Special Commemorative Edition

ME(:HAE.lL J.A;CKSON :1I9'S8m2009

AIOVE RTHSE:MENIT

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Ow 1"11 a pi,ere of h i:sto.ry.

TIME

JULY 200'9

IMichael'

On 'the: news ,,,f rac:kson's deatb. the· world! b~a.n ttl mO"iJl£n the brinimt butt troubling 'Life of Oi g1oba] iam; 'llle Int,e.r.nel: s;pulilered aS1 fans: ~ft!!'a.ched Gut for ntOl'll: in.f'ormadon. :2

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li eh.ind; Iaebn£.lweilt scikland became o.ne oftthe: m.ost famous men 1.]11 dre \lI'odd= a phenomenQR t.hat tr;)n~~ded (;1,l!l~lIf~ andlf'.llce.30

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In bjs last yea~rs. J~cbm'$; personal life ,o'lleI1hadlo¥'ired his nn.ls~ci'!~ ,acmevemer.tt$. But bis Slangs spetJik WI t'll.e:mselves.'60

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M!efracl; thil'liji'Om hfl, gj)l his mruiml ft~J1 A~ prodig}' with IllSe b~. ,llll,mobii.ilWIl ,as lh~ Jarhwl s. 11.w firs:t ,~a_!'! ~p J:rJ.sto1],1' to IttlW iJs:first follni'll_JJrEs rrnch thf lOp cf~ ,[J,;S;cl1!lU'ts, fh~ J~~n.51111pM briJI~ .\fl:itgW\i'i'5tp1~:ruTS ro 'wllllt 4UJi~Jit(e1. P4uiJr,8' ali!.' IUllY' flr.Mrdmd!s asroniShillgly',SU«CssjW. 9~SPiV111iny mtter!iS,a solo M'~W

With a Dram!ai:ic Pause, the Wo,r:ld Mo,ulrned thle Death of a IBrilliant but Troubling Iidol

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lli.1:'l m,o~ts~'ij.:rU:ljfILg P~[form.<i.noe fot tlre "'(fry ~rul AJways<lMe to. ,rnnuna[l(]i I an. aud:ie-J!lce,ihe knew hol!W to britigwhoacrurell<LcS 'lQ fits of e.Kuliti!tiiOIl w~~.b, hism.ove-!l rund. tl:It":11I silenee lbem.ro t.liepo:ililJt of t.eilHl 'Iv:ith Ilis: poetry; He \~JiS linimaillt, ellic:eS;SU\IIi:!, mmjd~iIli, tOiliclty ilnd ])~;1$i;JiJly cri.rn:i[[ml. but yQ!] CO'llld ]1e\ll~i1f~.I!lMi!"e hlm, SI;I it wacS mJtt:h~:g th,ilA. ill. {leath, he m~I;liUmlilr.i~y ~i]~~d the D1lrg~trua:eli!1L nlllMlJilllity Il<li!l e'llcr ~HIQ\'I.'1'I.1I1e In'l:el'net"

Ne~ 'of 'I:~i~cniiddk'lIged m<l~ sliJdlde:n P'l5~' ~flig Il.ea:rlybrQ.ke tile w~b. Gegg!le~ JlC\!I.'S ~cH'\In m<lUunctiQ]lcd unde'f ~~e' wdgh'l: of "M:it;:h .. el 1aokson" sean;hes, n,Cwlumeof racil's:on-IiC~"II)~d! tweets :I1eacl1ed. ,.000 lJef :I11lf\!!iJ!tc the day he diied; ''iC'whtcl: '>\1'<1:;0 SQ ~}V4:rwhehncdtbat~ojne u~cu CQiu.ld..filj; ~1l i!rI!lo their '!iCCQU!,!~ Wildped!ialnocklJed.teff!1'Gr,u'i~y aJtcrl:lilltntilre.dl:o,of edi~were made to JackSQn~ [)lI~.e.l\C-l"():ilS the Lnternet, more tlllan :>l4,QOO FiII.dlSlltl oolcc~'ibles we~ oifi;:;r.e!ll! f<Ir <lUJ::· tim'll (Jirsa1\!. Jackso!1J 'WO!!i>,e:ro"lM'lea. t:be _' baek bc:mfICwmediia me]poo m_cktlre ~o 00 fadiw popi~tDi]1lfliu.rrlj~r4IJblc$l;!hg~~_;_{W,. f:rorn, h'~p"b.o!p .i1!:!1lilIIDUJs:e W p'a:is~ rock ,,,,-tltd! adult con~~mpo:!<!.ry. Ilut the O:ld"mooia mona]ch showed. ~ftC last tirrUii, t:itaJt hG' nil] ['(l~~p't~d,: dw wo~li!'1 ~lrrlY'Gdi rOO' bim C'<f( <I fllWhour5 0111 J'lIJ1~ :2'$.

NOit: Just online .. HU;g~ c:wwds ~a:th,(l:rl:lld. in Ho]]ywooo, in F.~.a:Ii~m,N".Y"a.nd~llcai' tl1.c hooonc:t wh>l!:I'il' :iiL..:! grow up il~, Gary, hId, Tr:<lVle'lecr.: passing thoougb. ffu~ ML'iIm.i, ai£tpo(l"th-l.lIdiI.l('ld dose ili.OU[l~ 1,tS 'lJ."V:s. S:li:'~iilt tIibiJllb~5; w~:I1;l up :Ioom r.aris~() Karilicli:!,i, fr,o:m Mn51CiQW t:o!\,lfC:<iioo City. A c,andilli igh~ '!i'~8~:~'W.!IS 1le:101 iii! leij:iim,g. hi J<lp.il:l1, file ])C'f~JfI:5e M:itlister ,eu](f~:i2leil him,

The tOn:;umtl1<1.t.epedorme:r, rilik~gn mil}' ",,-eU have ~~Sp!lcted. th.rnt ]aislimil] ex]~ 'iv.1)1]1iI 1!w ;'I :!j,pm:tado, 11m ()amb'ilJiili.t~!)1:I a£suddle:rl. dill'atlil.

and! ~p(fP.'-ctl]niral in",i!vcts:aJity hask~g~:red. gliiJbal 'IR01.rm:l:ng ill th~ past: :81 .... is, [)iatl:ilI, J:tiIhn [t)fiit~dy ]r. Ja>c~soltiflt t1re ]'af,urrw".a]m~tleerily, Th~ d<uy after he' died, (lillie ,of hi!l ~x'wi",~ Lisa

Mar.i~rre5.1ey, \l!.IYiiJ,teoli!lle-r~ _ .ill ro'iiCks:mlAJItO~

looJ:.o\'!d <iJt Mr ll1!teJILtly <lililrl reloenin;gw her

f:.tid'illtr, ~[ rum afr.tid t:h;IDt 1 am gnilllg to cml.lLI!pi:ili:ie' him,. the wJi}'b~ d!id!,;~ Ellvls, ;].heavy iPr:I!$eri]JtiQ:ndn:g~[. died in .AIIJg,l1lSot ]'97}!, i!i[ter ([iIJ'l.lj1~i]lg iI. few f,~ct.aw.ay firQ]l] a tollet he 1l00r1.bten~Hi:n;.g Qn. 'Ih'CQomll.er~repp:rt.I:i~~ed! a~m'l.!i1 cause ~fdeiltll OO:rQJIil[)i' iI!Ilrh.yU:urrniil; Jatk'Son'l.v·"'~ r~ed ~o[he hospit.d af1!.l!f suffeil'lilllig c~m.iiille iln~!Ol"

[11 ~be H~.eate. 0]' o~]e·bri~.y lfilg.~.~.!l:o:I!cllpl<ty has ~IIlI'~e acts" The: Ilrstis O~[lfIl;l5Ion" Why did lit tOlkcH1IQursrOT someo[lj~tofind !!Iv!:S! WI]V W,~_Sll'!t Di<l!llO;l wearillg:a~!!A:bdt]nlllsp>!ledi'I1!:g'C'J;r?What. '!,"'<lS MltK If" doing fIyin hisQ\%,:11 pla:l1!c? 11iQ. fiil!ck, oon,~l:ce ~sti _ - I'Idt his: lu;:,dlh" ]f l~ew,,'~iJfwhydid!_n't <l!ny~l1e do SOJnoeth~l'Ic .. bouA: his fraJgBit,y? WhO!!t we b.owis th .. l!I(mlOOI1!.Cat: the tes ~~!l'eles ma.nsl:Qu he' was ~'e!1Iiiillg called 9]:~ <!it :U:U pl.ID. thal day" "He'S!Wl ~~'<I!tb'ing,"·

the ~an sai<l ~fl~$ not RS!!lOnd_j_ to CfR,acn:y-

thi~" 11c said a pchysidOln, idcf! " in 1i\!l;\VS tcpoo-ts: ,lS !lr. Coll.J'ad Mu,tny" "has 'b~f:'I: the o:!1Ily on~:h.cro"~ :MilJlRa:Y SIl:c:msto have tried :~i!ird I!.o$il¥!e laclr.;wn~his vm~ is: muf:!kd ~U~ fr<llllkinthe bl'ld;1fPllind.mtl\i.e'Gm~rgcl'ncyG]I,__':iJm h~ttpt to h~.mse]f in the (l1l.ys.a(t~:r'iadts:oo:t di~d. The police iW1pou~dedlh(lca:r MUir,<ry usffiL-not bseauss he is undCl:i suspici.on, dtl1~ho-rilifrS :!>lIiid, buJt to clweJk. {nrl:l1l~t'I~.c<lliOO1.!!llhill mLg][~ h;ruw cp~<lY~cl <lro~e in 1ili(ItOO:riI.~s d~:ar~h.

