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Evening with Michael Jackson
“The evening of March 18th 2007 will be etched on my memory forever….
I was playing my regular Sunday evening at The Dorchester Hotel,
London when, around 9.30pm security arrived and moved the guests
away from the Piano and proceeded to rope off the area.
I was asked to continue playing and to my astonishment, the “one
and only” Michael Jackson approached and sat next to me at the piano
accompanied by two friends.
It took me quite a while to get over the shock, by which time Michael
had introduced himself and his two friends as The Sultan of Brunei’s
son and daughter.
Michael asked my name and said he would like me to play some songs
he requested. And so began the most memorable evening of my career.
Michael and his friends made around 25 song requests from a variety
of artists including Elton John, Billy Joel, The Beatles, The Carpenters
and Stevie Wonder and to my amazement Michael sang throughout.
His voice was great and he complimented me many times during our
jamming session saying things like ‘You have a real gift’ and ‘Thank
you for sharing your musical talent with me’.
Michael was softly spoken and extremely kind saying how much he’d
enjoyed his evening and hoped to see me again one day. For me it
was an unbelievable experience-to spend an hour in the company of
arguably the most famous person in the world - and one that I will
never forget”.
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