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Thriller Live "moonwalks" its way to Singapore

He may have been gone too soon but a concert dedicated to Michael Jackson's music is "moonwalking" its way to Singapore. The two-and-a-half hour show, called "Thriller Live", celebrates the music of MJ and the Jackson 5.

Having dazzled audiences in London's West End, the show comes to the MBS Grand Theatre in Singapore from May 3 to 16.

The man behind it is Adrian Grant, who was Jackson's friend for over 20 years.

Grant said: "He was due to come and watch "THRILLER LIVE
" in 2009 but obviously we all know he's sadly passed away.

"He was going to come in disguise so nobody could recognise him. That's the kind of thing that Michael did often when he went to watch shows. I'm very honoured now that this show can continue Michael's legacy in a small way."

Grant's most memorable MJ moment was the first time they met, when he was invited to the recording of Jackson's album "Dangerous".

"He walked into the room with a big smile, he was singing, and I thought, "Wow, he sounds amazing". He looked great and I spent the whole day with him.

"At the end of the day he asked me if I wanted to come to Neverland - his ranch - for lunch. And of course I said yes. It was fantastic. The ranch was a beautiful place - the chimpanzees were there, the giraffes, the llamas, and it was just magical," he said.

And adding to the magic is not just his solo work but also music from The Jackson Five.

Of course, it was not always magic in Jackson's life. He had his fair share of controversy.

Grant said: "It was very difficult to read some of the headlines that were written about MJ and a lot of the negative press that he used to receive and I mentioned this this to him and asked him what he feels about all the bad things that were written about him and obviously, it was very difficult for him but he said there's nothing he could do about it.

"No matter what he does, people will always have a bad story about him. Even when he's doing good things, people would twist it. So all I could do is speak highly of the man and focus on his music and his work as a performer, because that's what I think really made him the great artiste that he is."

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