famous, the Bible clearly states if your faith is strong it could move mountains ⛰ .Lionel kept his intact and knew when to pull back instead of being sucked in by it all,Too much of anything is no good for anyone because it's not going to make you happy. R.I.P Michael Jackson 🎤 💐🌳gone too 😢 soon 🙌🙏
Unfortunately I did not see Lionel as his competition that was crazy for Lionel to say cause no one can EVER be compared to Michael NO ONE not past, present, or future BIG NO that man was in a class by himself as for Lionel saying he came up with the idea of the We Are The World concept I heard Michael say in a humble way he did majority of the work but he will not say who did what I remember seeing that in a interview so for Lionel to make it seem like he came up with the idea of conception of the beginning seems off but ok 😂 I am sorry I am a fact checker and I pay attention and some things he said was like huh???! 🤔 but good video Detail per usual 😂❤
Lionel came up with the concept for 'We Are the World- And Michael implemented it and brought it to reality, along with Lionels added writing creativity!!
@@Pinkhearts219 MJ did all the work when he didn't do all the work because he was such a perfectionist!-So...Picture someone that you may know who has the condition 'Obsessive Compulsive Disorder'-Now pair that Disorder as a part of Michael Jackson's attributes in the music industry; and that revelation will hit you like a ton of bricks!- 🧱
❤Michael Jackson the best all time Forever ❤King of Music ❤King of Pop ❤️ King of Rock❤️ King of Humanitarian ❤ King of Gentleman 👏 King of Big Humanitarian👏King of aktor❤️King of singer❤️King of dancer❤️ King of songwriter❤️The best pure soul. He has the purest, greatest magic energy in the world❤ It has the energy of the truest, strongest, purest spiritual Magic❤ The best person in the world who has done a lot for people here. Even for those who hurt him brutally❤🪽🙏 thank you very much for everything. thank you very much for your big heart, your wonderful energy, your help to those who owe their lives to you and to whose lives you bring miracles❤🙏🪽 We love you all Forever ❤️ We miss you all forever ❤️
Lionel is secure in himself he couldn't write or sing such beautiful melodic songs if he didn't have authentic love there is a realness with this man that's why love can recognise love in another he knew Michael was none of those things he was accused of. He was pure in heart and deed....
After watching this interview, I think back to what Smokey Robinson said about Michael Jackson too. Both he and Lionel basically said the same thing. After that horrific 1984 Pepsi commercial accident, where his hair caught on fire from the pyrotechnics. His scalp/head was permanently burned. I can't even begin to imagine the pain that he endured. Leading to his addiction to taking pain killers. That one event was essentially the beginning of the end. Very Sad. 😔
Lionel's greatest feat was as a songwriter. If I'm not mistaken Lionel wrote a number 1 song every year for a decade or something crazy like that. But the 80s was the decade of the mega star and there were others such as Prince, Tina, Whitney to name a few, who were all competing at one point in time to be the biggest or best that they could be. Competing doesn't mean your better, but that you strive to be better. Lennon & McCartney and Brian Wilson pushed each other to produce some of the most brilliant music in the late 60s. The competition produced albums like Pet Sounds and Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Great video! May I make a suggestion though? I watch your videos on my TV. I really hate how at the end, the suggested in-video links pop up on the screen and block the last bit of footage showing. I would suggest ending each video by letting the footage completely play out and fully end, THEN adding a still shot of Michael that extends the video by about 20-30 seconds, giving the suggested in-video links space to pop up without blocking the screen from actual footage. I really hope that makes sense.
I've have to say I've been a fan of Lionel Richie just about since the seventies with The Commodores ."Zoom " is my favorite song from the Commodores. As a girl I held Lionel second to Micheal in my celebrity crush. Something about those big afros all nice and round all the black people in my day had or wanted. Theirs were perfect. But Michael was more than handsome. It was his gentle heart that had me. His love for music was genuine and pure. Everyone adored that including the animals. A snake imagine that!!!😮 He had the voice of an angel and I believe he is one. On earth and in heaven.
