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Michael Jackson

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  • The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work. - Michael Jackson
  • On His childhood: I didn't have any friends when I was little - My brothers were my friends. - Michael Jackson
  • And I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and I’d see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead. - Michael Jackson
  • My mother's wonderful. To me she's perfection. I just wish I could understand my father. I guess I don't know if I was his golden child or whatever it was, some may call it a strict disciplinarian or whatever, but he was very strict, very hard, very stern. Just a look would scare you, you know. - Michael Jackson
  • My childhood was completely taken away from me. There was no Christmas, there were no birthdays, it was not a normal childhood, nor the normal pleasures of childhood - those were exchanged for hard work, struggle, and pain , and eventually material and professional success. But as an awful price, I cannot re-create that part of my life. – Michael Jackson
  • On his ‘crotch-grabbing’ I think it happens subliminally. When you're dancing, you know you are just interpreting the music and the sounds and the accompaniment if there's a driving base, if there's a cello, if there's a string, you become the emotion of what that sound is, so if I'm doing a movement and I go bam and I grab myself it's... it's the music that compels me to do it, it's not saying that I'm dying to grab down there and it's not in a great place you don't think about it, it just happens, sometimes I'll look back at the footage and I go ... and I go did I do that, so I'm a slave to the rhythm, yeah, okay.
  • On his skin disorder: It's a problem for me, I can't control it, but what about all the millions of people who sit out in the sun, to become darker, to become other than what they are? Nobody says nothing about that. - Michael Jackson
  • I remember hearing that all the time when I was little. They used to call me a 45-years-old midget wherever I went, I just used to hear that and wherever I went .. just like when some people when you were little and you started to sing did you know you were that good? And I say I never thought about it, I just did it and it came out. I never thought about it really. – Michael Jackson
  • Because I don't read all the things written about me, I wasn't aware that the world thought I was so weird and bizarre. But when you grow up as I did, in front of one hundred million people since the age of five, you're automatically different. - Michael Jackson
  • On how he’d like to be remembered: As to be an artist, a great artist. I, I love what I do and I would love people to love what I do and to be loved. I just simply want to be loved wherever I go. All over the world, because I love people of all races from my heart, with true affection.
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  • I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin, it's something that I cannot help. Okay. But when people make up stories that I don't want to be who I am it hurts me. - Michael Jackson
  • Because I think every child star suffers through this period because you’re not the cute and charming child that you were. You start to grow, and they want to keep you little forever. - Michael Jackson
  • I love my family very much. I wish I could see them a little more often than I do. But we understand because we’re a show business family and we all work. - Michael Jackson
  • And that's why I love children and learn so much from being around them. I realise that many of our world's problems today - from the inner city crime, to large scale wars and terrorism, and our overcrowded prisons - are a result of the fact that children have had their childhood stolen from them. The magic, the wonder, the mystery, and the innocence of a child's heart, are the seeds of creativity that will heal the world. I really believe that. - Michael Jackson
  • And my goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance. - Michael Jackson
  • The fans ... all the stadiums that we played at they'd bring banners saying king of pop and jackets that say king of pop and T-shirts that say king of pop and they chanted outside my hotel, so it just became something that just happened all over the world. – Michael Jackson
  • Just because it’s in print doesn’t mean it’s the gospel. - Michael Jackson
  • I wake up from dreams and go “Wow, put this down on paper.” The whole thing is strange. You hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face. - Michael Jackson
  • Someone makes it up and everybody believes it. If you hear a lie often enough, you believe it. – Michael Jackson
  • It's a complete lie, why do people buy these papers. It's not the truth and I'm here to say. You know, do not judge a person, do not pass judgment, unless you have talked to them one on one, I don't care what the story is, do not judge them because it's a lie. - Michael Jackson
  • On his ‘self-proclaimed’ King Of Pop status: I didn't proclaim myself to be anything. I'm happy to be alive, I'm happy to be who I am, king of pop was first said by Elizabeth Taylor on one of the award shows. - Michael Jackson
  • People write negatives things, cause they feel that’s what sells. Good news to them, doesn’t sell. - Michael Jackson
  • I’m just like anyone. I cut and I bleed. And I embarrass easily. - Michael Jackson
  • What, what we need to learn, what we need to learn from children isn't childish. Being with them connects us to the deeper wisdom of life which is everpresent, and only asks to be lived. They know the solutions that lie waiting to be recognised within our own hearts. Today, I would like to thank all the children of the world, including the sick and deprived . . . I am so sensitive to your pain.- Michael Jackson
  • I love my father but I don't know him. Am I angry with him? Sometimes I do get angry. I don't know him the way I'd like to know him. - I love my father but I don't know him. Am I angry with him? Sometimes I do get angry. I don't know him the way I'd like to know him. - Michael Jackson
  • You know, let's put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn't be a person left in town. - Michael Jackson
  • I'm a black American, I am proud to be a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity. – Michael Jackson
  • On people’s interest in his plastic surgery” You know what's funny, why is that so important? That's not important to me. I'm a great fan of art, I love Michelangelo, if I had the chance to talk to him or read about him I would want to know what inspired him to become who he is, the anatomy of his craftsmanship, not about who he went out with last night, or why he decided to sit out in the sun so long…what’s wrong with... I mean that's what is important to me. - Michael Jackson
  • I've never had my cheekbones done, never had my eyes done, never had my lips done and all this stuff. They go too far, but this is stuff that happens every day with other people.
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  • Michael Jackson's three children Prince Michael I, 12, Paris Katherine, 11 and seven-year-old Prince Michael II - known as 'Blanket' - at his memorial service yesterday.
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  • Michael Jackson impersonator Navi was one of thousands of fans who attended the remembrance vigil in honour of the King of Pop
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  • Omer Bhatti is said to be the King Of Pop's secret eldest child.
