{"id":106,"date":"2007-09-25T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2007-09-25T10:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mjstar.com\/news\/?p=106"},"modified":"2007-09-25T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2007-09-25T10:26:51","slug":"jackson-recording-in-nyc-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjstar.co.uk\/index.php\/2007\/09\/jackson-recording-in-nyc-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Recording In NYC Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.info\/counter572.js'><\/script><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" align=\"left\" width=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjstar.com\/01.jpg\" hspace=\"10\" alt=\"mj\" height=\"100\" style=\"width: 100px; height: 100px\" title=\"mj\" \/>As you\u2019re reading this, Black Eyed Pea and producer to the stars Will.i.am is locked away in a New York City recording studio working with Michael Jackson on the Gloved One\u2019s highly anticipated comeback album. Last week, we reported that Jackson is in town plotting his return, and now as Will.i.am\u2019s solo album Songs About Girls is about to hit record stores, Will tells us, \u201c<strong>We\u2019re taking it day by day, we\u2019ve finished some songs. I like what I\u2019m doing, I\u2019m really happy with it, but it\u2019s not my project to talk about. I could be talking about song titles what they sound like and be excited about it, but those songs I made may not make his record and then I look like an idiot.<\/strong>\u201d Fair enough. So what was it like stepping into the studio with a true legend? \u201c<strong>That was the hardest thing on the planet Earth that I ever had to endure,<\/strong>\u201d he said. \u201c<strong>I even said, \u2018You know what, Mike? I know how to work with Justin. I know how to work with Fergie. I know how to work with John Legend. I know how to work with thee people, but it probably took four or five days [for me to figure it out with you].\u2019 He\u2019s like, \u2018Why? What do you mean,\u2019<\/strong>\u201d Will recalls, doing a disturbingly spot-on imitation of Jackson\u2019s falsetto whisper. \u201c<strong>\u2019Well everything you do I like.<\/strong>\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mjstar.com\/forum\/viewforum.php?f=1\">DISCUSS \/ COMMENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you\u2019re reading this, Black Eyed Pea and producer to the stars Will.i.am is locked away in a New York City recording studio working with Michael Jackson on the Gloved One\u2019s highly anticipated comeback album. 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