" I'd like to take sometime and get away, then they'll say Is that boy still alive? The weak that really started taking pills, what a thrill Only the strong survive Father always told me You won't live a quiet life They start to wondering where have you been I feel their envious looks at me And then stand here in my shoes And get addict of my blues It's the price of fame You pay the price of fame So don't you ever complain, It's the price of fame ... " ~ Michael Jackson
If you're competing against someone, there's always jealousy. And jealoysy and envy leads to hatred.. The more envious you are, the more you hate this person. You can like this person a lot, but you also hate them. Frenemy. Smiling faces sometimes Pretend to be your friend Smiling faces show no traces Of the evil that lurks within (can you dig it?) Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes They don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof Oh, oh, yeah Let me tell you The truth is in the eyes 'cause the eyes don't lie, amen Remember, a smile is just a frown turned upside down my friend So, hear me when I'm saying Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes, yeah They don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof (Beware) beware of the handshake That hides the snake (can you dig it, can you dig it?) I'm a-tellin' you beware of the pat on the back It just might hold you back Jealousy, (jealousy) misery (misery) envy (envy) I tell you you can't see behind Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes Hey, they don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof Hey, your enemy won't do you no harm (Rap on) 'cause you'll know where he's comin' from Don't let the handshake and the smile fool ya Take my advice, I'm only tryin' to school ya Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes They don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes. ( The Undisputed Truth 1971)
The 80s had a bunch of talented Superstars. Do we have the abilty today to assembly such talent and create another We are the world2? Who do we bring together for this?
It still annoys me when people say “9 year old”. Michael was 11 when their first single dropped on Motown. The problem is that in the press they were told to say he was 9 cause it was “cuter”
Well that's why Lionel probably counted from 9 to 11, because he is acknowledging both of those realities, to the public he was 9 but he was 11 within the industry.
I just hope that when Lionel passes that there are no videos on here of ppl claiming to have had a hellish NDE and seen him down there being tormented.
Someone as brilliant and talented as Michael Jackson could have known how to play his songs on an instrument if he had wanted to. He had no need for it and it wasn't necessary for him to be able to, so he never focused his efforts in that direction. But he could have. And with his sense of timing and rhythm I have long thought he would have been an incredible drummer.
So the eighties were my erra, and Lionel was not in the same solar system as Michael Jackson.....Michael Jackson completely dominated the eighties, and there was not a close second......
Michael made Lionel Richie up he a game and not rest on his laurels. Not just with him but the music industry in general. Lionel Richie was 15yrs older than Michael. Lionel career could have been over before Michael turned 20 if Richie didn’t focus. Michael indirectly saved Lionel Richie from being a washed up 70’s star.
MJ formed & crafted his own style from from ALL the legends: Lionel, Stevie...RUFFIN... James Brown-Fred Astaire!!!...That's why Michael is so DIVERSIFIED!!!.…
Muchas cosas para comentar sobre el vídeo. 1. Competencia, probablemente lo fueron en la época Motown hasta la época pre Thriller donde Lionel y Michael tenían un éxito similar, ya desde 1983 la cosa cambió radicalmente, el éxito de Michael desde ese punto sólo es comprable al de The Beatles o Elvis. 2. Lionel tiene toda la razón cuando dice que la fama atrapó a Michael y no de forma soberbia sino tocando el ego de Michael que se empeñó toda su carrera en superar Thriller y la fama que consiguió con ello no pudiendo sobrellevarlo de la forma correcta, aunque quizá eso era imposible de soportar para una persona, como dice en el vídeo, Michael entre 1983 a 1990 era prácticamente una celebridad mundial y eso le jugó a doble filo. 3. El maldito accidente en el spot de PEPSI de 1984, y lo dijeron varios incluso la madre de Michael, fue el punto de quiebre emocional de MJ, lo hizo dependiente a los fármacos, no digo que él no pudo darse cuenta y buscar ayuda para sobrellevar la adicción pero no lo hizo y a la larga le generó problemas emocionales y de salud.
Michael's issue was never fame. From the moment he stepped onto the world stage until his death, he was harshly and unfairly treated, and even today, he continues to be judged, criticized, and misunderstood. Michael was a sensitive, vulnerable, and emotional person. A human being can only endure so much pain. I'm glad he had Lionel Richie as a friend!
