'Michael Jackson, Pharell Williams and the Invincible album' – Emma Ugolee writes
Michael so broke his heart. Turned down all the beats Pharell was excited to play for him and his team. There were over 20 of them and they didn’t pick one.
This was in 2001.
Michael that same year went with the big boys to produce his album. Teddy Rieley, Baby face and R Kelly.
They called the album ‘Invincible‘. That’s exactly what it became – invincible. His lowest selling album with only 5 million units world wide then pushed to 13 million after he died. Sony music dropped him after Invincible.
Back to Pharell and his collection of beats in 2002, he agreed to finish them up for a white kid who wanted to go solo as an R&B act from an all white pop group.
November 5, one of R&B’s biggest albums ever, was released for this white kid. Pharell making the bulk of the beats. With hit songs like ‘Rock your body’ and ‘Senorita’
The album was called ‘Justified’. It was a monster hit. Out sold Michael.
Cry me a river took home 4 Grammy awards. And so it was that the solo career of Justice Timberlake was born.
Pharell again now looking for a big name to sing a song he wrote and produced. When Silo Green (a more renowned SINGER) turned him down he must have remembered MJ & tried to believe in himself and sang it solo, from top to bottom. The song he called ‘Happy‘ went on to become the world’s biggest song for 2013.
So what big name are you waiting for before you start pushing your dreams?
Please look at your potentials first and see how much of you can take this thing down before you begin to cry for help from presumed two headed geniuses.
For many, even confidence in the public is only boosted when a familiar face comes to identify publicly with them.
Please hold your head up high and give your all to the building of you by you. No shelter in the shadows please. You will be shocked how much of you, they’ll end up needing.