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** Press statement (November 2003); quoted in "Michael Jackson Calls Child Molestation Charges 'Lies'" (8 December 2003) ''Jet''
** Press statement (November 2003); quoted in "Michael Jackson Calls Child Molestation Charges 'Lies'" (8 December 2003) ''Jet''


== Albums ==


=== ''[[w:Destiny (The Jacksons album)|Destiny]]'' (1977) ===
=== ''[[w:Destiny (The Jacksons album)|Destiny]]'' (1977) ===
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* Let's dance, let's shout!<br>Shake your body down to the ground.
* Let's dance, let's shout!<br>Shake your body down to the ground.
** ''[[w:Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)|Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)]]''
** ''[[w:Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)|Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)]]''

* I try to do what's right for me.<br>But no one sees the way I see.<br>And then I try to please them so.<br>But how far can this pleasing go
** ''Bless His Soul''


*Sometimes I cry cause I'm confused.<br>Is this a fact of being used?<br>There is no life for me at all.<br>'Cause I give myself at beck and call.
*Sometimes I cry cause I'm confused.<br>Is this a fact of being used?<br>There is no life for me at all.<br>'Cause I give myself at beck and call.

Revision as of 16:05, 8 July 2009

Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it — my music, I know I will live forever.

Michael Joseph Jackson (29 August 1958 - 25 June 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. 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 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, five of his solo studio albums became some of the world's best-selling records: Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995).

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People all over the world
Are the same everywhere I go,
I give in to this, I give in to that,
Every day it bothers me so...
File:Michael Jackson fans waving posters in support of MJ.jpg
Just because you read it in a magazine
Or see it on the TV screen
Don't make it factual.
Speechless, speechless,
That's how you make me feel,
When I'm with you I am far away,
And nothing is for real.
Lies run sprints but the truth runs marathons.
Heal the world, make it a better place,
For you and for me and the entire human race,
There are people dying, but if you care enough for the living,
Make a better place for you and for me.
  • Whatever I sing, that's what I really mean. Like, I'm singing a song, I don't sing it if I don't mean it.


  • Personally, I liked to be called Pop Eye Carmichael Jackson. It reminds me of my childhood.


  • Know what I also love? Manikins. I guess I want to bring them to life. I like to imagine talking to them. You know what I think it is? Yeah, I think I'll say it. I think I'm accompanying myself with friends I never had. I probably have two friends. And I just got them. Being an entertainer, you just can't tell who is your friend. And they see you so differently. A star instead of a next-door neighbor. That's what it is. I surround myself with people I want to be my friends. And I can do that with manikins. I'll talk to them.


  • I sit there and say, 'Please don't call me up, I am too shy.' But once I get up there, I take control of myself. Being onstage is magic. There's nothing like it. You feel the energy of everybody who's out there. You feel it all over your body. When the lights hit you, it's all over, I swear it is.


  • Snakes are very misunderstood. Snakes, I suggest, may be the oldest victims of bad press.


  • 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. And you say to yourself, 'I'm sorry, I just didn't write this. It's there already.' That's why I hate to take credit for the songs I've written. I feel that somewhere, someplace, it's been done and I'm just a courier bringing it into the world. I really believe that. I love what I do. I'm happy at what I do. It's escapism.


  • Like the old Indian proverb says, do not judge a man until you've walked 2 moons in his moccosins [sic]. Most people don't know me. That is why they write such things in wich [sic] most is not true. I cry very very often because it hurts and I worry about the children, all my children all over the world, I live for them. If a man could say nothing against a character but what he could prove, history could not be written. Animals strike not from malice but because they want to live. It is the same with those who criticize, they desire our blood not our pain. But still I must achieve, I must seek truth in all things, I must endure for the power I was sent forth, for the world, for the children. But have mercy, for I've been bleeding a long time now. M.J.


  • Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the Creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists. I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved. I become the victor and the vanquished. I become the master and the slave. I become the singer and the song. I become the knower and the known. I keep on dancing and then, it is the eternal dance of creation. The Creator and the creation merge into one wholeness of joy. I keep on dancing — until there is only...the dance.
    • "The Dance" - from inlay sleeve of Dangerous (1991)


  • There, as I know of, there is no such thing as "skin bleaching". I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of the skin, it is something that I cannot help, OK? But, when people make up stories that I don't wanna be who I am, it hurts me.