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
@@hannaz4617 Michael Jackson was beloved even his eccentric behavior at 1st was accepted. MJ was treated like a modern day King. The problem was the 1st child molestation allegation. People used it to reevaluate what was once acceptable behavior. The big mistake was paying the money to the accuser. Bad legal advice. By paying out and size of the payout. The size of the stain of settling increased. The media begin to sell MJJ news, propaganda, gossip, rumors instead of albums. Michael sort of lost his footing around this point. The full transformation of his face. Failed marriage to Elvis daughter. Then the raid and intentional shaming and abuse by law enforcement. The criminal charges. The trial. The not guilty. The larger stain. It appears MJJ did not take aging well. The way and manner in which he died. The weight of the world too much to bear. The world is a lesser place without him.
Beautifully said👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼
@@maryanneb1122 Thank you so much for your kind reply! ❤
I've never seen anything like MJ,him made everybody
You can really see the respect of Lionel towards Michael. Awesome.
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
-That's what I'M talking about!!!-🤗
MJ was in a league all his own, but Lionel is still a great artist. Great video from the detail. Long live the king of pop and Lionel Richie. ❤🎉
Thanks!
As I've gotten older, I have begun to appreciate Lionel Richie as an artist, he deserves his flowers too.....
Many Gen Zs just can't comprehend it. You had to have been THERE to understand. There were famous stars and then there was MJ. You don't see hundreds of people gathering in China, Indonesia or Africa to celebrate ANY other artist other than MJ. Many don't even speak English but they LOVE Michael.
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
@@dyecaster9341
They had no choice but to shut down any place MJ turned up at when he wasn't performing.
And when he was performing, people fainted. He had the biggest stars starstruck.
Never seen that before or since.
🙏🏽💪🏽
So rare to find a famous person who will openly defend MJ, especially nowadays. The last part showed me that Lionel is a REAL one.
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@@LindsayHolland-g8f Nice. The real ones defended him when he was alive.
there are plenty of famous people that have & always will defend Michael, so I don't know where you got that info from.
What are u talking about most famous people defend him
@LindsayHolland-g8f what are you talking about??? He's had constant famous people defending him since 1993!! Everyone who knows him, knows he was innocent!!
The world will never have another Michael Jackson. We only get one
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
POWERFUL.
Lionel was a real one, man. But he saw the abyss & pulled away.
Michael became The King & could not pull away. Heavy is the head that wears the Crown.
Glad Lionel still rides for Mike. Their daughters are still close. Nicole & Sophia Richie with Paris Jackson.
💯
If it really was a choice by Lionel 'I'm not gonna get sucked in this Fame thing' he definitely was the smart one.
@@JeePee1971 He would not be in "that fame thing" even if he wanted to...
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I never saw them as competitors, I always thought they each had a unique sound
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This was really beautiful and sad at the same time. Michael will always be loved and deeply missed. Thank you "the detail" for this insight in a friendship that changed the World. ❤
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
Mike was really Lionel’s little homie❤
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Lionel is a GREAT friend to MJ. That's extremely rare, same with their talents.
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Why is it rare? U people and ur dumb comments
29th August...Michael birthday.Truly remarkable, phenomenal, unique, one of a kind gifted human being. Love always with you, we are always with you. God bless.
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
No one will ever beat the detail.. #1
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first :) Mr. Michael Jackson is the king of music.
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Michael Jackson was the King of Pop Entertainment. Prince was the King of Music.
Competing with Michael Jackson is stretching it but Lionel was a superstar star in the 80s. He’s a great artist but Not on Michael Jackson level.
He didn't say he was. They were both huge in the 80’s.
@@coachrod333 not as huge as mike
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Michael Jackson was just unmatched.. his level too big for any musicians to catch up. Lionel Richie was great too I love his music but MJ was just too gifted.
