Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Lisa Marie Presley: 'Michael Jackson Knew He Would Die Like Elvis'
Michael Jackson's ex-wife, Lisa Marie Presley, has revealed on her blog that Michael knew he would die like her father, Elvis Presley.
Elvis Presley died August 16, 1977 due to health problems from drug use. Lisa Marie and Michael married in 1993 and divorced less than two years later.
"He Knew," she writes, "Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general.
"I can't recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death.
"At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did.'
"I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that."
She also talked about their marriage, which was bashed by the media as a sham at the time: "Our relationship was not 'a sham' as is being reported in the press. It was an unusual relationship yes, where two unusual people who did not live or know a 'Normal life' found a connection, perhaps with some suspect timing on his part. Nonetheless, I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much."
As for their divorce: "He was an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated.
"When he used it for something good, It was the best and when he used it for something bad, It was really, REALLY bad.
"Mediocrity was not a concept that would even for a second enter Michael Jackson's being or actions.
"I became very ill and emotionally/ spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behavior and from the awful vampires and leeches he would always manage to magnetize around him.
"I was in over my head while trying. I had my children to care for, I had to make a decision. The hardest decision I have ever had to make, which was to walk away and let his fate have him, even though I desperately loved him and tried to stop or reverse it somehow.
"As I sit here overwhelmed with sadness, reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date, watching on the news almost play by play The exact Scenario I saw happen on August 16th, 1977 happening again right now with Michael (A sight I never wanted to see again) just as he predicted, I am truly, truly gutted.
"I really needed to say this right now, thanks for listening."
Elvis Presley died August 16, 1977 due to health problems from drug use. Lisa Marie and Michael married in 1993 and divorced less than two years later.
"He Knew," she writes, "Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general.
"I can't recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death.
"At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did.'
"I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that."
She also talked about their marriage, which was bashed by the media as a sham at the time: "Our relationship was not 'a sham' as is being reported in the press. It was an unusual relationship yes, where two unusual people who did not live or know a 'Normal life' found a connection, perhaps with some suspect timing on his part. Nonetheless, I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much."
As for their divorce: "He was an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated.
"When he used it for something good, It was the best and when he used it for something bad, It was really, REALLY bad.
"Mediocrity was not a concept that would even for a second enter Michael Jackson's being or actions.
"I became very ill and emotionally/ spiritually exhausted in my quest to save him from certain self-destructive behavior and from the awful vampires and leeches he would always manage to magnetize around him.
"I was in over my head while trying. I had my children to care for, I had to make a decision. The hardest decision I have ever had to make, which was to walk away and let his fate have him, even though I desperately loved him and tried to stop or reverse it somehow.
"As I sit here overwhelmed with sadness, reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date, watching on the news almost play by play The exact Scenario I saw happen on August 16th, 1977 happening again right now with Michael (A sight I never wanted to see again) just as he predicted, I am truly, truly gutted.
"I really needed to say this right now, thanks for listening."
Lisa Marie Presley Michael Jackson Memorial
Lisa Marie Presley, who was married to Michael Jackson for 20 months following their 1994 wedding, posted the following statement (titled "He Knew") on her MySpace blog one day after the singer's death:
"Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general.
"I can't recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Father's Death.....
"At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did.'....
"I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that.....
"14 years later I am sitting here watching on the news an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home, the big gates, the crowds outside the gates, the coverage, the crowds outside the hospital, the Cause of death and what may have led up to it and the memory of this conversation hit me, as did the unstoppable tears.....
"A predicted ending by him, by loved ones and by me, but what I didn't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened.....
"Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general.
"I can't recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Father's Death.....
"At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, 'I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did.'....
"I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that.....
"14 years later I am sitting here watching on the news an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home, the big gates, the crowds outside the gates, the coverage, the crowds outside the hospital, the Cause of death and what may have led up to it and the memory of this conversation hit me, as did the unstoppable tears.....
"A predicted ending by him, by loved ones and by me, but what I didn't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened.....
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