2010.06.11 - Daily Star - Slash Wanted Michael Jackson On His Album

Slash wanted Michael Jackson on his album

SUPERSTAR guitarist Slash has revealed he had pencilled in Michael Jackson to feature on his current solo album.

By Kim Dawson

The pair worked together on Jacko’s Dangerous LP and tour in the early 90s and on MJ’s 2001 disc Invincible.

Slash, who plays this weekend’s Download festival at Donington Park, told me: “When I was thinking about who I wanted to work with, Michael crossed my mind.

“I thought about doing something that would see him totally cross over into rock.

“But it was around this time last year and he was flat-out rehearsing for the London O2 gigs so in the back of my mind I thought: ‘He’s not going to have the time.’ It’s hard to believe he’s gone.”

With the first-year anniversary of Jacko’s death on the horizon, the former Guns N’ Roses man, 44, is still angry about the events surrounding it.

Slash, pictured right, added: “There was this whole eight or nine-year period in the States where he was cast out.

“I like to believe he was innocent of the stuff he was accused of. He was acquitted and yet he was totally ostracised.

“Then he died and you had people crying in the streets. Bullsh*t.

“It really hasn’t hit home that he’s gone yet. All those guys in the pop world – Justin Timberlake, Usher – owe everything to him. No-one will ever fill his shoes. He was a one-off.”

Meanwhile, the Brit-born rocker can’t wait to unleash his mighty axe on Donington this Sunday.

He said: “I’m so excited. I haven’t decided whether to bring anyone on stage with me. I just go with the vibe on the day.”

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