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Lionel Richie is a great artist and one of the greatest artists ever
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Hey Apple heads, Moonwalkers and lovers, Let's do this guys❤
1 billion views for Mr. Michael Jackson's thriller music video before his birthday
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❤Lionel and ❤Michael are such gifted artists. Their talent is unmatched. I wish they collaborated more, it would have been great to see!🔥🔥🔥🌹🌹
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
We will never see times like that again. I was just a young lad, and I'm glad I was there.
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Michael was always on another level. He was just magical. He remains the greatest showman of all time
Lionel Is a national treasure,
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Lionel and Michael were successful during the 1980s.
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Thank you lionel for supporting mj forever ❤️
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
Lionel Richie has the voice and is a very intelligent man. Both are/were congenial.
Michael was soooo gorgeous I love him always no matter what
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
We are so lucky to have witnessed such greatness in our time.❤
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Nice of Lionel to think there was a rivalry. The fact that in most of Lionel’s interviews he’s asked about Michael. Can you imagine Michael being asked about Lionel Richie?! lol
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Man this is very real and tough
Glad hes real
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MJ indimenticabile unico grande amore❤❤❤
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Fame always comes at a price .when you see this sweet little lad singing ill be there .to becoming the most famous singer songwriter and dancer it comes with a price .one quote from young Michael was the safest place he felt was being on stage .even with all his awards it was never good enough for his father joe Jackson all Michael Jackson wanted was to be loved and he got that when he was out on that stage and by a few close friends who knew the real man in the mirror the same one who said to the world ill be there
Michael did not see this man as competition 😂😭
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
The story about the snake was brilliant 👌🏾🤣
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Bless u Lionel, for loving,MJ,❤❤❤❤❤❤
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
MJ was in a league on his own, stop trying to compare with Lionel or Prince. Both had complete different careers and success compared to him. All his records speak for themselves.
I don't think we should compare any of those artists.
All of them are their own flavours.
Yes Michael was the biggest superstar but Prince and Lionel Richie both had HUGE careers themselves and were massive stars in their time, so don't discount them so quickly.
Who’s comparing? This video is based on the point of view of an individual.
Where is the comparisons?
Sure but not many people know what the last 3 albums MJ released are even called
@@WallyDeLaFuente Do they know anything about Prince post or prior Purple Rain or anything by Lionel Richie post-86 ? Dangerous and HIStory were worldwide blockbusters, produced 6 number 1s hits on major charts, Invincible still managed to sold 8 million copies with no real promo. If that’s flop to you then we should consider that Lionel and Prince’s biggest albums flopped too.
Just imagine being 10 years old and being considered the best of Motown. I wonder if your own brothers were jealous, imagine those outsiders.
Of course they were.
And motown dirty deals
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
MJ is my all time fave, but Lionel has some cuts too! "Love Will Find A Way" and "Love Will Conquer All" STAY on my playlist! Absolute JAMS 🔥
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
Remember in the 90s w ten the competitiveness peaked when Michael wrote, ‘Heal the World’ and Lionel retorted with ‘And Let there be joy in the World’…massively good song.
What an amazing video. They really loved and respected each other. Thank you Lionel, and RIP Michael ❤
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL
MJ the Best in history
Lionel was so genuine in this video. 💯
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He contradicted himself twice lol
SIMPLE THE FANTASTIC LIONEL RICHIE
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I always hoped they would have a song together.
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That’s hilarious! Imagine dreaming you’re on the same page when you aren’t even in the library! The competition that wasn’t!
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Although Lionel Richie is always politically correct when he speaks in public, you can't deny the fact that he has always defended Michael and he always spoke fondly of him.
Lionel has nothing against Michael but sumpathy and love. Why always comparing. The only Winner is ... music. Thanks to these legends, among others, who made my days as a teenager
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Amazing video about ❤Michael Jackson😇 and 💖Lionel Richie💖 and they are friends forever
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
You make complete documentaries, it's beautiful the true friendship that Lionel was for Michael. P.S. Please when will you put the audio in Spanish? The Spanish-speaking public is much bigger than you think.
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Two legends !
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Lionel seems really genuine to me and I'm a big MJ fan. Like both guys
Thank You Lionel , You are such Good person , few people are like you .
