MICHAEL JACKSON STORIES
'...By the end of 1969, Michael Jackson, now eleven years old and
reunited with his mother, was a bubbly, energetic and happy
youngster. ‘All I want now is to see how far we can go as a
family,’ he told Soul magazine reporter Judy Spiegelman. ‘I like
show business, Hollywood, and all that stuff, the things people like
Berry Gordy do to make you look good. I'm real excited about
things.''
'By the time Michael Jackson turned nineteen in August 1977, he
was one of the best-known entertainers of recent years, the idol of
many young women. While his brothers often availed themselves
of the sexual opportunities presented to them on the road, Michael
never followed suit. Though much of Michael's music has had a
sensual edge over the years, and his dancing has often been
suggestive, he was not sexually adventurous as a young man.
‘I think it's fun that girls think I'm sexy,’ Michael told me in
1977. ‘But I don't think that about myself. It's all just fantasy,
really.'
'While Michael Jackson was on the road with the Victory tour, he
made further headlines – this time on the business pages – by
purchasing the ATV Music Publishing Company for an astounding
$47.5 million. The purchase, believed to be the biggest publishing
acquisition of its kind ever by an individual, was actually the
culmination of ten intense months of negotiation. The seed of this
venture had been planted a few years earlier when Michael was in
London to record the number one hit ‘ Say, Say, Say’ with Paul
McCartney at Abbey Road Studios.'
'On Tuesday, 28 February 1984, Grammy night, the scene at the
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles was one of pure pandemonium.
Giant klieg lights cut dramatic white patterns in the dark sky
above. Fans in their roped-off areas were ready to scream and call
out the names of anyone they might recognize. When twenty-fiveyear-
old Michael Jackson arrived for his coronation as king of the
pop music world, he wore a spangled uniform with epaulets and
the rhinestoned glove on his right hand. With him was Brooke
Shields.'
'Michael Jackson survived the devastating child molestation
allegations of a decade ago, but it could be argued not without
considerable damage to his recording career. In fact, his record
sales have dipped dramatically since 1993.
In 1995, a double CD was issued, HIStory – Past, Present &
Future, Book 1. The package boasted fifteen of his greatest hits
(‘Beat It’, ‘Billie Jean’, and the rest) and fifteen new songs, such
as the thoughtful ‘Stranger in Moscow’, the elegant ‘Earth Song’
and ‘Scream’ (with Janet, the first single release from the
package). ‘You Are Not Alone’, also included, remains among Michael’s
best songs; it made chart history in America by becoming the first
song ever to go straight to number one on the Billboard charts in
its first week.'
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