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"Michael Jackson was to have kicked off his &amp;quot;This Is It&amp;quot; tour at London&amp;apos;s O2 Arena today, July 13.\r\nIf he were still alive today, his father Joe Jackson says the King of Pop never would have been able to perform at all 50 shows.  In a new interview, he tells ABC News his son - who died June 25 at the age of 50 after suffering cardiac arrest - was pressured into too many dates. (The shows were expected to generate $100 million in ticket sales.)\r\nSee photos from Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s memorial\r\n&amp;quot;The comeback tour was a good idea, but the wrong idea about it. There were more tours added onto it,&amp;quot; Joe says. &amp;quot;Michael told me himself. That he agreed to 10 shows. But they went and added all these other shows.&amp;quot;  Adds Joe, &amp;quot;I was worried about his health because all the shows that I&amp;apos;m seeing -- no artist can do those many shows you know, back to back like that,&amp;quot; Joe Jackson said. &amp;quot;And so I knew Michael couldn&amp;apos;t do all those shows.&amp;quot;\r\nSee Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s most unforgettable moments\r\nLongtime friend and sometimes financial advisor Leonard Rowe, no relation to Jackson&amp;apos;s ex-wife Debbie Rowe, also had his concerns.  &amp;quot;Michael Jackson was not ready. He was not fit,&amp;quot; Rowe says, &amp;quot;[unless] you can call weighting 110, 115 pounds fit.&amp;quot;\r\nSee how Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s apperance has changed over the years\r\nBut the tour&amp;apos;s producers have said that Michael was in top form and would have had lots of rest during the run, which would have extended through March 2010.\r\nLook back at Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s unforgettable life\r\nAEG Live CEO Randy Phillips says Jackson would have averaged two-and-a-quarter shows per week. &amp;quot;If that was too many, then one would have been too many,&amp;quot; he tells ABC News. He adds that it was Michael&amp;apos;s idea to up the amount of performances to 50, from the original 31.  But Rowe says he called Phillips before the singer&amp;apos;s death and tried to get him to agree to a lower number of shows, but Rowe says Phillips &amp;quot;told me to shove off. He didn&amp;apos;t want to talk about it.&amp;quot;   Over the weekend, LaToya Jackson told British press she believes Michael was &amp;quot;murdered&amp;quot; as part of a conspiracy to steal his money and assets.  Joe Jackson agrees.  &amp;quot;I do believe it was foul play,&amp;quot; he tells ABC News. &amp;quot;I do believe that. Yes.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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