Michael Jackson was reportedly worried with his mounting debts and was terrified of his comeback concerts, saying: “If I don’t tour they’ll kill me.” Jackson was scared of performing at his concert ‘This Is It’ amid perennial health concerns, The Sun online reported. The report claimed that his drug dependency was out of control, as he started experiencing stage fright.

“He said he was being pushed into a corner and had an irrational fear that he would die or be killed if he didn’t perform in London. He kept saying that he had to do the concerts because he owed too much money,” a source close to Jackson said. ”I owe money everywhere. They will kill me if I don’t sing in London,” Jackson had reportedly told his staff.