How Michael Jackson Can Get His Career Back
by Reg Seeton

A world tour:

Recent online reports have suggested that after years of massive success, Michael Jackson no longer wants to, or feels the need to tour. Whether the suggestions are true or false, it’s hard to believe Jackson could conceivably crawl out from underneath his apparent financial difficulties without a successful worldwide tour. However, in order for Jackson to go out on tour and do it right, it would cost millions to do it right. Without some type of new revenue stream (ie: a new album and much more), it might be a tough gig to pull off. We do know that in the past Jackson’s tours have grossed up to $130 million, so two or three more albums and three more tours could work wonders.

2008 Comeback Special:

Elvis did in back in ’68, why not Michael in 2008? Hell, on the flipside of things, The Who televised their "final" show in 1982, and look what that did for their career.

2 for the price of 1:

Back in 1995, Michael Jackson teamed up with his sister Janet for the hit single "Scream," which went on the win three MTV awards and a Grammy in 1996. At the time, "Scream" was a surprise hit and featured one of the most cutting-edge and most expensive videos ever made. Although Janet Jackson made headlines in 2004 with Justin Timberlake after the famous wardrobe malfunction at Superbowl XXXVIII, it’s not like Janet has reined supreme on the charts since 2004. The advantage that the Jackson clan has over other artists is the fact the family has two fading superstars in its musical arsenal. Although in years past it might have been hard to say exactly which Jackson would get top billing on tour, both Michael and Janet could now share equal billing on both a tour and collaborative album without bruising their egos.

Weird Al:

For years Weird Al Yankovic made a ton of cash and a career off the coattails of Michael Jackson with parodies of "Beat It" and "Bad". It might not be a bad idea for Jackson to sit down with Weird Al and do something together. After all of these years, it would probably serve his career better if Jackson was in on the joke.

Never again hang out with little kids:

Duh!

So there you have it: a few mindless steps that could bring Michael Jackson back fron the brink of extinction. As we all know, Michael Jackson is clearly a man of his own destiny. If there's to be a Michael Jackson comeback of any sort, it needs to start now before what's left of his fan base reads any more headlines that begin with "Jackson sued..." Then again, maybe Michael Jackson doesn't want to come back. Maybe his time has passed. It's also possible that after all that's gone down in the eccentric and bizarre life of one of the greatest entertainers of the last century, that a comeback is simply impossible.