Michael Jackson to be immortalized at Fulham
March 17th, 2011 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 17(ANI): Fulham Chairman and Egyptian businessman Mohamed Fayed is set to unveil a commemorative statue of Michael Jackson at Craven Cottage to honour the friendship he shared with the American singer.
The statue, depicting the singer in one of his most famous poses, has been placed adjacent to the Riverside and Hammersmith Stands on the banks of the river Thames.
“Michael Jackson was truly a legend, a term used too often in this modern world saturated in the hyperbole surrounding celebrity,” the Telegraph quoted Fayed, as saying.
“He was my friend, a man with whom I shared many happy memories and who died a tragic and untimely death. He left behind a legacy of music so vast it takes one’s breath away; from a precocious talent to an ingenuity and groundbreaking modernity that shall never be repeated.”
“It shall often be imitated, but it will never be replicated, Michael Jackson was, and shall always remain, one of a kind,” he added.
Fayed, who had commissioned the statue in 2009, will unveil it on April 3.
“I hope that many fans of his will visit the statue at the Cottage from far and wide, and that Fulham fans will appreciate seeing the finest performer in the world, in and amongst them, the finest fans in the world,” Fayed said. (ANI)
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