Michael Jackson was not a fan of Prince, according to newly-published transcripts of recordings taped in 1988 for Jackson's autobiography, Moonwalker.

The King of Pop had nothing but scathing things to say about the Purple One, The Mirror reported.

"I have proven myself since I was real little. It's not fair," Jackson said. "[Prince] feels like I'm his opponent. I hope he changes because boy, he's gonna get hurt. He's the type that might commit suicide or something."

The remarks are chilling in their prediction of Prince's early passing. Of course, considering Jackson died of somewhat similar causes—an apparent drug overdose—the situation is even more tragic.

Jackson went on to talk about the first time he and Prince met. At first, Jackson said Prince was "starstruck," but things changed quickly. "He was so rude, one of rudest people I have ever met. Prince is very competitive. He has been very mean and nasty to my family," he said.

But MJ didn't stop there, even mocking Prince for a misstep on stage during a 1983 James Brown tribute show when Prince thought a paper maché lamppost was real and fell off the stage.

"He made a fool of himself. He was a joke," Jackson said. "People were running and screaming. I was so embarrassed. It was all on video."

[H href='http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/michael-jacksons-secretly-recorded-rants-8277942' target='_blank">The Mirror']

This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io