But Michael was in another category though
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
It's so nice to hear good things🥰
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Nobody saw lionel as MJ's comp lol he was a super star in the 80s, MJ was a phenomenon of the level of Elvis and The Beatles, totally different lanes....
@@johnsonmark65 That’s what many don’t get about MJ. His prime only is comparable to Elvis/Beatles. Comparing him with Lionel Richie or Prince is reducing him. It’s like comparing The Beatles with The Beach Boys…
@@thrill82j even Prince for a brief moment was mega huge, but compared to the absolute madness that was the thriller craze lol not even close
@@johnsonmark65 Purple Rain was successful but nowhere close to Thriller yes. Mostly MJ stayed highly successful after Thriller. Not Prince.
I remember I used to hold Michael high up on a pedestal. I could talk about him non-stop, and almost lose my mind. My grandmother used to work at WJPC in Chicago and met him a few times when he was part of Jackson 5 at one of their functions. "He's just a regular boy," she said. "He came up to me and asked if we had any more chicken." My mom still tells me to stop idolizing him, he was just a person. When I watched this video, this brings to light -- he was just a person, who was swallowed up by fame and all that could come with it. Like Lionel said, he hit that wall. (I think he hit the ceiling).
Both are Legends!!
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
That would be immensely ACCURATE!-
Lionel was very strong and also very wise to keep from burning 🔥 under the pressures that come with being rich and famous, the Bible clearly states if your faith is strong it could move mountains ⛰ .Lionel kept his intact and knew when to pull back instead of being sucked in by it all,Too much of anything is no good for anyone because it's not going to make you happy. R.I.P Michael Jackson 🎤 💐🌳gone too 😢 soon 🙌🙏
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Unfortunately I did not see Lionel as his competition that was crazy for Lionel to say cause no one can EVER be compared to Michael NO ONE not past, present, or future BIG NO that man was in a class by himself as for Lionel saying he came up with the idea of the We Are The World concept I heard Michael say in a humble way he did majority of the work but he will not say who did what I remember seeing that in a interview so for Lionel to make it seem like he came up with the idea of conception of the beginning seems off but ok 😂 I am sorry I am a fact checker and I pay attention and some things he said was like huh???! 🤔 but good video Detail per usual 😂❤
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Lionel came up with the concept for 'We Are the World- And Michael implemented it and brought it to reality, along with Lionels added writing creativity!!
@@kevcart3789 ok that’s cool but I saw interviews where Quincy and MJ said MJ did majority of the work but I respect what your saying
@@Pinkhearts219 MJ did all the work when he didn't do all the work because he was such a perfectionist!-So...Picture someone that you may know who has the condition 'Obsessive Compulsive Disorder'-Now pair that Disorder as a part of Michael Jackson's attributes in the music industry; and that revelation will hit you like a ton of bricks!- 🧱
Best thing to do is Don’t compare yourself to MJ,not just you.ANYONE.
He was in HIS own league.🎉
❤Michael Jackson the best all time Forever ❤King of Music ❤King of Pop ❤️
King of Rock❤️
King of Humanitarian ❤ King of Gentleman 👏 King of Big Humanitarian👏King of aktor❤️King of singer❤️King of dancer❤️ King of songwriter❤️The best pure soul. He has the purest, greatest magic energy in the world❤
It has the energy of the truest, strongest, purest spiritual Magic❤
The best person in the world who has done a lot for people here. Even for those who hurt him brutally❤🪽🙏
thank you very much for everything. thank you very much for your big heart, your wonderful energy, your help to those who owe their lives to you and to whose lives you bring miracles❤🙏🪽
We love you all Forever ❤️ We miss you all forever ❤️
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Great love and respect for one another
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Thank you Lionel! Great mini doc!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😢
Glad you liked it!
@@thedetail. keep it ⬆️
Penny Lover pt2 ft.MJ would've been crazy...Penny Loafer😂
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
it was Lionel Richie who came close to Michael success in the 80's... NOT Prince. been saying it for years.
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
I ❤ This!