l\m:;~tI]1Jtsdi:ffe[OIlJ t]m Sl1iIJt~ofra(kson"$JliJ?,a]th illLt.h~d.!lys, \V€e.'ks:-e\lle<1il ye:<I:rs . 1JefQ:~e be dred, At ~.cil:s,t :sillce hilill;!ClO5 t[ia~ oli!(ll1Ii!dc·J:tI.Qle$~<ltillJn t~Mges-dl,i[rg~S' he be.;M~:r,e]J(f'llte~, a.]lI£i other Q~w~:r$ had noted his fl!t1~,~ .lPPi?i1T.:IIlOe and slow, a]mO!5iII pai.n~d. Cllniilg.c, Som~' Sl1~p~cteod

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Q'f ril!(k'OIl(f]-" d\'~~h, C~NxlJm mt:1H.lrk~ 'S~ml' !u m i~ li[JIl r.age VteW'; 'W~I h in lh~· h{lu~, ~ fi"dluIJ jump i ['I'" i~iw~

SU~HtOli:!lGe ,aJl'i!usc; la:st J'''e~r <I, B'ritisiljoUfl:'!<I]ist :rejpo:rtoo thO!!t Ja.ckOO!1! ,itaJ:l! a ,genetic disQ:rdc~ t~ .. t wcakl(!,lls the ]1J!lCcS.

r!tckso!fs ~Ilmp b1J.cl !!iJJl.;g denied th~~ he bad <lny ~€ri{lus hcah~~, 'p:roiJ:ILcms; aadas t]!Jcstar .,(;'1liC<I!;'s('](I [or 50 sO]d,o'l.!:~ londoo concerts tbt wc:r~wbegin July 13, he :scem.ed to be hi]T!s~lf <!gain. G~aUli'iU:ny Aw,aMs e:l:i(llCll:til,l'e I?I:O(lIl;!!;lIil'l" KiCl'JrI arlkh. whOa;l~al:'i,d!C'ld a.rUM 2:4 rol'it:'.usa.t toldPEonE thaJtt I<lC],S!Yfi had, ~groa!~ ,m,Cligy." He said the :S;~l:'Igef Wa:5r1'~, "giving]t f[l]] Oi!i.l,t, but ... ] t'hoi!JghJt. he W.as 1111 g~~aJt Iionm:"

Thiiroj,j"!"'l'as taUt, hoW'e'l'trr, tha:t f1ad:c:>olit was; taking pain.killv.rs to OO(;()\f(l[ fI:'I)mth:~ gtumling prel.uMGlil S!!:>SiOfiii.for ]'eMs, Jac.'kso:i1 ooecms; to 1iI.J\i'-e ;swall[il\wd .• 1. Y<!:I'rety o:€ :pi[ls ail ]~)~tum. '"] dio l:1l!itw<iiil.t to poi:nt !]nii,'e'1"S at <llliJ}I'(I)nG 'b~OlJiJjlS~ ] want to hail.rwihat the to~:icoiogynfpmtsays and. the OOJl] 1'1 err Silyst fO:I1itl£it J;a:cks01JiatlO:rtrey Elr.iilln 0 ... :11:'1<1[1 t'O'ld.'CRS,".Bljitthlil:iP]aril~, fact ai'tlle mau(:r lis tlii<'it. Mkha~] J!ilCkstlIi had.pm~cr.i~tiul'JJ d~rugs at itis d15P()lifli.fIi~<Il1lim(l\!i.~ P Ei(lI'1..Ej;jOm t]ju.olc,d. <I 5mirr:~' dos~ to tlll.C ~<lm~lyas$ily.illl:g th~plJb jjneDud~dI [lot FIl~l po<l:lr..kalers'l:ruta]oo olil'lA$alll\illty liIleds. HIi:i~ Xfi!llfl .... and V:a]iiUJillL. .

Even li'I1Qi'e tr,JJlJJlJl.iil1(g, di JacbMfamli!y I:fi(~m· ber t!lk1l'MZ,(mn frbillt"~[id!lile] mad been. re,reiy]WI,g daHl' il]jOCtiO!ll'S ·of Demerd .. ,iin ilrl)di~ti;Y~ ]p1l!inkiUer. 1'1'1 hi~ e:mJugll doses, ])e:mewlcilIiil. sl(l/\,V ~~i]~U~QlTtO (iiiI'! pWn~ iIlf sl]f.fu~tio~,\\!nich c .. ~ d\;:pfii\oc the heart of oxygen ;lIrld l'e<tdlro ~ud). den d~lh •. ~O;»HJ.]ng to D.r.I:.toIJp.$ Ziipe$. iI pa:ri,t wresidentQhhl2 Am~ric;3.n Coll~.ge (lfCi100!i~ogy. Dack:S~Iil~ w~sfasd]l.Jltoo\);'i{h [)ememlL On ]lis: 1997 tFO'id: ~Mio[,hi~le'" '_"]lll!IllliSuanydjj~ilI:mt ]!ad-solli sO'n.g-b~!:lililgs, "'C~[lIs:e }'(IiIJ!r>eyesillld.,cI!:ift ~!,\1'OI!y ])~Jnem] •. , .. "[OOll)' h~!:S t03Jki:nghllioe.as llIu;rcll Deme~ot~'DC'ep.lk: O(l[p[J 1iol~CNN tile di;J.'lI'"f'l,er Jlacl;oondiootn.Jlone ni.:gllt wII.enth.e $i]lgef~~~d <!It MiO 1101.!S~. he .. ~I::.'CdifCb(lip{". h<td any ohh~' d!ru:g, Ch1l1l!:.:l. told TD Vl'1 E tll;il JaoekSQIll \\!il'~ ~tmillny

T!iio!iftoel" a-lwi!J!~;r '5ud~ll'Idl/l,,,rkLIl~ ·l>1,·P'i.iU .... !J.'!W ~Il ;n~Mn~ l:JuolI, nhr.ll ff~L ~ .. b h~ ne .... , hrti"'t~. h .. , il M· I~mpor.lr i Ir dh~~1 00 il,; <'~.ln:h fuudilln lin hOlI!ulk' 5~OJ<l(k'lrl.ll!l r'l.'l,}l~ lw..~t~rl!!:r minute, F~l.l'I'olJk IJ:.'I!'~~ UpdOll['J thdr '~WI !JI~"'.JJt th rei.! t~ mt·~ I h. ~I ,Ill !CLue I r.lt~

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cr!<lb!cdby t~ Ho:Ily\\"Ooo ,Ma:l'lia d.ijJg-dieai~r d!oc:tors who 1'l<r1f@ mediclll ]iicell;&~s <ll:'IdishoJ!.]]d be boou_,gh:~ to, justke ... loot'CaiJ o:f man<lg;ing his st]\~ss:" t:!lcy W<l'UJd g;!".~ him d"r~."