  • I am speechless about the idea of putting music fans in jail for downloading music. It is wrong to illegally download, but the answer cannot be jail. Here in America we create new opportunities out of adversity, not punitive laws, and we should look to new technologies like Apple's new Music Store for solutions. This way, innovation continues to be the hallmark of America. It is the fans that drive the success of the music business.


  • Lies run sprints but the truth runs marathons.
    • Press statement (November 2003); quoted in "Michael Jackson Calls Child Molestation Charges 'Lies'" (8 December 2003) Jet

Albums

Destiny (1977)

  • People all over the world
    Are the same everywhere I go,
    I give in to this, I give in to that,
    Every day it bothers me so,
    Am I in a bad situation?
    People taking me to the extreme,
    Am I being used? I just need a clue,
    I don't know which way to go.
    • Things I Do For You
  • I don't know what's gonna happen to you, baby,
    But I do know that I love you,
    You walk around this town with your head all up in the sky,
    And I do know that I want you.
  • I try to do what's right for me.
    But no one sees the way I see.
    And then I try to please them so.
    But how far can this pleasing go
    • Bless His Soul
  • Sometimes I cry cause I'm confused.
    Is this a fact of being used?
    There is no life for me at all.
    'Cause I give myself at beck and call.
    • Bless His Soul

Off the Wall (1979)

  • Lovely is the feeling now,
    Fever, temperature's rising now,
    Power is the force, the vow,
    That makes it happen,
    It asks no questions how.
  • She got me workin' day and night,
    And I've been workin'
    From sun-up to midnight.
    • Working Day and Night
  • How could you leave, girl?
    'Cause love for us was meant to be,
    Then you must be seein'
    Some other guy instead of me.
    • Working Day and Night
  • Get on the floor and dance with me,
    I love the way you shake your thing especially.
    • Get on the Floor

Triumph (1980)

  • All the colors of the world should be
    Loving each other wholeheartedly,
    Yes, it's alright,
    Take my message to your brother and tell him twice,
    Spread the word and try to teach the man
    Who's hating his brother when hate won't do,
    When we're all the same,
    'Cause the blood inside me is inside of you.
  • As we walked into the room
    There were facing staring, glaring, tearing through me,
    Someone said, 'Welcome to your doom,'
    Then they smiled with eyes that looked as if they knew me,
    This is scaring me.

Thriller (1982)

  • I said, you wanna be startin' somethin',
    You got to be startin' somethin',
    I said, you wanna be startin' somethin',
    You got to be startin' somethin',
    It's too high to get over,
    It's too low to get under,
    You're stuck in the middle,
    And the pain is thunder.
  • You're a vegetable, you're a vegetable,
    Still they hate you, you're a vegetable,
    You're just a buffet, you're a vegetable,
    They eat off you, you're a vegetable.
  • Beat it, beat it,
    No-one wants to be defeated,
    Showin' how funky and strong is your fight,
    It doesn't matter who's wrong or right.
  • You wanna show them that you're really not scared,
    You're playing with your life, this ain't no truth or dare,
    They'll kick you then they'll beat you then they'll tell you it's fair,
    So beat it.
  • She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene,
    I said, 'Don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one,
    Who will dance on the floor in the round?'
  • People always told me, 'Be careful what you do,
    Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts,'
    And momma always told me, 'Be careful who you love,
    Be careful what you do, 'cause a lie becomes the truth.'
  • Billie Jean is not my lover,
    She's just a girl who claims that I am the one,
    But the kid is not my son.