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Must’ve been hard for his friends to lose MJ ❤
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Lionel is secure in himself he couldn't write or sing such beautiful melodic songs if he didn't have authentic love there is a realness with this man that's why love can recognise love in another he knew Michael was none of those things he was accused of. He was pure in heart and deed....
After watching this interview, I think back to what Smokey Robinson said about Michael Jackson too. Both he and Lionel basically said the same thing. After that horrific 1984 Pepsi commercial accident, where his hair caught on fire from the pyrotechnics. His scalp/head was permanently burned. I can't even begin to imagine the pain that he endured. Leading to his addiction to taking pain killers. That one event was essentially the beginning of the end. Very Sad. 😔
Competing?😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤭
Exactly
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Lionel's greatest feat was as a songwriter. If I'm not mistaken Lionel wrote a number 1 song every year for a decade or something crazy like that. But the 80s was the decade of the mega star and there were others such as Prince, Tina, Whitney to name a few, who were all competing at one point in time to be the biggest or best that they could be. Competing doesn't mean your better, but that you strive to be better. Lennon & McCartney and Brian Wilson pushed each other to produce some of the most brilliant music in the late 60s. The competition produced albums like Pet Sounds and Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Thank you Lionel
Great story!! 2 talented artist 🎼
Suddenly i feel the urge to listen to Lionel's songs again
Me and MJ have the same birthday so I'm excited to turn 33 next Thursday! #TeamVirgo
Great video! May I make a suggestion though? I watch your videos on my TV. I really hate how at the end, the suggested in-video links pop up on the screen and block the last bit of footage showing. I would suggest ending each video by letting the footage completely play out and fully end, THEN adding a still shot of Michael that extends the video by about 20-30 seconds, giving the suggested in-video links space to pop up without blocking the screen from actual footage. I really hope that makes sense.
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
This has to be bait, ain't nobody on the kings level
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
I've have to say I've been a fan of Lionel Richie just about since the seventies with The Commodores ."Zoom " is my favorite song from the Commodores. As a girl I held Lionel second to Micheal in my celebrity crush. Something about those big afros all nice and round all the black people in my day had or wanted. Theirs were perfect. But Michael was more than handsome. It was his gentle heart that had me. His love for music was genuine and pure. Everyone adored that including the animals. A snake imagine that!!!😮 He had the voice of an angel and I believe he is one. On earth and in heaven.
" I'd like to take sometime and get away, then they'll say
Is that boy still alive?
The weak that really started taking pills, what a thrill
Only the strong survive
Father always told me
You won't live a quiet life
They start to wondering where have you been
I feel their envious looks at me
And then stand here in my shoes
And get addict of my blues
It's the price of fame
You pay the price of fame
So don't you ever complain,
It's the price of fame ... "
~ Michael Jackson
And I look at Michael's White Glove and I feel so good.❤
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
1. MJ
2. Stevie
3. Prince
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Sad he is gone Lionel
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Very Good👍👍👍
Yes Michael Jackson king💥🌟💙💐♥👑👑
Theres no comparison between MJ and Lionel, no one aint coming close to Mike!!!
At 7:57 Lionel hit the Carlton.
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Mike was in competition with people without knowing they all wanted to claim a part of him
Lionel is one of the greatest artists ever... MJ is the GREATEST artist ever👑
If you're competing against someone, there's always jealousy. And jealoysy and envy leads to hatred.. The more envious you are, the more you hate this person. You can like this person a lot, but you also hate them. Frenemy.
Smiling faces sometimes
Pretend to be your friend
Smiling faces show no traces
Of the evil that lurks within (can you dig it?)
Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes
They don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
Oh, oh, yeah
Let me tell you
The truth is in the eyes 'cause the eyes don't lie, amen
Remember, a smile is just a frown turned upside down my friend
So, hear me when I'm saying
Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes, yeah
They don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
(Beware) beware of the handshake
That hides the snake (can you dig it, can you dig it?)
I'm a-tellin' you beware of the pat on the back
It just might hold you back
Jealousy, (jealousy) misery (misery) envy (envy)
I tell you you can't see behind
Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes
Hey, they don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
Hey, your enemy won't do you no harm
(Rap on) 'cause you'll know where he's comin' from
Don't let the handshake and the smile fool ya
Take my advice, I'm only tryin' to school ya
Smiling faces, smiling faces, sometimes
They don't tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes.