A~nd.yct !:]lQ,C'aJl!:SC 00 d€'<);lh rou,M.b('S{l:matkin:g ]lllOCh,momstl'a.igh~tro:rw.rrd!.Af!.Cra[J.Ia!kml1l was a fI1!O!['! who. as the ~in,gc!:' [}a:tli ,J\UiSliw, ~oM ONN" ~a;!"C]r aWI:'.ignt and ditll:'~; !JsuaU:y w<Jo:r'k OUlt,..-hC JUS! worled. ]iG' 'ffi<'Iy :>:imply haw l!i""d.iii. l'it:<il:'t allack ,w\lVlenyou ]i",'e li~Q 3i hllJmmi;l1gW~," AIi.~ ti:l'll. silk!, "ycr1l1 dO¥t'it: n<liv,ca krl'iliJil DiCe span,"

TIU iUN:ONI) ACT Of ... CEt[UI:n TUo(l'[I)l:' rs d~an.(lf,. simp~e-r tha:ll tb~ ,crrnfil:si,[lJg first act~ e\!i~[}olilesudldenl'tbe,gtns'to ~,lt'iIlpenc~:i1t1iiJu:ms ruI ~ theti'lla.di. After DiaJila wa::; Idl.lt'il. i,1ii ,j,c<lr(rasli in ~, ]i9J91. ~~rangel"S h~d.O:nCl'<Lil;otlii.er i,ill the S~ree1:S ~ oJto:ndon. Celfibr.~ties .rroulild thel'l~.oIJ(1who, had ~ knm"'JiL D.ian.<l.selilt EiLeartbrokc[l. tr.iblllte's, ~

Ami :&0 'it was '!.l;'itn, Iil:C]l:SOlil" .Diroob S~ie]ds ~ ,alE~d lIiimil"t1"exJt:r.w-rdii~Eila~ry ((i~nd. iirtist<Jihd ~ ~ oorntr:i~tm to, tlill wmld,." E1J;1,ilibtl't1'l Tall'lO:ii$<l.'id

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she and Jatkoonihattll"tlilc pm"est, m.o:stgiv.ing ~ 10'~ ]''''ll~re:[ uOWliL"'Or..MfV,mlli~.cwriile[KlI1111 i Loder s<lid!J;,l;ckro:m'i~I1.iii.ffi ~ac~~{1 beyQliLd s~Ilig. ;~' .ing J.E(] dami:mg. JaC~Olil,1w 8.'I~i1. h.1d.oo~na:ble ~

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ElLis spare time" In the cl.l}'cs ilif~e:r rilck:sOOll's dl~a<thJ ~ Ih.m{ critits;iil1J!mb~ed lI¥(]orJ(ln~ iil'l.(J!.rnCf tOp1'ai5e ~ .h:im [ortlle w"vhebllend~tlM a ,d:I11I1;1~[e <I[1dwhiite ii ;)swell. Ol"sfmthe rig~r of ~.lis $t~ge i]c[f~~m,:mc~ i

Ji~.c:ksQ:llI(j[lg~d tl:l! .p~e~~ell ~",pl~' a]l~\?i'Q.lked" • lLil:~d!ill i'tt,a]l h.iiSi I:ife~ he td.oo tlolsil!li~f~'l1i:is (furn_~_;_ll.d~i !.

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b(lltomle:>liamb'itiO'ns. AU tbmc IQmg, :rcellearsaJls: "ii :fQJ' :his, Wllido'll! ~t:irn,eb~~]i, were 'ly:p;~~~~; ~ni~T all, r:: thl:S: "Vd$ .. mi[IJll who ~i~e:~HlI' ~nirnil:dli]l. ::rerrl.l'roc i to [lOP cu[i1i1Lre-his hOli! bflll()1.!sll" e~_lYsilt fire as' ~' Ell! filmed iI.~~icomm.ere:iilllin 1!98~."""Jl.d!\"llo ~. l'c;n;l'ti]l~lypoerkm:ned tl1rolJinhi~]~r:res, 'i~l fVir so' ~

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iInepl jlt smaU t;[i~k a,md tMFrlfioo wltQil'i 'I'lil!dista:n,t o1iurlieOO2'b~~ame an.adoring mob. Donald Dump' toWTi M [ t:liLat ]iilCl!iSOn. used! ~odrop to hisknecs to c[awl away fm-m maJniac<lil. fms ait'c!" concerts, ~] gll,~tlli'l stress, the anliciptllioo and the ])Ilssion hl! W:<IiS oemitti!l(!l, W<l~~]!1g liO dJ) this co:meb!lck s@ badly. maybe that go!! to him,"Jad::sol'l's friiend Uri Gelcr,;j!!fI Hh!_si~i::;t. t'old, tbe Pr~~ ~od~tiQllL

These((ITlclact ~clled.ilSOIIX'@ee'\l.I'he[lll1€ Re\!.

Al Sh.arplWl. appe'il~ in Front ~f Nell.!' 'lI'mk CitJ''S Apol]o Theater, where r.ilc;kSQn .b2ldpe![orm.ed as <Ii chi1~i1l'ld\",h~~tr!Lffil;; !i'1.Q.~d.~ fI ';:I<lw~.the dilry he diedJ,w placi'! :him ][1. a. highly lm.<lJtter.i:ng tuist!():rkJil,co:nleN.l: "Way bilro~Tige:r"Voods,way be:f.u:e Oprah W]nfrey,wayoo(m1'! Bamc};iOooma. Michae1 d.id with mlllll:UC wha:l th!l'Y later did in s.piiJrl'S and. in politics ilind. inll!!ievisiO'i'iI."

PIQoobly t:ru.~" Y~t as '!;V'e ilIU w~lll(is~d wMI,..

Jiilrksrnl's ColJee. played OlU. tbe star was I"!~r (Oo:rnJortahle i,n ilis oWJILskim. E'i/<QJil as SJiiiarptiOT:l S,PiiJ:K:e. F.a.cll1biJok and other S]l~s WClJ,(!'hoSIW 1'""1.1- 'COUi'i d~b:3Jt~".!i abOliJlt ",.r:hctl:urr the inst:a:n:l hag;iog· raphy'!!olasn't rninif'll'ij!:i'!1!;gtGo< !uany n\(uJ!:lHIl,g d~ta1i_s.lacksal1l had livoo as a. man frozen in ])1.1' oorly-hi.s VO'lcc'a weird f:a]!let~o, hishOllld oo:lltil'l' tlal]y gl'abbing his cro~c:h, his c:~~hes som~~imes sti~cbed with f!aJux roIJEit<!!I:Yrtgailia offile so:r~ ~h"l soowdil:'lreresl, Qnly a boy- U'Of <! whi.le,O!. constant companion w.a_s:adlimp caUed Bubble'S, When he cUed, J~J:kso!1J ,i'i.'<!S Ilearvi]y in deihl. 1lJ mll]lbes~t by finanti<ll aDdleg<ll~ prediC<l!ment~ ciltlsedl<ir&e:~y by his il'lab~lity to oorll~JJQI hi5 '~nll1lJ!s:i<ISms ffir eo",[)enshre b.!W1,bl\e~ ~l'Id.illldirliglimelKryst\IJ :I1~s bed.room. HeP<lid<l«::pilI'~ed $2(]1m]llrionm,s~uLe(!lne c;lseb,mught by 0)[1 ,,;Ill;:ged. s!i!'x:uaJ)·.iDuse V:VCtl'll11.

irElE irllHm .!'I.NIIIl .~.NAL, ACT TAf,ii£S :LO~Cn: WI'i. set e:mDtJon,i]stde and ]eti:lt"restigatur.l do t]iu~i~r ,"'i/ork, 'F.iae d:JiiJusands ·of fI~rs l(lf~: outsidG the M<inhalUI1. <ilPiflJr~mJtilLt.lru:ilili.i:I,g where John Kmllnedy IE.residi2d hsd lo:l1g widuGrllrll 'W'h~n th(> ina]

oopOO'ts em his ~)j,al1ic c:r'iJjsh,"rere iss!l,l,~d. So iil win 00 with Jac:kwJl!:::now we' w<liit fQ:1' the' MlIl'Ik parts oithe day he died ~o be mlel:l!in,

~Y' his deat b, J.!lo~k~~rL ho1ldl--Hk~m.an'f weS!hbYp'eople~~cunllll.ilted. ~hie[ldls" wlilo turned! ,ou~ to< beknaves ,Dr useless Ihilililge~.ol'll. (On her blog, l':resley (al.ledthem ~lhc: aw.ful v<ll1llp~.rre~, OImdi leeches be would o'JIlwa,ys manllJ~~!)m,;]gn~t]ze.") One asSCC.iOlil>f.l has bQ(J1'I p!Yftra.yed illtl:ie press as a pl:rysi.da]1"bl!J~ irs untlea] wiletner hehas il. metll.tal.licel'lsCl'. racks!1f:1: was ofie<1'I s'ilJrnCllby '!l:miPllI}'(l~s who may Iita.v-e been toolkifi,g :for .~.quick IJl1ck His d~<lth mOllY wee]] b~i1Iiccidenta'l" but i.l:lv~st iga:~ors and i:ou_rn<!'~· ists wM IS~lld m.<If'lths dtl'l~!:rni!'l~!I'Ig whether h could lta.vc been pre~'Cf!lled if lhoSlC 'U'oIllUmd llim W€:lIIil'l'D,'tSiO oJt:cn 1[s:i1l~ hi I'll as <1M ATM.