Bad (1987)

  • Well, they say the sky's the limit,
    And to me that's really true,
    But, my friend you have seen nothing,
    Just wait 'til I get through.
  • And the whole world has to answer right now,
    Just to tell you once again,
    'Who's bad!'
  • The way you make me feel,
    You really turn me on,
    You knock me off my feet,
    My lonely days are gone.
  • I just can't stop loving you,
    I just can't stop loving you,
    And if I stop, then tell me just what will I do?
    'Cause I just can't stop loving you.
  • Annie, are you OK?
    Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    You've been hit by, you've been struck by
    A smooth criminal.
  • 'Cause there's a time when you're right
    And you know you must fight,
    Who's laughing, baby? Don't you know?
    And there's a choice that we make,
    And a choice you must take,
    Who's laughing, baby?
  • So, just leave me alone,
    Leave me alone,
    Leave me alone,
    Leave me alone, stop it,
    Just stop doggin' me around.

Dangerous (1991)

  • I have to find my peace 'cause no-one seems to let me be,
    False prophets cry of doom, what are the possibilities?
    I told my brothers 'There'll be problem times and tears for fears,
    We must live each day like it's the last,
    Go with it, go with it, jam!
  • It ain't too much stuff,
    Jam, it ain't too much,
    It ain't too much for me to jam!
  • Just promise me, whatever we say
    Or do to each other,
    From now, we make a vow to just
    Keep it in the closet.
  • Heal the world, make it a better place,
    For you and for me and the entire human race,
    There are people dying, but if you care enough for the living,
    Make a better place for you and for me.
  • Well, I believe in miracles,
    And a miracle has happened tonight,
    But if you're thinking about my baby,
    It don't matter if you're black or white.
  • And it doesn't seem to matter, and it doesn't seem right,
    'Cause the will has brought no fortune, still I cry alone at night,
    Don't you judge of my composure, 'cause I'm bothered every day,
    And she didn't leave a letter, she just up and ran away.
  • Love is a feeling,
    Give it when I want it,
    'Cause I'm on fire,
    Quench my desire,
    Love is a woman,
    I don't want to give in,
    Give in to me, give in to me.
  • In our darkest hour, in my deepest despair,
    Will you still care? Will you be there?
    In my trials and my tribulations,
    Through our doubts and frustrations,
    In my violence and my turbulence,
    Through my fear and my confessions,
    And my anguish and my pain,
    Through my joy and my sorrow,
    In the promise of another tomorrow,
    I'll never let you part,
    For you're always in my heart.

HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I (1995)

  • With such confusions, don't it make you wanna scream?
    Your bash abusing victimize within the scheme,
    You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize,
    Oh, brother, please have mercy,
    'Cause I just can't take it!
  • Stop pressuring me, just stop pressuring me,
    Stop pressuring me,
    Make me wanna scream.
  • What about sunrise, what about rain?
    What about all the things that you said we were to gain?
    What about flowering fields, is there a time?
    What about all the dreams that you said was yours and mine?
  • Before you judge me, try hard to love me,
    Look within your heart then ask,
    Have you seen my childhood?
  • People say I'm strange that way,
    'Cause I love such elementary things,
    It's been my fate to compensate
    For the childhood I've never known.
  • Just because you read it in a magazine,
    Or see it on a TV screen
    Don't make it factual.
    • Tabloid Junkie

Invincible (2001)

  • You can't believe it, you can't conceive it,
    And you can't touch me, 'cause I'm untouchable,
    And I know you hate it, and you can't take it,
    And you can't break me, 'cause I'm unbreakable.
    • Unbreakable
  • Speechless, speechless,
    That's how you make me feel,
    When I'm with you I am far away,
    And nothing is for real.
    • Speechless

Ebony interview (2007)

