Jackson gentle - McCartney
2009-06-26 18:22
London - Paul McCartney hailed Michael Jackson as a "massively talented boy man with a gentle soul" in a tribute to the legendary performer on his website on Friday.
McCartney, who collaborated with Jackson on the songs Say Say Say and The Girl Is Mine in the early 1980s, described the news of Jackson's death on Thursday as "so sad and shocking".
"I feel privileged to have hung out and worked with Michael," ex-Beatle McCartney said.
"He was a massively talented boy man with a gentle soul. His music will be remembered forever and my memories of our time together will be happy ones."
McCartney sent his "deepest sympathy" to Jackson's family and "his countless fans all around the world".
- AFP