Allho~llh hJs f<!imity h<ls other i~uesw ;JJU:end I:O-C'~,stooy oQflOl.Ckson~ll:u:ee kid!O <1$ Vlf(:11 i1!l the nri:ns, Qfhis crnpire-it will dtlub~~e~ ensure a tool\ot!1&:h inquiry" TIme LA. ;JJut~iti~5 1Lul!()ps..ied lite 'body [ane .2fi,bul the (Q]"'Ol'le:1' wO]l'trele.ls~ a f:im;llrep!;Irl (or w,eeb.1m the mt:JlItim.e" these .. c,us~dI Irn the nl;edi~ q$ <lbeUi:m:g rackro:n's deciine wi!] s!u~ly htghlightt thes~:aJ"s <lipiP1Hi,ul-S. Afil!.'lit' an, they mightpitim out, this is ... gu.ywlID seRted .in ::!QQ7willl OI.Iie\~df HUI.s, pn.a:rmaqth<l!t I!:~ai:m;(id, he O'!'\fcd.ilJl.asmrn;ishimg h~ Curpmcri(!;ilioi'liS it harllfiUe(lL

On the d~y E1e d ioo, ][I.my who kllle'W ~ai:kwn. de:>clflbed him as ''g(lntL"",'' which seemed to be a. kind of rode'. an lfxpianalim1,an~xcuse.ln fact, he ~cm;s; mJ)l'l(l ]ikea ch<lirac~e:r in <li slrow he had 1:10 ,controI Ol!j'e'l', a. boy lurnod i:nliO a m<!il'! ·1OO 51001'1 aw.d a man W:oo t ned! to became a bo,y ",I Ol!il~ ~gai!:'i. :His; :Elooa:tl'St: perfonnj,u.ce may h<!\'e oeem'ret'll .Iun!! 25, when s:tllddl.e!~ d~alh ensured t:h<1il we wci][ always wender who he ]Ie",!!,' W~S. -Jl:,"PO!!'1:LE:I1 BY ~A~MRJ!, ~;.p"!"'T. TIMMQIIIl~!iQ~. UICE I"ARK AND I'IN'D!!Eo'!. S"'C!'!Srl'>1~''''' YCHtl( iL.ll.r1!l !'!uso~ 'S:U,TI!MA~!lOS l1<l'I1GHU III

To tile l~p ,000U:'e d!!!!'I!~, .... mal!:on's maS1Si\;~ ware hauses r;r I!t mil orrxkmil CDs rninutcsaftcr

11 i~ dtaU!llo'I'a.s fCpurted. as: sales n.il i'OO times the previous d~y'!: ",0'1 urne, U is ruusic aeeeunted fuf.illllO be&t-selliil&

II bl,lm!; ClIlI iI maztm t ~t= I'te~ld,)y

C!~Ilf!iO!" too!" me~(:!!I!l!!l!l9i~, lllwc nUlmbcrofl~ck!1"n Items sulil on the onlln~-~u~ti!msil~ dliily doubled fuiluwing his denh. ,~ lth the iI.,.n<lg<; Ink~ jll mJ.li ng b~' M:IIruy .l'tttird

MirV J!u;!I!i!5Qn I!Imar,ilt~..on The music n~m'Ork swhc hed HI ol U

J;i;,kwn pr~r.o1mmil1l~ rmlur;lw ing J\l:wS o(

h is hesjliu[izalioTI, rum .. ; fli:: m(lrt; I han 24:>;! rai!;bll1oUfS [lr V~ ~Iibul~ <lind I1I"W~lIpdilltl."!i

A LiHle Boy with! Outsi2e Gifts Takes Charge of His, Family's

Band, Thein .fVeS It IFar Be lind

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~'! ill: Siron HI'!. R:!''S 'W'I ii!·1 T .i\,['I£:.lT. NOl the SO!:'l (lfta]~:nt that "'r:!I1I:li the lead in '~h>e'$'Cho<lI nlJusic<lJi.,.or C~miI. the 'Sorlti1at wins A "i~!"il:'ltll Ida]. This is van ish'iI1lg-poi.nt. t<.'iII!I:U, &I faT 00 thl: ri;Elhil Qhh-e 'bell curve that It 1'I~!OIds its: ow!'! sh.eet: of gr<lp~_h.pal?e'r. U's l(in~]y wary mit: tbcoo~blJ1t. 'that par~ ,of th;e story eemes laJ!1lr.

So h;eoo1i: Doot Conrolius. Cl'elllt'oJ o:f,:S'ii,u} TI1-ii'l, tdin.g usooikto the b~:giflJl'li_ng. Lt':stl1em:id.-l:g6oB., ,QyjtlcilhlS is a Chicago ~lSC j,oc~y.1.lI1d1 <IllfU}:I,I:lICer at WVON,a powGrh!lliS(l'aftl:l~ b!<lc~mlJ!sic~(e:rnf'. Ami:~ finds h~m_S(l~f ata s-Jianwwn~~ fir\lle' il)[ot:il.ers from a. Guy, b'ld.., (;iutl~~yilre !1;(!min.g Oll1llt<l~~ m IPcrr£orm. somlllPmdicla.b:I~'mwrS ofoon~s from (lsta!b.lls.m.ed. grml;Ps ~jk~ the Telinptati.oll:!l. .. F.llililJily <lets: l:1il'll'~ il ~liIockie-J'l'ldh/isUIry, la~.ellll\ .... hie, S~ Cor· nelius i~ ~ea.dy [>0 be l1i1f1derwihelmed.

Atldll~el'l this kid!, m .. yb~ 11 ~~l;'J;In~?gr,;l~~iI', spi:llis his 'lVay oll~of tnepacik of dld~.r bnys {lnd OJP~I1~ nis mwtil1. t.o :s<'ill'lg.. And tlrle Sill!l!er wei.gnt Ol Mith<lelJ;:l(~"S.t<lleDitlailild!sllswne!{pec;~eqillly.asol ciliIil~on $<lfed;ropp:ing.£['Q.1n.1 ~r;i:.y; "M~"sQ:DlIV 4 ftl:.111;' (Q:[!Ieliill:~ l!>E!;::o1JU~.~a[ld. ~ti'rell!:iok:il'lig at <I smllU ~e~n who cain dg, i11'11~!th]I'I,S he W<l:!l~OO to dO on~~:.l~_"\I'~lh his (e~t 0] his 'l.!Qice, Thgcet liO Ib,eU~'\Iel -of ]l~!I;IiP~ewihQql:lJ do th~~. yoo~t~J1!:j!'l-.S about Jm:mes ilfOWn,"l$ i1per.fiJ.rmer,.You~ talkifl,S i1bo,ut Areth.J :Fr,"l[lklil1l ,~$ ol sil1llger. Mkhael \,vas ~i:ke ~:til ... t <IS O'Ikrd, He did it .111]. \\'ithifl the frO!!fIlc· \1irq~k of one ~d: .. ~. NQb~'V else dlid!~h<l.t"·

M:k"h<l~1 racksQIl wasn'~ one 00' those drildl staes \i\,rIrlQ was ddve!11L ~o success by an ovcrbe-a:l" ll'lg.pO!lrelll~, fhQlJ1gh h~.51I'~the. ~ose:phla<:k$on was inde~ Q\i'erb!l:~f:il:lg t!!l'tnepQ.int; of vio~;en~. fJ~ wO!sn'JtO'! child s~a~ who 'briefly c-alrt.llood th;epass· i Ilil:l fi!!l~cy 0'£ TIyr~! widl!a. III ixtu_oo otf t.enor !\Ild! bO\l'Igs; Even bisflll.ffiesl bo,yhoodsmash. "'i!, !}Ct W<J!S fM R1Qtoe sQ,histkat;e{l t:t:..an. the !1i.futmdO!itl~ btibble,gtl~lIl suga:rhlJg th~ Top .}O aifwawes d.,cOli 1970. 1-'i;e'wi!!sl'!'itooostoo ll(il st,artlom. by-the .Iackson 5, ~he gro1/.itp· just n:iiedl to hang 00l.

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to his rocket [aikson was <I f,oro~ of Ila:~tl~i~, <lin inevitaooL~ly; AU the rtsl is ilJiogi:iI.phy, wiil.1,toiJ\'l. and.OO'flsC!qul2'liIC(ls.

He was bemen Allg. :i.9. ]\9!5<B. His m.othf'[ l:{at~'I".i'nlt' was .;3, d~d:icj~.6cl. J~ho'v.1lis Willle!!1l 'l!.l'ith a s\'le,~'~: si:a1giflg 'VOice \ ... ho endf'.a'l'ored. leo ]W.OlJc!ct Mr la:l'gefa:m:My Jl'!;!rn th~ \''ViO:-e!lpre.1tli !j~ll ohltt:l i'lUFrmifidin,g ci.ty. Hi:~ f,1,therwJJs~. CfOll:le operato:-r .1.nd.clooellil gl,lhllrp]i1}"e![. Thg,ell:ier ~he pl1lrents fixed 01'1 the :idciI of O! fO!l.mify singing group, which nli~i ~eeB) HI'!l:' ooys Qffthe sneets .lInd-jll.il ma.!!,b~-gj"'e the f~m~~.y a Hcket -out of their dead IMld •. As first rort(;civCcl,. fhe g;Ul)!l.!P di.cl:n.'1i 'eveni11tdl!,u;f~ Midlilel. He \:Vas W~) y.ou~g. llililt\\'hcl'l he 'f.\!a~ <l!bO~l 3: ¥e<lrs Qld." h~' stane<! !)lllg;ing the styJ[,he hea]1d his brolhe:rs lithe-OIl'S" jJ[lj}Ti)!re]H anl'louJI.J:led itself. From then Oil'!, he w.:is the a"ckllow]edgoo stOll.,

