Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour
AP, Jun 26, 2009 10:43 pm PDT
Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of Grammy Awards, said he met Jackson there on Wednesday
before Jackson invited him to watch him rehearse
Ehrlich, who has known Jackson for years, said he was amazed by the singer's vitality and focus as he practiced moves
Ehrlich said he left after watching Jackson work through five or six numbers, but got chills from watching him — a memory that seems especially precious now. The star showed no signs that he would die less than 24 hours later, he said.
"There was this one moment, he was moving across the stage and he was doing these trademark Michael moves, and I know I got this big grin on my face, and I started thinking to myself, 'You know, it's been years since I've seen that,'"
"There was that Michael that was just like no one else and no one else could touch," he said. "The shame is that new generation won't see that — but we all came close to being able to see it again."
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