Tito, Jackie and Jermaine Jackson arriving for a flight at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA on June 19, 2012
*Jermaine Jackson says he’s been overcome with emotion during rehearsals for his Jackson family tour.
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The four surviving members of The Jackson 5 will hit the road this summer for their first tour in nearly 30 years, but Jermaine admits it hasn’t been easy without their former frontman Michael, who died in 2009.
“The brothers don’t know this, but I’ve broken down several times and cried during rehearsals,” he tells the Associated Press. “I’m so used to Michael being on the right and then Marlon, Jackie, on and on. It’s just something we never get used to.”
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Jermaine will be joined by Tito, Jackie and Marlon when the Unity tour kicks off in Ontario, Canada on Wednesday (June 20), ahead of the third anniversary of the King of Pop’s death on 25 June – a day still steeped in painful memories for the family.
Marlon explains, “For me, this cycle that comes around every year – this day, that day – that doesn’t affect me because it affects me every day. When that day comes around, it’s the same. You learn to live with it. I still wake up sometimes and go, ‘Jeez. I can’t believe my brother’s not here.’”
However, Tito admits he feels closer to Michael by performing the group’s hits, adding, “There’s certain songs that make you feel the sorrow. Then again, there are other songs that bring so much joy and happiness, such as ‘ABC’ and ‘I Want You Back’ and the up-tempo stuff like ‘This Place Hotel.’ I just imagine how he used to walk and spin and do all these things. You can feel his presence here.”
Aw man buck-the-”F”-up . . . You want this tour to be a success? grow some and get to steppin’
He’s crying cause he’s worried there may not be anybody in the audience. I mean who really wants to see them without MJ. MJ was the Jacksons/Jackson Five. Their were merely stage props didn’t they know that?
TRUTH!
Their New York concert is sold out, except for three seats.
boy oh boy, do they look just ordinary these dayz. time is a somebytch.m.j.’s light was so bright it made these side-show acts look like they had some swagger. now, notsomuch. they look…well….ordinary.
Had Mike been here I would consider the thought about going…..but um you can’t even get me to go free to see them. Two thumbs down.
Jermaine has history of failing to pay child support. He’s always got some real sissy ass shit to say to the media. His brother name Randy was once in a relationship with this woman that he had two children by. Then Jermaine comes along & started sleeping with this same trifling ass woman who turned around and had two children by him. It’s a Jackson’s tradition – such as “Keeping it in the family”. You mean to tell me that ol’ punk ass Jermaine keeps breaking down during rehearsals and is having f**king flash back just because MJ is not on his right side. Well laugh online. After 30 some years who would have thought the bitch would still trip out on that?