TQC ri;1d:s:on ~~ his sons rolcm:tl.cssly, fIe l'roi\:iUled theil' SlloTlC'orn'i:!l-1S and. 'p:llr!!ished! th,.crn £0':1' ~heirmiSI .. kC!iL I~e supervised daiLyp:ra:ct ice sessleas w~lhO\\1i"hip in :his h,ltl1lcl; he bea~ the !"cd, wh~ fiiSlS. h<l!~lgjrs, ill ral:OO'sU'-op. None 00' h W.lS !)t;,"()ess<!:!'y to iIl"i:oti\l'a~ Mic~ael, fm th.;e Ixi}! was aJ sponge when lt cama' to d.;ewioping his craft He studied! t'lw s~lilgi~ of Jackie Wibon, IDia!1i<l. Ross. Sam Cooke. StcvieWo:Jild)eT, .J\It. an a:ge whc!'! :l1iflosl.kids aee lea'!'iI.ingtbiebasks ,of dCH·N!'J.i" he' was selh.dmin]steri!l:El al:'l a(])vam:..:l t:!lIl!::5C i]l the ,(jadfatilc:i of S'mJiL ~~ tllilib k Jam.es !loown is <I.ge:nilJls,}"O'l.t linm.ow; W,iwll he: wa_s wilth the F<lMOlliS ~i,am~S-ll!i'ihel~e'Vaib]e." .I<ickson 'arlee told Opral1Wi.nfrey. ~] t1S00l'O walch Mm

on tn.elc]evi.sion, and] used t 1'IIngry at tllie

'CaMIi::l'amal'l b~aus~wliiM.n wou.1d r,ea]ly

start to, dial'lce. they wauM. !be en a. d.Ol>eu.f, so I COliJldl'l't $~ h is feet. [~sholllt~ 'Snmv him! Sl1m" h~m!"so [rou~{1 watch aad learn,"

100 Do~edi h~s DO,.:; 'inalto'G<lJry"s dives <'IInd.$trip joi:nlS, wl1!'ro~h~y Mm~dto~elfiJefS plus wmt.Jtewer t!te,ludimlru to~ Oliltotb.esl:.1ge-. Sixj'e.a:r'O:lld.Mi. chael ([;rwl.oo. along tne llo(J.]oco!l;lpiilllill cmll3 irul!Q

h~pQI;:ktl.:5; untH his pBlnrl:s Siig~d. Thef.l;~~!t st~p WiI$ the $(I.C'i1~led ckidiru docUJ~t: of blac-Ji:. I:li.glltd. 3ru:11 fromlhe:rre, t:]u.eid:tkso:nlJ:rotalIl'S :m;ai:lCl: it 1'0 Ha:rle:m.'s AiP~lto cfliwaJt~r, ,,?hCl;~ tbflgWUp 'WJ}J]. <In .~matJru:r:-JiljI~t COlinpCl'ntI.OXI.ll:'I. l!1}6]. Th<lit: :S.iIm~yeo3lT'>therackrons op~.:for GladYS;.Kn~ht: afnd.the r.ips, who 'MlOO part ;qj'BQfry GOO'diy'S 0Ii~ ~onis.]U:i:ng C'at~I.og oj <ll:'tists: at lVIDl<r:wn RC'lcoo:ds. Kliiiight was so~tmck by the a_,dkw,aJbl~ pwdligytb<!il 'S:~ u~th(! Molmvllbm;wtallle 011 ,look

Jm! and. Ka:lhcl'i~ sel1ised l!n](l' w,as runnin_g ~hort ].;ih 001i.m:~]m: S'lillge pa:r!€llt!i b!l'f'ore' t!liIJ!~l. thlilY !.nui~rnl;Q.od tbOlt,tl:l.e m1o~em 'I.Q ]Oi!iILndl .01: chi'ki sl.a, is we]lbdwe~he hwm'Ones hit. As <li faml!lyfricnd OOlce~id;.~K.nlte;rineknewthe Qnly wa,y out ,0'1G,a_ry wa_slhro!.!!:gilt Michae~ ... One dary shetll,n;~ml ~l;)' me ,,:lld 5aidl. 'Mkhil~li$ ~1l!:enm.Y. "~t he' ~Ti't s~ay that "lI~y fQ:r€\!\~T. Themi.ll.!'h<il db we do?They've gO'l 00 getafem:1tlI (l()liI~r<tN I~O\'II'.'''

'Tih~s 1;!:rgem;y wasdt IO$t OI1l Mi.::hael".,YOto had a :grownm.il]li.~ $en~ QJ e'O.ml me rce bihi:ndJ1iis Nig brown eyes url t.h~:I"I!lJb d:ueeks,. [m~tient, JM wok his bOyStOfl1!ro:rd <II si:ngle at t:iifi~f St.~IJtO"'Vll Recmd$ ]1'1 G1iI'Jl" lJien.IliE~7i'n. tl1.e 1a'~I,'s :pre;sfude:l'l!t, !,fc<l]~ed. dlat the YOU,N!gSter. was llil1l11_.1.I?Pya,t; thll: $iII.liJseqlllentplllioto Stl'SSiM. ~Mid];iiel:>aid tfill: setup, loollrod I:i~ea famUy po:l't.ait.~ Browl] OO'lCll: toll:l.<'i'1Ji i_lIJ1ie\rvi~er.. "He said, ']sl1t tllfus SiUPPo.sOO

to be busi:l1Les:sr' S'o he SCl't: wp,the . ' dle 'way

ke '~bo(j,gh'l: ~t siJoiLIl(llIi(.>md, took , , ' <lit d.e

[r:oiIJil"i3:m(]J that~s t~ p:ict'URW~ !.liSed. He hadsorn;e s<w"'y. He Jtn.ew el,ll12R b(!Jm 1!h:en,"

Gomy fin:aUy rO!lIow.ili'lg~al'; te:I1iOO with a. poloo:r :facelQ .. ~ emire set ]~sbde. Go.rdy b!tersalld. he was th:i:!lki~ig tl1.n Michael's Syperh1ilrna]lj, dand:!lg 'W<!J5 ~OQm,,,~~re (.!;II': hi$pipiil1g; voice. a.1Mi! he WQlJ!ld :need a br@r1dof :n:lIJ!~ic\mtleI} i'1lI_st Eo:r him. "We CQldd! H'I)ttbe]iifve this oM 1lIl000n [[I tl:li:s< yQ1!I:ng ki\d~ ibocly;~ SiI:iid Gorny" wh~iiil. ~h~'IiIilIl;J$k ~QpP~cl" b.e hai!lded Joe <I COli1ih'lCl,lh~ bmtl1i.er,s bDl1ruj~tlI wiitb joy. th.en. step,!Ml Ollto

MOItQW;'n'1i MIiL~li'OO" bl!'h ~o sta:rWrl;l. Amlwhal \\!a:sttbiatl:ikl1l?Wall"oo"Wan WQ!'k The !hliJusesong. Wf~t!!rs ~sta:r~oo. CRllking O!J!l ''s()!J[·bl!!ibbl~Ui[ll,'' as >(i01ldy caUtd it. lhe!!:!:'rOl!!'l1El:ews "lld!pr~dl!Jee:r$ and sid.em.el1L pu_shed the b~f~" ~[m~n:h!l;lh r,lCkron. :; oo.m. Tht:Fe were en.dless: hliJl,u's w~lh Uile ,Mmown £ashlQllcrew, ~:ryiI'!iSon wiilddl)tn.es, <lJnd more hOllln wkh the h<!iiT s~.y]i$ts, and ~,t1Ull1l!:re hOl!.m,\,,~ith G@wJy'¥ eU:ql!lleU~ t.eil~E1.ef$. 1I1iiiae the s~.lld!io, ~Jriere ""<liS.a [Iiilm~fwfl\ie~W!ap l1<i:n(]J!:ing the' Fild:sonSl ~U'Je Co:rp@[atio:rl,"

Af~elr <! ye .. :r in the 'CQrporililiolll's fa('l'Ory~~:he rOl;\:kS:~[1 5l,1i,'tfe OI!~I1]~hed.poodJIiCt. re~ea.s~d.tothe p1!llblic' with iI. s<ing]~(:"lled. "I Want ~oijjBaitk'" The 'b[ot~ers traded ;sn~.:ppil'lSove_r a. Jleooo~,alting b<.1:$$ aadpercusslen .Iillle, hu:~ iit was Michad'S

