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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