Jermaine Jackson wishes he had died instead of Michael

Jermaine Jackson wishes he had died instead of Michael

Jermaine Jackson wishes he had died instead of Michael.
The star has been left devastated by the passing of his superstar sibling
last week, revealing the pain of saying goodbye was "unreal".
He told US TV programme 'Today Show' "I wanted to
see Michael, and I wanted to see my brother, and seeing him lifeless and
breathless was very emotional for me.
"I held myself together, because I know he is very much alive, his spirit
is. I kissed him on his forehead and I hugged him and I touched him and I
said, 'Michael, I'll never leave you, you'll never leave me.'
"He went too soon. I wish that it was me. I've always felt that I was his
backbone, someone to be there for him. I was there and he was sort of like
Moses. The things he couldn't say, I would say them."
Jermaine revealed hearing his mother Katherine Jackson tell Michael had died
was one of the hardest moments of his life.
He said: "She was crying, saying he was dead. And to hear my mother saying
Michael is dead, to feel and hear the tone of her voice to say her child is
dead - it's nothing that anyone can ever imagine."
Jermaine also expressed his disappointment that Michael won't be buried at
Neverland, his former home in Santa Barbara.
The 54-year-old star said in the interview at the property: "This is his
home, I feel his presence. He built this place with love, you can see it and
feel it. Look at it here, it's peaceful here. This meant wonderment, the
ultimate happiness."
Jermaine voiced his support for his 79-year-old mother, who has been given
temporary custody of Michael's three children - Prince Michael, 12, Paris,
11, and seven-year-old Prince Michael II.
He said: "She's capable, she's up for it. She's with the grandchildren all
the time. She loves laughter and the crying and all the excitement. She
would have someone with her to make sure she's doing the right things. My
mother is the perfect person to be with them."
Jermaine insists Michael was physically fit enough to undertake a 50-date
comeback residency in London later this month - despite speculation the
rehearsals had left him exhausted and underweight.
He said: "I do believe and I do know that Mike is very strong, not just
mentally but physically. He's a dancer, he never stopped dancing. He was
already ready physically. He passed the physical, he was strong - he was
ready."