'., ~o""v.nedl U from.tl1em.o,m~l1I!~ he ~ooaood,

.g~y en a ~]issa;fi.dotli PI~.d"OC!OM" ~a" by. gille m~ OOlefl1«m d]allC:.c"~ And with that.b~ waS frrrev-cr:SM:mpedi ar:tlhe \WO:[lld'S sound uack ThC' song Mt No.~.h:lilii!:rIiUla:r:y I97Q.·1he:i:rne%t recm"din;g,~ABC,'" roached N(i, I In,,iI!:p!:',il=blJ:rrJ!)?," i,lCIi1l ~LC't: ]t~~t bya group alDcdlth€ iJ€'OItlieS. "The la!l~ 'iG~ Sa;v~" to])~ed~he chOl!r~s jn rll!l~i folilQw~d, by "I'U B~ "O~i!\~~ ~m, OcilJoP!l'!', Of .. U the g;!l~tM:o~o'\!\.~fI acts: .• the Jacks~ :5tvere thefi~t to dtan fMJ1 N·o.. :!: h~lS: in a" ~i:n8Ie year. $'QIlilIe.· t]m~s· ]Qst i~ the doa:;::de ,of the~r debut. is the filet t'ha~, w~t~~ "]'U Be There;~ Mi(:h<L~] JiIl~li:$Q:r~.~iI"'e bi!!d'Jj~o, <l! dasskl.l.!ll]<!d.at the ag,e oJ n. :~'Q~ ~velil Iludy GarD<!lfId millil.aged. thill" -

The price of Sl(I(l(;e55. ~$itwils ()firGiliFla:lfull alllil other pI1QdI]iil~~$J,\iI.'.l$ O1JIO$t cl1i.ld~oodl. "'']'h!roo was aP'<1]'kacm~ th.e stltect from the Mo~oW:[I stdi(l, and I C'alil.remem~be:Tlook:i!:lg<l~lho(!je kMs plOlyi:nn:g gp:me$," Jac!i::mn wJO'l'e ]]1. bls mCflllloa~, M~II Wiilk, "]'m jllls,t stalre <lit them ~f1 wondc.-rn oouldrni:m<lg]~estlC:IiL foo~lYm,!>uch a ca~f~'l2l1l ][('ofl......,antilwisil:l mm~d:l~Il .• :l1iLytl'!ing [had! that ki~di u.ffooooom, tEt1l!t:[ oollM:I wOI[kawa.:y arnd!'b<I! jllistlib them,.~

He toM. W~[lf'rn-y t:ha,t b€ wa.sa, "lolltcly. sad'"

LB'II~·" M'r...:iltt :),1~ljIjJ~wri~~

~""1IlH~fliE ~

Thi'S 80!l;g illllomlfllex:, t;b,~ chmd !;']];l_lil,ges OLrt btau:tU1;!lI, ~Ite r.illlge in wlnkh ~'lkhw!iinv' WI th~H~cki$ ,benom~1m..'I1

GNer:111'CoI!!'! IPowen ~m(I"~~11];!4StlIrt!

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1il.t iijl:in~~ ty.ics. tlii.e dUlcing aoo ~he joy mW.i!khi:.ngt~lhrt iII.arn.d~l1rLe'-cJeaJi"-CIIU 'you.mgslus pnu:ring llu:i:!'n~fii:> Old m!ll>l~d i1rI.etiw]l.arnillm.oili'l"Smt MW,[twM~hee;lirly 'iQ!5, ~ ti~ 'fw~r.,~ 'Ii 1fiI~ oJ po]ili~,a;1 U:lll'm.oi~.

01 tirm: !lhhe W\l!nIi~~c:u:£t~',!llfi(M'i)mcsti~ unrest. Th~y m~.d~us mliI~ with tih.eir fT.t';5;I\~,;lnd UUll:r c:u!~ '(~OS. \i\r~ 1:a~.OIlIf (00. felt ~ Wl!C(hjl!1i_g thtlm, aM 'Om c.uestdl. (ora [ilW lIIlii[lutll:s

~!!'G~I~~, J~tfl~!CMIJ IICIIJ!I'T~m1i

I jmt LQ~' Ll!t'~Ml1iill~ :l1II_d . .t:tUmils oftihlll Slmg~ :it jlt8t ruts YmII ~n. rn imi1f!«ll~!~~thM 'f~ .. rnJjllig .mdtnotl duir'i: ~bt\ii i[lW~voi(id bdi~ve Stevi~ WM!:de:r wro'tJ~~'lh:in oong~ rndl

il'~ ~\Js:t ,ill ~utrif'l!l~ cU~.m,iliia[ioll ,o:hh~ emetien of mu:;.i'!::

S .. !M.koe. mJ'ffl'~I'~d'r.!~J"

!'II!. !!t;T!nili~

,~IO".'ed him;ls i1J ~e mi:>~,-] had"O!i1~g,A[l(1 J'Ikl) h~ dld. a'l'lld I Il()p~d thin the giLls wooh:i. liikeme the w.ay they ~U;:ll:dMm-ht ]h4"~ <Ii ~~~J. ~J;re'ir:l my h~.arl WI the 51lJ!1lffh.edidwith ~he r;l(k:5@'H 5

I'LIlIiIiiTHEilIi

H:iil>S'" .. el!l :'I'OUifi:ll'!'O~ Ila:d! d'l:~ 11I~l:'$~liId]lil~ lhilit.macre ¥oo be]ieve he kneW' wtiatne'wo1rS s:Lnging abmlt

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R'R~F l'IIIi'AI!IT'iI'OilIBACK.

['m ~tt}'m\!.(:n ¢xactly tbe- same':li~:lis M:it:ha.el !ilCkson, 50' [W!li i11j)~.tk kid r;iandrng in f:ront,nl' thtl'\I' mimi~ltililg:h:im aoo my pa;r·enllS wou.lid si.t I:h~tt i~dI wilitd!!!'tt try~.olTt.dit~h !:lim. That wiIi!l:one of the first ~~whete[ INm~ ~very ~Q:I'(i!:Q tht f()i!I,"g. 31'ld] «Il1ld singil and damewithther~ck$fiJlI s iri front ofU'i~ 1'11. ~!'$ somfthiiJ:lg th,at's re\l.1ly pari: or m}'ch1l~

cb:i]d""hav:i:w;g to fal;e po:pul.a:r.iJty and. all that 'Th~l\Iii' w(!-l',e t~mes wb~l1i. ] hat:llg~(l:at times w~th my brot]acrs" p:i~klv.' n:g~s and. d:l.hl;g'S" b11l1.1 ... ~d: '~e' a]wary$ 'C'l}' €mmlool~[i;Il~ss."

Oprah: ~Jll!!g;iiltni~g alt what: a.~?" Mjcha.c~: MOb, '!I~ Ht:~le, 8, '9.'''

Alldi ~ven as dl~ ja.cki'lOOl '5 wl!['.e h];lzil:lig~o, g]OI;,y"a:llyom.e whh ~ylf,S ~J) see Clou]d predict t~.at: d1Je grolliP\'voIl]d!Il,'~ b:st long. n.e.ew,a:(l5I:lib <lin imlbal<iililn! oftOlifulilu-fmlr mort<liSalld, trnw:is €m,,&dsffillYiPow~.rflidfifth. Typical of Mot'ow~[J iil:C~s,. t:hfl' JaclcsoilflSi w!il:l',cli ~:mi l:fit:oarll eIJJS!lf'm.bla, from lil1.e~r chrrruoglre:i:r ly.ir~\c;al trad~O£:rstiD th~ir match But w:beD.IWIff ¥®un:g M]~hae] !M~d!011l!'I: of [he ;$p(lt~~ght <lli'Id ~nl!o {:(I:ITtll.at]®nMs brothers, the whole il;ct s.agprt II: • fu~ .. Deliby WiiDlI1elt'tofl farm w;ag{!ill,aJDd y~1J! 'COO$i;!e him tryingw lil!lJ(ld h:im~e~f lilil:~killlfitil .• aJ€teT il few bars, ;SaD]ly pil'e"'iI:I]~d aDd he W91l]d bUI$~ ~il~in

t.(I the f~Q[JJtw~iI'~ he belonged. -

~e~,;).~ he' w~s S(IyOIJ!~.g, jlnd beca,~ he· mlade per.fut.mi~g ]~~t SQ e'.lisy; andpoe]'hiaJJ;ls: beC;]iUl~e he· Wi\i~aJyOlII~g b~.d:: m!lJn in O!! OOI)l~il.1J whose P]'~~iid.ie11.t (jI$ W~ J·~elJt]y le!lJfru~~ f]1~:m [lew~y rel.e;i$:ed, NiiJ.iion tape$)' believed !'IOOrtl.o1JJ was n~c~~il'jr wpr[ev~nlt bl>11cks ,Il'ul! whi,tes bl)ffl IIDOlrvi; .iMli!'lent~geth.e., ;'! l(lt !l)fpeQ]:l~e figl;l]1w. M' . r!~k:$Q1'I i~¥ ~iP:p<ene~, ;fl.~ ~S i:nexpl.'k~ble :.lsmlll$ic ])tse~f. lell'!!'j' GO:lidy. O'! moS't cak:ul.a!ti:[lgmall" :reoogl1J~~ed,: however,. th!<l!t the.re W<!$11Hl,t:h!i:[Iga~d.d!e:ntalO!!bolJlt JO!!C''''' :so-n,"M:idl!~~l's .. lwi\y~ ~!glen d!Uf~~1IIt." ~9Td1y ~Fl.oe socid,"'Re~ m!l):Iie:inwnse thatn.a,nybOOl'; He's made iI. ~iel'lce(l1!lJt of th'is."

