Michael Jackson Project Kept Him From Concert (Published 1985)
- ️Wed Jul 17 1985
July 17, 1985
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The reason Michael Jackson was not at the Live Aid concert to sing the song he co-wrote, ''We Are the World,'' was that Mr. Jackson was ''working around the clock in the studio on a project that he's made a major commitment to,'' according to his press agent, Norman Winter.
''The project will be announced formally in a few weeks,'' Mr. Winter said.
''Michael is just about living in the studio, rehearsing and recording. I know, what could be more major than Live Aid, but Michael couldn't turn his back on his responsibility to the people he's working with. This affected employment for a lot of people.''
''We Are the World'' was the finale of the Live Aid concert Saturday.
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