Michael wasn’t the first artist to write “We Are The World”. Quincy Jones wanted Stevie Wonder to write the song, but Stevie ended up not doing the song. Michael was Quincy’s second choice to write it.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
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Michael wasn’t the first artist to write “We Are The World”. Quincy Jones wanted Stevie Wonder to write the song, but Stevie ended up not doing the song. Michael was Quincy’s second choice to write it.
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According to Guinness World Records, Jackson’s 1982 album Thriller is the biggest-selling album of all time, selling over 65 million copies.
Michael in one of the Beat It video scene
Madonna and Child, a sculpture of Michael Jackson by Swedish-born artist Maria von Köhler which depicts the famous moment in Berlin in 2002 when Jackson dangled his baby out of a window, outraged Jackson fans in London.
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In November 2006 Michael invested 1.5 million dollars in two villas and a plot of land in Bahrain, a man-made Amwaj Island.
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"Why can't you share your bed? The most loving thing to do is to share your bed with someone. It's very charming. It's very sweet. It's what the whole world should do." - Michael Jackson
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The guitarist that Michael Jackson's Beat It such a characteristic sound was Eddie Van Halen.
Michael Jackson and Bubbles
Jackson also holds the record for the most Grammy awards won in one year, winning 8 in 1984.
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In March 2009, Michael announced a comeback tour at the O2 Arena in London to start in July 2009, initially for 10 dates but the total grew to a sold out 50 dates with over 750,000 tickets sold. All sold tickets sold out within minutes of being released, proving that Michael still had his place in the music industry as one of the top draws. Sadly, Michael's 'This Is It' tour never materialized.
One of scene in Smooth Criminal video
Michael is the main character in the early 90's video game Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, which was released in both an arcade version and on Sega Genesis.
Thriller at 25
"My real goal is to fulfill God’s purpose. I didn’t choose to sing or dance. But that’s my role and I want to do it better than anyone else." -Michael Jackson
Jackson on stage
Has been sued by the Dinnes Memorial Veterinary Hospital owner, Martin Dinnes, in early January 2006 for unpaid bills of $91,602 as the payment for the maintenance of his pets at Neverland ranch.
Michael announcing his comeback
The artist Jeff Koons made a series of sculptures of Jackson and his favourite pet; Bubbles.
One of Michael's trademark move
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29th, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, USA.
Michael in Concert
In 1995, Michael attempted to put the focus back on his music by preparing 'HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book 1,' a two-CD set featuring one disc of new material and one of his greatest hits. The album went straight to the number one slot in several countries worldwide in June 1995.
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In 1979, Michael was nominated for a Saturn Award at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA in the category of "Best Supporting Actor"for his role in the 1978 movie The Wiz.
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"I ask you all to wait to hear the truth before you condemn me. Do not treat me like a criminal because I am innocent." - Michael Jackson
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In an interview with Martin Bashir, later included in the 2003 broadcast of Living with Michael Jackson, Jackson acknowledged that his father hurt him when he was a child.
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Jackson admitted that he had often cried from loneliness and he would vomit on the sight of his father. Jackson's father was also said to have verbally abused Jackson.
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Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, the eighth of ten children in an African American working-class family who lived in a small 3-room house in Gary, Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago.
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