And! $0, ,~en as the[!!!!C~~i)n 5 spl.I!n ~Ff~ S"~!J!~<l!y·mOil::lliiJlg: carteen .. M c~.<!nkt:'4.Q1I!:t mere hits .• the's,mup'S stu :st,eeredi hj~e]f into .!l! solo 'Colllee!!". MisfilS~ No .: ~ hl1t. ~]~ingly,. wo!s a s1igh!Uy cfleepy ye~ nakedly rc.eaJU!t:iful love Isong "Ixm:t <!, lonely b01 <LlMI, ~j:sboe.s~ frlem:! •. a l'@t !:I.uped :EleJl~ Til:iis from a"ooy who, w~s OIbeadiy flUinghis f!!!m~rny~ Encino.,: C~[i:f" estaJte wim:h I?e~ boO!!. C(ll .. ~trkro:f.p.e"cocks. panorts.

There W<!!i> Q~~ 1;;11"[~nge 't~<!!t ;ndt~li' ti!ler!!t !:!O(!'C<!kl!dO!iti,Q!:!!ro~id! (lV'efOO!:!1e, When p!l!l~nll' ~jl. hisvox.c,e d]l@!p~ed.. he· ~l!ned.w(i!~sht: a:Rdllh'is fowe b:!',oli1e tOyt. "l had p~rnp~5 SOl b'<!ldLy~'I: U!led.

'1:0 m<like meso s:hy.lIlSM. nell. rolookat my$~IF. I'd hWe: my (<Ice in the d.alk, I wOl'lM]t'~ waJlll·tQ leoik. ~r.I. t1llie' mif.ro:r, and my f.athertea S6i1 me anill I jll'St hSll'COJ :lltaJllG I cri~d every d.ay,~ raciksol'ltoa.dl Winfrey; Hci:nlagined! h~ wilJS fat ,;)]llid qly:.. He adopt:BiI.a~..getiinaJll. diett: t:n.a,t:h]il Q]derboothet )1lff'm.<ilfietotltedatS: a.1!iJ a£DE'1 Clllie. ]twas: ~ $hort :step ~:mm t~er:e t() hi.tS: '[$I: vl$ltto,~ pl,;l.s1ri(: Sl;[f' g6il1f1. Ad!l)]~$~en~-lhe loss (l:fth~h:1(IJt:e kid! he n,ad Deen. th~' unmOl(l:rnd SeilrChlQfaJ $.l(Q:i.table way t(lIO~.~no1.d!lJ!lt-"'m~d! ii;llPmywMle ~eI:'iOO1.a)~tY.;~ he O1;~k1iLQ'w]erlJged!,

Illtwffili]e' rO'l~k$(I:Ilw~$t]~dl willth <!IIJJ emrMr~I1!' 3ru tll:'<I:l1Jsilti(l]1l oom:I'I1I.ont~d!l;j]dl ~t1!!rs. he ret1l!i[ledl lli$ ~rti$t:k oolJJlffi.dence. bll I~i4. aJS disco thre .. ~· ~I:led 1i:Q bwry swed·voii~ed! 'bOY5: ][1 ~hem:lI!sic itu,l¥i.nes$. the r,,~MQflis<lP!pe<!:!ioo. (m ,SWd Tr~iP1·i;Q rnntil\od'lroetheir new sil'l!gle. ~D!tm;~!!l!g: MO!!ch:..Lne," 1it w;lSOlin1l,Uo,ge1llerr f1Jjnki,e. Michael ~aocbo:n: d~i:l1!gthe s~llg~~® Mids!!)ng,.h~s f~ce we!l!t 'blan.k O!!$ l!~. JlI)['ped t~IQ!J!~ a j<!!w-cl~iPp.i;flg dance ;m~ve c",Uedtitle ro'bo~; nw<!s hi:s ov.:':i:i. i:nve[ttim~. ~lIDe pmclla.et of ](Io~g bO'Y1S o.f C~'[!I!ljng physiC'a![ e~gii!le~dIn...g. notbil'lg bo:rr(l'!,'!l\edbo:m James;

B,~gw.n s ~~ sma.m~ ~he' W~o!tilla aen- ~

Sil!rt:i~. A_nd M~ J:;!dksm WolS dQne bei!l!S··1l! ~

[Wrodig:y!l!!:ld QIl! to mm.eib..rng b~gge1. ~

~

MlJisician Le~nv K..J''i!!'I'~~'Was·a. d~ild! wh~ he s

$<!wthe J<l:c~son 5~t M~~i$Qrl S(;l1/!aJle Gng;en. w,[t ~

was:the:fiut CCllWe:n 1\1 eve~ seen. and! tbey 'Wl!1:ll: ~

we<!!ri~S these k:~kke:rpa;nts wltlh rdlo-ots dla!t ~ ~iJ;mey!p to the'k.nees, So I WQ!J!M.pl!Jt.s~1QS_he5 on ~.l •. aJfI~ d!!lI'lJ~e .. ;mo!IJ~,the ~v~ngroom oHM:! pxelie:!'la! ~

th~Jt J w~s Midl<lJ~l JO!icb~;~ he rec01JLLs. ::

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.. [[ he had.il!lSt dene what he diicl <IS!!. cW]t, hC! I"

W(Jl,lild 5tti]] be tbe :gcem1!ls HIO!Il he is ,coosidiel'!edi i ~OO1!!l'." ~~a.Y.it:1:lslJlm::; YF .. "JeC'<tuse:ids 1l.l)i~:f1<lilU- ~ !!'<!l:for a. cl.'!jil!d ~!lS~S: ~ha.t: way; to sin:c w~~btl'i<lit ~!'" !!1mQIJi[l~ 00' depth, witht~.at. almmJ:IlJt: of cmotoon, wilth thOit <!~(),un:t of:i,n:te.p.retatien,lh~ p~tib, ~ ~he ~1Ji~[ty .m.d! H!'e~eeUn..g,'ne oody tiM, ofm.u- "

~

ski..IJ1I[ ~a11J 'C()mp:a1,e Ih<!!t to is Mma!rt.~ ~

iEIIJlt w];[~~e' we can th~!lie "'g;if~s.a t:bel'~ isa ~ jp!llint,H which the gift is .~iu.st~oo ];iI:I'g~,. ta]e;r:lilS ~ ~w.p~;lise ttl~ltlves: asln:!:Ildclls,mdbame:l's, am!: ~

~. distinoctj(i\!!, s!h<ldes i:r:mtricwablly' i:nl'Oa.tie:riOlitOOf:i. ~

Whkh feels lOalSle!b'd'Jillg iliIoy Hke;illll!t!l(r.ll~ty of ~ km;eliness, _ ;:;0

1F'~Ii' ~l:iMi,Mkh'a!:'1 9t IIr'fomily ,ffimtl! in E!rti.ro, Calif.; "1 •.. ,

.. milD ,r;rI'!~J.I's cr:yjrnm lrmrlirtm, "'h~ Stlid

iG'irG'.a~,,~tltlonli .i"anm!s Klifllil'ni!'lll' li'll.r1'jtM:ph /t100m1 at hmn!:'wilh' tIreir SimS, iilWllld' J!j7CJ

Ea:, iIij. I, 2., 3 s.tllfrl~ !" th~ ~~ "igh!Jp.liIl:S: ~JI'hfir trDm"'!llUiI'llllfG~~, Iiild"tlfc la~ 5' n:rcJrtJltd fl1! fitIJ!e!:m fh~ S!~119!h ojli;ficfmtPs prod!9ious' fnltl'Jl. Afl",~~rlC!l~llJ(l(nl Illi'dl)isulI!j'm.6~ by M~eW1t boss &ny Gordj,I'-ht fl!wred Lkfy-G]q-I'h~ JittksOl'ls churntd out cJrnl1-toppiJ':l-g, mS!Q'!!~ Cdf(hp p.D/'-solllll!' II" ul!pl'«tdm~ mil!

