An interview of singer and producer Will.I.Am by the German newspaper ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’ has been published by the web site jetzt.de. In the interview, he also talks about meeting and working with Michael Jackson:

SZ: Your opinion as a businessman: Can the new Michael Jackson album at which they collaborate become a success? Will it ever appear at all?

Will.I.Am: I already think that it will appear. But to all other one: no comment. The deal between Michael Jackson and me is very simple: I come into the studio to him if he calls me. There already are further photo dates, we see each other again in the studio in November. He is super cool. Just like Prince.

SZ: You also have worked with Prince? The man has spoofed the CD industry just another time by simply giving his new CD in Great Britain as a supplement in a daily newspaper.

Will.I.Am: A visionary. I have appeared with him. I was in Las Vegas with the Black Eyed Peass a couple of months ago. Prince who played in a casino calls me there: “Hey, do you want to appear with me today?” I clearly say of course! The next day his assistant called me on and said: “Once again, Prince would like to know tonight whether you would feel like it to join in.” Desire? What is there cooler but to appear with Prince? Exact: Appear on two days behind each other with him! I get another call a couple of minutes later: “Hey, here is Mike, what do you do just that way?” Mike? Michael Jackson? Wow! He had at the time of the studio changed from Ireland to Las Vegas. So I say: “Hey, I appear with Prince here tonight.” Prince — “? This is terrific!” you “should” drop in! actual — “? Do you think this would be cool?” “this would be damned cool”! I okly then “come”. One must imagine this: I appear with Prince and Michael Jackson sits in the audience! Sacred shit! It is how p robable that gets a man unite call of Prince within ten minutes first and then unite of Michael Jackson?

SZ: The probability is zero.

Will.I.Am: Right. Okay — so I get stuck in the traffic on the way to the concert in the early evening! *****, do I think, is there to be in the jam a worse time? So I jump out of the car sometime and run off. I make it to the club in the very last second. At this everything runs wonderfully, Prince still calls into the microphone after three minutes “Give it up for Will.I.Am ” , I am down of the stage again !

I creep into the hall and sit down at the table, of — Michael Jackson. So he really did come! “How did you find me?”, I ask him. He answers: “I didn’t know at all that you rap.” Pardon? The man has let me fly in for a couple of admissions to damned Ireland and he didn’t even know that I am not only producer but also a rapper! I say: “Have you never listened to my music, never seen my videos? I am the main rapper the Black Eyed Peas !”

Anyway. Next to Michael Jackson actor Chris Tucker is sitiing and then Prince comes down from the stage towards us. . .

SZ: …and does see Michael Jackson sitting at the table with you?

Will.I.Am: Yo. He has buckled his bass on and stops in front of our table .. So we sit there: Michael Jackson, Chris Tucker and I. Prince stands directly in front of Michael Jackson and improvises on his bass: Slap! Otherwise , he makes nothing! Nothing says! Simply play. What a scene! When Prince is back on the stage again Michael Jackson says to me: “Prince has played me with his bass in the middle of the face! What should this then?” Hm, I say: “You finally are here incognito! Imagine Prince would have said: ´Yes, and Michael Jackson sits by the way here.’The people are already rested from enough because of Prince, let alone, they would have known that you are also there!” Well, this was the craziest night of my life.

SZ: And if you tell the story nobody believes you.

Will.I.Am: I wouldn’t even believe her myself! But what shall I say: It is true. Every word. The next morning I had breakfast with Michael Jackson, we worked a little on songs, and this was the last time that I have seen him.

The complete interview in German can be read here.

Source: jetzt.de

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