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Michael Jackson's Son Prince Discusses His Father's Musical Influence on BTS

Michael Jackson's Son Prince Discusses His Father's Musical Influence on BTS

Prince Jackson is sharing his thoughts on BTS!

During an interview with Liam McEwan an interview about his charity the Heal Los Angeles Foundation, 24-year-old son of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe got candid about his father’s influence on the K-Pop group.

Click inside to find out what he said…

Liam brought up the “Smooth Criminal” reference in the opening lines of “Butter” and asked how it felt to see such a massive group paying tribute to his father.

Prince called BTS a “once in a lifetime act,” noting that their music “transcends culture.”

“It’s very interesting to see them and when I see that level of influence, being influenced by my father, it’s really cool for them to show that kind of… The way they pay respect and homage to my father’s honor and legacy. It’s really gratifying and really heartwarming to see that they have that much love and respect for him,” he added.

He went on to say, “It’s super cool to see that my father was a trendsetter and that you can see that how they’re continuing those trends but also adapting them to the modern era and then doing it their own way. It’s really cool just to continue that creative flow.”

Check out Liam and Prince‘s interview down below!

Earlier this week, the group dropped their latest single, a collaboration with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin. See the new video here

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