( The Undisputed Truth 1971)
The 80s had a bunch of talented Superstars. Do we have the abilty today to assembly such talent and create another We are the world2? Who do we bring together for this?
With some deep thinking, we could come up with something beneficial!-👍
@@kevcart3789 Be hard press to find that level of talent. Amazing how we sort of took it for granted.
It still annoys me when people say “9 year old”. Michael was 11 when their first single dropped on Motown. The problem is that in the press they were told to say he was 9 cause it was “cuter”
Well that's why Lionel probably counted from 9 to 11, because he is acknowledging both of those realities, to the public he was 9 but he was 11 within the industry.
I just hope that when Lionel passes that there are no videos on here of ppl claiming to have had a hellish NDE and seen him down there being tormented.
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
@@someonelovesyouhere Not sure that is gonna help him.
@@mr.g1758 🤣. Check out the description at 'Someone Loves You Here'.
Someone as brilliant and talented as Michael Jackson could have known how to play his songs on an instrument if he had wanted to. He had no need for it and it wasn't necessary for him to be able to, so he never focused his efforts in that direction. But he could have. And with his sense of timing and rhythm I have long thought he would have been an incredible drummer.
So the eighties were my erra, and Lionel was not in the same solar system as Michael Jackson.....Michael Jackson completely dominated the eighties, and there was not a close second......
No one wears a Lionel Ritchie shirt. Absolutely no one. Dude was and still is salty.
Michael made Lionel Richie up he a game and not rest on his laurels. Not just with him but the music industry in general.
Lionel Richie was 15yrs older than Michael. Lionel career could have been over before Michael turned 20 if Richie didn’t focus.
Michael indirectly saved Lionel Richie from being a washed up 70’s star.
When they asked about Michael's death he gave them the answer to keep his a** safe
Mivhael. Nao tinha. Competidor em vida. E nao tem apos. A. Morte. Mj. Maior da. Historia. Bda. Musica❤
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
Rivalry? In what universe? Planet of the skunks? Michael was and remains unrivalled.
Lmao what competition? Mike was in a class of his own. His only RIVAL was 82-89 Prince. And even prince was still a tier below.
Prince was never quite at MJs level.
TO MEMORIES WORTH REMEMBERING. 'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.
MJ formed & crafted his own style from from ALL the legends: Lionel, Stevie...RUFFIN... James Brown-Fred Astaire!!!...That's why Michael is so DIVERSIFIED!!!.…
Muchas cosas para comentar sobre el vídeo.
1. Competencia, probablemente lo fueron en la época Motown hasta la época pre Thriller donde Lionel y Michael tenían un éxito similar, ya desde 1983 la cosa cambió radicalmente, el éxito de Michael desde ese punto sólo es comprable al de The Beatles o Elvis.
2. Lionel tiene toda la razón cuando dice que la fama atrapó a Michael y no de forma soberbia sino tocando el ego de Michael que se empeñó toda su carrera en superar Thriller y la fama que consiguió con ello no pudiendo sobrellevarlo de la forma correcta, aunque quizá eso era imposible de soportar para una persona, como dice en el vídeo, Michael entre 1983 a 1990 era prácticamente una celebridad mundial y eso le jugó a doble filo.
3. El maldito accidente en el spot de PEPSI de 1984, y lo dijeron varios incluso la madre de Michael, fue el punto de quiebre emocional de MJ, lo hizo dependiente a los fármacos, no digo que él no pudo darse cuenta y buscar ayuda para sobrellevar la adicción pero no lo hizo y a la larga le generó problemas emocionales y de salud.
Competition? What a load of crap! Ritchie is not in Michael Jackson's league! Nor was Prince or anybody else for that matter.
This is why Lionel tries to take more credit than he deserves for writing We Are The World… Lionel was never close to being in the same level
Sony killed him
'SOMEONE LOVES YOU HERE' MICHAEL.