Michael Jackson told former This Is It star how to always
Michael Jackson fans will no doubt remember that tragic day that the King of Pop died. The Thriller star passed away on June 25, 2009, after a cardiac arrest which was caused by an acute intoxication. The star was later pronounced dead at 50 years old. Before his death, Jackson was preparing his final set of residency shows at the London, O2 Arena. The shows were called This Is It, and would have seen him performing from July 2009, to March 2010.
For the shows Jackson recruited a new collection of dancers, choreographers, and performers.
Included in this new team of creatives was Orianthi – a blues guitarist and singer who was brought on board to tackle some of the more difficult guitar riffs in Jackson’s repertoire.
Most notably, the guitarist was going to play the solo in Beat It, which was originally played by Eddie Van Halen.
In a recent interview, Orianthi spoke out about what she learned from Jackson in the short time she spent with him.
