Elzo69Renaissance
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No it wasnt ....it was business....plus MJ acquired the publishing company that owned the Beatles catalogue..not his fault
Was Michael Jackson buying assets after Paul M. Told him his next move foul?
babelipsss
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The foul part was charging Michael Jackson 30 million dollars but Paul McCartney could have gotten it for five or ten million dollars.
I Self Lord & Master
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babelipsss;9405695 said:
That amount was probably presented to nip negotiations and counter offers in the bud
thegreatunknown
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Fair.It was business and McCartney had his chance:
...At some point during this period, McCartney was said to have discussed a newfound interest in music publishing... Jackson was apparently fascinated by this money-making opportunity, and asked attorney John Branca to inquire about other possible investments.
“Paul and I had both learned the hard way about business,” Jackson wrote in his 1988 autobiography Moonwalk, “and the importance of publishing and royalties and the dignity of songwriting.”
Indeed, though Paul McCartney had a hand in composing some of the most revered music of all time, ownership of much of the Beatles catalog resided with Northern Songs – a company formed by McCartney and John Lennon in conjunction with late Beatles manager Brian Epstein and publisher Dick James. Following Epstein’s death in 1967, Lennon and McCartney reportedly tried to re-negotiate their publishing agreement with James, but were unsuccessful. James subsequently sold the Beatles catalog to ATV, which then ended up in the hands of Robert Holmes a Court – a billionaire Australian corporate raider who appeared to be willing to unload it, for a price.
Jackson told John Branca to obtain the catalog, no matter the cost. Branca was said to have checked in with McCartney and Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, who had been rumored to be considering a joint offer for what totalled some 250 original compositions.
They reportedly told Branca that they would not be bidding, individually or collectively. In late 1984, Jackson submitted an offer for ATV of $46 million.
Full article:
ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-michael-jackson-beatles-catalog/
Here's a much more in-depth article essentially confirming the same thing:
forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/06/02/buying-the-beatles-inside-michael-jacksons-best-business-bet/#730fbe08421a
...At some point during this period, McCartney was said to have discussed a newfound interest in music publishing... Jackson was apparently fascinated by this money-making opportunity, and asked attorney John Branca to inquire about other possible investments.
“Paul and I had both learned the hard way about business,” Jackson wrote in his 1988 autobiography Moonwalk, “and the importance of publishing and royalties and the dignity of songwriting.”
Indeed, though Paul McCartney had a hand in composing some of the most revered music of all time, ownership of much of the Beatles catalog resided with Northern Songs – a company formed by McCartney and John Lennon in conjunction with late Beatles manager Brian Epstein and publisher Dick James. Following Epstein’s death in 1967, Lennon and McCartney reportedly tried to re-negotiate their publishing agreement with James, but were unsuccessful. James subsequently sold the Beatles catalog to ATV, which then ended up in the hands of Robert Holmes a Court – a billionaire Australian corporate raider who appeared to be willing to unload it, for a price.
Jackson told John Branca to obtain the catalog, no matter the cost. Branca was said to have checked in with McCartney and Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, who had been rumored to be considering a joint offer for what totalled some 250 original compositions.
They reportedly told Branca that they would not be bidding, individually or collectively. In late 1984, Jackson submitted an offer for ATV of $46 million.
Full article:
ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-michael-jackson-beatles-catalog/
Here's a much more in-depth article essentially confirming the same thing:
forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/06/02/buying-the-beatles-inside-michael-jacksons-best-business-bet/#730fbe08421a
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The Lonious Monk
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thegreatunknown;9406203 said:
Well that settles it. Before reading that I would have erred on it being foul, but as it is, you snooze you lose.
Recaptimus_Prime360
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i ro ny;9405612 said:
Naw bruh, that's Paul's fault. Why would you go around telling folks what you gonna?
That's like saying if you and Jamel actually met up and fought, you go and tell that nigga what kinda punches you gonna throw before you throw'em like...
"Aye just to let you know, I'm gonna throw a right punch at your head, follow it up wit a left uppercut, and probably throw a knee. Just FYI"
Lol!
Recaptimus_Prime360;9406329 said:
Nah.
If my homie says "yo, im tryna get money" and I say to him "yo, I think you should start stealing from folks, doing break ins and shit". Then homie breaks into my shit?
I'm beating his fuckin ass.
Y'all talk all that "it's just business" shit all loosely. No it's not.
