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Jermaine Jackson to 'work for Michael'

Updated on 09 September 2009

By Channel 4 News

Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine tells Channel 4 News's Jane Deith that he wants to carry on promoting the king of pop's music.

Jermaine Jackson (picture: Reuters)

Jermaine is touring Europe before hosting a tribute concert in Vienna later this month.

And he suggested there will be more concerts, CDs and DVDs in future.

Jermaine said: "Everywhere I turn I feel his presence but this is just part of keeping his legacy alive, which is a job for our entire family. We're going to try to do it in a dignified way and make sure that people don't forget the human being side of Michael.

"It will never end. This is just the beginning. Michael's duties are never done. He did so much on this earth while he was alive. He's in God's hands now and his works are just beginning and it's up to us to enforce what he's done and to show the humane side of him.


"We know he's an incredible performer but the world needs to know he was an even more incredible person and a wonderful father. So we're never saying goodbye to him because it's hard to say goodbye.

"But we're just going to continue to follow his message and what his songs were about, what he was trying to show to the world and bring an awareness to the world. We need to look at each other and love each other and to look at good in everyone.

"To say these things is one thing but to do it and show action is what Michael Jackson was.

"I'm jet-lagged at the moment but Michael's song On The Line inspires me and I play it all the time. It says 'you've got to lay your heart on the line if you want to get it right'.

"It means you have to get so tired and so exhausted and you have to give your all, more than 1000 per cent, and when you do all that you will see good results.

"We're at that point and that's my mindframe to go all the way. I'm very, very focused."

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