Ebony magazine (December 2007)
  • I always wanted to do music that influences and inspires each generation. Lets face it, who wants mortality?
    • On how he creates memorable music
  • Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it — my music, I know I will live forever.
    • On his musical work
  • Ever since I was a little boy, I would study composition. And it was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that influenced me the most. If you take an album like Nutcracker Suite, every song is killer, every one. So I said to myself, 'Why can't there be a pop album where every...' — People used to do an album where you'd get one good song, and the rest were like B-sides, they'd call them "album songs" — and I'd say to myself 'Why can't every one be like a hit song? Why can't every song be so great that people would want to buy it if you could release it as a single?. So I always tried to strive for that. That was the purpose for the next album.
    • On musical influences
  • The industry, It's at a crossroad, There's a transformation going on. People are confused, what's going on, how to distribute and sell music. The internet kinda threw everybody for a real loop. 'Cause it's so powerful, kids love it so much. The whole world is at their fingertips, on their lap. Anything they want to know, anyone they want to communicate with, any music, any movies... The thing is it just took everybody for a loop. Right now, all these Starbucks deals and Wal-Mart deals, direct to artists, I don't know if that's the answer. I think the answer is just phenomenal, great music. Just reaching the masses. I think people are still searching. There's not a real music revolution going on right now, either. But when it's there, people will break down a wall to get to it. I mean, 'cause before Thriller, it was the same kind of thing. People were not buying music. It helped to bring everybody back into the stores, so when it happens, it happens.
    • On musical influences
  • What I do when I write is that I'll do a raggedy, rough version just to hear the chorus, just to see how much I like the chorus. If it works for me that way when it's raggedy, then I'll know it will just work... Listen to that, that's at home. Janet, Randy, Me... Janet and I are going "Whoo, Whoo... Whoo, Whoo..." I do that same process with every song. It's the melody, it's the melody that's most important, If the melody can sell me, then I'll go to the next step. The idea is to transcribe from what's in your mentality onto tape. If you take a song like "Billie Jean," Where the bass line is the prominent, dominant piece, the protagonist of the song, the main driving riff that you hear, getting the character of the riff to be just the way you want it to be, that takes a lot of time. Listen, you're hearing four basses on there, doing four different personalities, and that's what gives it character, but it takes a lot of work.
    • On listening to an early version of Billie Jean on his iPhone

Quotes about Jackson



  • He is a very smart cookie, Michael. He knows what he wants, he knows what he is doing. I have nothing but admiration. Also, he is a very kind person.


  • What I'm asking is whether this is still a country where a peculiar person such as Michael Jackson can get a fair shake and be considered innocent until proven guilty...or is this just a 21st-century American barnyard where we all feel free to turn on the moonwalking rooster...and peck it to death?


  • This came down to a prosecutor either so sure Jackson was bad or so offended by Jackson's combination of celebrity and wackiness that he rushed into a case that looked shaky from hello. It looked worse as Tom Sneddon went along, and had become nearly ludicrous by the time Jackson's ex-wife left the stand. No matter how pure Sneddon's motives may have been (and I'm not saying they were, believe me), he began to look like a man pursuing a vendetta, one whose chief hope of securing a conviction lay in the obvious fact that the trial was a sideshow and the accused was . . . well, a freak.


  • The media first turned the trial into a freak-show by emphasizing Jackson's peculiarities rather than his humanity, and stoked the ratings with constant, trivializing coverage while other, far more important stories went under-reported or completely ignored in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea, and Washington, D.C. The press might respond by saying, We gave the people what they wanted. My response would be, My job is to give them what they want. When he steps into a recording studio, it's Michael Jackson's job to give them what they want. Your job is to give the people what they need.


  • He dances with the breathtaking verve of his predecessor James Brown, the beguiling wispiness of Diana Ross, the ungainly pathos of Charlie Chaplin, the edgy joy of a man startled to be alive.


  • Michael Jackson was one of the most talented and dynamic performer/singer/songwriters I ever had the pleasure of working with, he was amazing. Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding his personal life in recent years overshadowed his unparalleled contributions to the music world, which is a tragedy in and of itself. But his music will live on forever no matter what and his memory will be adored and admired for years to come.
    • Slash speaking to "MTV News" on the passing of Michael Jackson (26 June 2009)


  • In some ways Michael reminds me of the walking wounded. He's an extremely fragile person. I think that just getting on with life, making contact with people, is hard enough, much less to be worried about whither goest the world.


  • He was so energetic that at five years old, he was like a leader. We saw that. So we said, 'Hey, Michael, you be the lead guy.' The audience ate it up. He was into those James Brown things at the time, you know. The speed was the thing. He would see somebody do something, and he could do it right away.


  • It was sort of frightening. He was so young. He didn't go out and play much. So if you want me to tell you the truth, I don't know where he got it. He just knew.


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