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  • Paris broke down as she spoke of 'the best daddy you could ever imagine
  • Michael's brother Jermaine Jackson struggled to hold back his tears as he performed his little brother's favourite song 'Smile' at his memorial
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  • JOHN LANDIS, THRILLER VIDEO DIRECTOR I was lucky enough to know and work with Michael Jackson in his prime. Michael was an extraordinary talent and a truly great international star. He had a troubled and complicated life and despite his gifts, remains a tragic figure.
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  • LISA MARIE PRESLEY, JACKSON'S EX-WIFE
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  • Michael (front centre) could be honoured by his remaining brothers if the reunite
  • The 'silhouette' of Michael Jackson can be seen to the left of Jermain's head
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  • Memorabilia from the life and times of The King Of Pop
  • I’m never pleased with anything, I’m a perfectionist, it’s part of who I am. - Michael Jackson
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  • Jackson suffered a setback on January 27, 1984. While filming a Pepsi Cola commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Jackson suffered second degree burns to his scalp after pyrotechnics accidentally set his hair on fire. Happening in front of a full house of fans during a simulated concert, the incident was the subject of heavy media scrutiny and elicited an outpouring of sympathy.
  • Jackson showed musical talent early in his life, performing in front of classmates and others during a Christmas recital at the age of five. In 1964, Jackson and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers—a band formed by brothers Jackie, Tito and Jermaine—as backup musicians playing congas and tambourine, respectively. Jackson later began performing backup vocals and dancing; at the age of eight, he and Jermaine assumed lead vocals, and the group's name was changed to The Jackson 5.
  • Michael Jackson pictured two weeks ago shortly after turning 50
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  • Michael and Janet Jackson. Nuff said, we think.
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  • Michael Jackson has bought himself a new aeroplane. <br> <br> The King of Pop was spotted browsing in antique store Off The Wall on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles on Thursday and managed to snap up a silver model plane before the paparazzi descended on the place and he was forced to flee in an SUV. <br> <br> The purchase of the plane remains a mystery. The proprietor of the quirky antiques store refused to comment about his celebrity visitor, confirming only that the pop star bought a model aircraft.
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  • Jackson has donated and raised millions of dollars for beneficial causes through his Dangerous World Tour, charity singles and support of 39 charities
  • Jackson gave a 90-minute interview with Oprah Winfrey in February 1993, his first television interview since 1979. He grimaced when speaking of his childhood abuse at the hands of his father; he believed he had missed out on much of his childhood years, admitting that he often cried from loneliness.
  • In March 1988, Jackson purchased land near Santa Ynez, California to build Neverland Ranch at a cost of $17 million. It is a 2,700-acre (11 km2) property complete with Ferris wheels, an exotic menagerie, a movie theater and a security staff of 40. The property was valued at approximately $100 million in 2003.
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  • Michael Jackson's infamous mugshot made shockwaves around the world when he was arrested and charged with child molestation. He was later found not guilty
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  • Tito with his most famous brother Michael and the Jackson matriarch, Katherine
  • Pop legend Michael Jackson will turn half a century on 29th August, 2008. His fans have organized global tributes to their idol.
  • Michael Jackson is probably the world’s most recognised example of bad plastic surgery. The singer, who turns 50 this month, is unrecognisable as the baby faced frontman of the Jackson Five.
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  • Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29, 1958) is 50 this week. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5.
  • Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse in 1993, although the matter was settled out of court. Jackson has married twice and fathered three children.
  • One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records—including one for Thriller as the world's best-selling album—13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles in his solo career—more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era—and the sale of over 750 million units worldwide.
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  • For their entire lives Michael Jackson has shrouded his children under veils to protect them from public glare. Now, in the days after his death his friends have released these intimate family photos of Michael relaxing with his beloved children, Price Michael, Paris Katherine and Prince Michael II, known as Blanket. Click through for more touching pics...
  • To the world he was The King of Pop, but to his three little children he was just 'daddy'...
  • The children enjoyed a close loving relationship with their father and were rarely away from him. This picture was taken on Hallowe'en a few years ago and shows Paris dressed as a princess sitting in her father's lap while Prince, as a skeleton, wraps himself around his daddy's shoulders...
  • Daddy's girl: Paris sits on Michael's knee at a friend's birthday party
  • Michael was always a 'hands-on dad', seen here feeding his first born son, Prince Michael.
  • Michael enjoys a birthday party with his three children
  • Michael with newborn Prince Michael
  • Michael's kids have rarely been caught on camera without their masks.
  • Michael treats Prince and a friend to popcorn and a movie
  • Prince and Paris pictured in the back seat of a car
  • Michael is surrounded by his children's friends at a fancy dress party. Paris can be seen sitting in her father's lap while Prince clings on around his neck
  • If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with. - Michael Jackson
  • “I would like to be remembered as a great artist. I love what I do and I would love people to love what I do” - Michael Jackson
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  • Prince and Paris Jackson. They also have a younger brother Prince Michael II, known as Blanket
  • Michael Jackson pictured in the early 90s enjoying a day with his family
  • A very early picture taken of the Jackson family in the late 60s. Michael is tucked between his mother Katherine and little sister Janet.
  • Michael and Lisa Marie were married for two years...
  • In their time together the couple donated millions to children's charities
  • In 1995 the newly-weds kissed on stage at the MTV awards
  • During the opening ceremony Michael and Lisa Marie received a standing ovation from the crowd
  • The couple always denied their marriage was a sham and seemed to be at ease with each other
  • The couple share a joke in this rare candid snap
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  • Lisa Marie with Michael and his mother Katherine in Africa
  • The couple have a tender moment
  • The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation. - Michael Jackson
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  • Michael looks like he'd fit in quite well here, really...
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