95

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ls bo~A\!~, 2,9, 1900, in, G<!f~ IIntl •• ~M :$~Wiiiitii (if li!inl). ~nil:or.en

I

l?,aHI~Jlelil J'eC! J\aek£!m l'fIUIIlIXlrIffIll'mds QI!'I;e 'of ~~!O!~$ fi~tlnitl~i),ybaild!li (Ii1~ (ji ~1lil']i' Ir:nOO~ MITiI(I In 'GiailY

U :;'1: Il~ r!iliL'!I"J(~.l ] 13'1: C!J •• II IJ I: ~'I!lll!l! n_.;.[ rn !I . []!J1II.1"iIl;n:;[]IIIIII. 'D!!I1·HIII ~ 1IIl~"". SoI' .... "!h .... LI!IIJI Til,ll; iI:, L'P[ K€ rUIIIB J/"~ nil

lIIIne ~2Idki!iQfiiI :5, Goi'i'lpot.~d O'~ MtGhool (,fl'oIiUj, M~fIOil. J~:dI<~, 1II,ltJo, aM JIl'.rm!alne, MfGhMI, ~M' m!Q~~ ~al!l'nte(jl gf ~M gJl(il!jlJ}.!:.Oi~$ 'O\'~l' 1~;lI~rmging (MitiS b.~ :a~~S

lIiM J~~~I'! 5~~!'! .. nilmahlll ... ni~M ~nt!l$1;l,t 1H:;UI~ml1S Apglio Th~;lttr

'lilillii :group' re1'e11:11ell its,~~li'j,t: ~lri~:, ·!;Il~ I!lO".." w!!.i!f! 5tee\1ll;)WiiI, ii5ma!!! l!rui:!!olQ;ilJ rel!:Clro !'<!Woe;!

'fh1l,J!3t~sGn(i~nfclir.ows MO'ta.w~1fI tFOIm 'IRe Mfd~t 'to SlU'Inll'. ,gailrd'r '(;~Ii"'aqi'o"a

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°Go.t '~(I B~ lM~rn;· Mlchael's'Ri":&t'Iil.oI'o, $'~!e:,. reames NI), 4, !lMI ~he '~h.j!!n':i, Tli!e ~!!1f!il:;ilr!'f lilleda!bu m ~5 ~le~~1 tih~ kJ!!QW!ni!l ~~ r

Wid'! "iBen'.~'the ~Ile SieHl ~CI arll'm aboculli lelepatlil'l(: pet nil:. :1I4-year""'l~ M !chael f'lootehe:o hl~ filt5~ N(I.,]J, ~ilJI~ hit

ThU:l< J!aCi~nl 5 Imo!l'ke ~t1Clr 'nrs! !Ill'" Illii:'aflllllee Q!1J m~ ~-d ~iN¥M :5f!~

Afte.r retoc~tlng

In C!llitMIIIII, 'the bililiid Ils,formllll~ In~rcodUecd with ,SI I1Ul!rnOmtlil!!lee'lilt lhlllli!lai~:!!'I,iII~'1I'&Tty If!lills InlglrtCi[Ub, <:1M .1nI opGn'ln.fi gig, 'for ~'hu $u;prmn~ sCil'!!l~a1 d::l¥i> !aitCil'

a~im,Il'E I'HFIQ'E AII:lIf.nl peak~ lit No" 14

FolloWing "II Wlilmt You 8a~k;· Illie ,gr~"I'I!5, !leldthree sin,;~~I8!C," "lI1I'Ie lOVeYo~ S~;'o\~" ~ndl ·l'iIIl8!~' There":-.alsc,to.P hllBrn~

DMJj1_ARQSS M~£lW'S niE JACKSONS

... tlllrm~Uktli lit IN!), 5

ifIiIe'~5Qft S ~ 1heTr de!i1IJ!;,all!uml 'Tbe $In~!e .~ 'iNamt ¥ou B8ck~ ~un~: ~a nt1M' ,U..year-otod MlclillE!lel. fCl(ke!£, loo' ~o. 1,

'The' ,J~n :s we~~$$~Vlly .;l1li([i~i~nf,~!, MO'l.OWIII RcCO'Ji\ills. 'The~ go< Or! 00' reoOl\dl more tm.a1'l1i'l81~ II d~1II stuell" albwrrbS for Ikfll')' GOlldY'8,soUlllabe!

'TIl~ ~rQIJlI!l'r5 I~~ M~tl>W!l m~ (l&$ IIii'@DOids aMi .. ~ 't,Dif'D~d to ¢1I~ilIpUl!l'lf name· lo, 'stmpll", ~heJiI!!~Qns.

'1iIle w-oup's ;s!OOJ1.([i¥e(!IW !5IhQ:W, ·fhe' .!!a~!'1<S', debl.!ts en CBS. I~ ~h!:i tlm.e, J'er!fl'o!l!ne hil!~ !leen lre;,p~eed ~ ye~:Jl~t tl\I04:i'ler Ramly (t!e!Ow, il'iI, left}

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~IC~A~lJ~C~SON I $~~E~S'~~

INo Celebrity Superni0V8 Bu.,ned IBriiBhtelr Than Michael J,ackson At' !tlhe Peak: lof IHis 'Calreer

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I:C I·a "":1 ~.u:: IU 01),' 's mnlI'iOIlS a(lCadllboLig~iiI, with OlIfofgl:ltten failute. Miehael had,Ill't y>c'l tume<! se wh~n he got hls first o(Htanil'lg ro]~, in a big mowie: Th!!' Mil', a black ¥Ie!:'SiOll'l. (!If TheWizaJidrJj (l!: t]]at hmi bee]], a ]'Q it 01'1 BooJtdw,ay. :la(ks~lJiwas east a>s the Scaoocoow" and hI? shu:liied, lii,ii:r,d. ~!'it th~ ~ole, t.t];Sii:mpo~lbll:i flexi.Mlily <'lind cheerful d~mNl1mlluking liIi:m ilnid~<I.I, oompllmiol'l to D:iilll],ii, Rtilili,'S DOfotl1y. ,BUll W10lMngin ~h~p;ro.1e~t jelled. TIU' 'M:;:wils .1:111 el'!rli!Jsi~'e 1I]0p, wi,th orn.ei:mpOrl:<i.ftl:l <is~~:i'is'k~ JJ:d:liOIl Slll'll,.u:-k up 01i £:ri:e-:n.d5~jp wilHI dt~fi~m'~ musical sl!Ipe'fIiI'i:sor,Quilinry Jcm,e$"

For l'I~iI:lly;! ',!liI,;1ncr·c~nlu:l)'. J~Il<e~h,i!ld. been helping !iillg~rs ~Y!u'nd ~hei:r lil~t.~ Rily 'CIlOlliles:, Fr.;mlk Sin.;ltl'iII, IE~,~.;I [:il'ls,er;lM. 'If~~Wi2'\;1I.'J~, just .. bUMIpill JQ:nes' ydlow brick ]iol1:d, Q:r [)e'.rhiilijNl a. rll;n:llJn .. te deLauf" Jatk:;;Q:n." ilb~tad.y e:nS<l~llict';d <It Hpi!;; RroordiS. <lskcd J!I;KnlCS ~QP:l'o(IJuce Ilis next. .. I!bum. ]l WQIl~d be 11 g~lll (',1Iree:1' move {or ooth men. (J1I!lw iM'II1, llieirfi:rst i[)@!I .. OOMtiolil .arn.d. r.u:btl!fsl1flh :5lyd!io <fj[bum" wa~ the ene t~iI~. shaped MJ's 5~}'le, :s~wned some hi~ i1:r1d S>,ped h~m t!Nl~rdI :!I!:!1pe]'5t~nI@ll'II.

The neW1lJssur<l.Il.CC Will!! evirl~nt frQm the album's :1]:1'5] sil'lg~e. ~DQwil: StOlP 'Til YQlI1 Get. !81'1@ugrn,,"Willl,!ldis.oobe<litinde:lilled lolhe I!11;~ 'Gecs' Stllm'l.ffly N~1lr f'-e:~"ilnd 111 ]Yl!iic;: lh;:rl wils :fllliggil::sriwe l"n.Qu,g~l~ore:poned]y i]l(:I;!:I' the disap. "rov.d or Mfcti'!acl'l:irnothc'l' .K.nhe'l"h'ne, the ~~llIg ,~ent~(l No, I o.n fhe US. charts. r ... d'~(i!rrsvoice had!n'l d!Ol!~lgcd. b!.:!l :he <!m.])!lId.IJ[) the Level of yvg.en.,y an:da~,[lholih'y and tried O!l;!~ thel]rsl of the gTU.!'l~s~fld:sq!'!)ei!I~slh.ill WQ~ld b~(',1lme <I!\I'g.. COIl ~·r<!d.cm<lr~. ThOll \711<15: :5:urdy t~<!llIks to ro:n,eSj you: e01!~ ,!llmost hC!!.f him. pgshin,~ Jacks@n to slO!!~dltall ,and sing lo(I,~"llle feeills:. even if ,?10m c<!n'lpo~ibJIy' ,eillpfeSlS h. ~Everlfbod.y sang high in M.:o~O'WIl, even Sa.evie IWo.llde:!'i," s<lIys ]&RCS. ~rn w<!~~ed·1.<II feel the flllllrangc o:l'his v<dre.,!1Jfld

.1 wantoo lli_m.!li tcal, w,itli. mom i'lMtuoo ]kinds of themll'S... Th<it'swlil:y 'Sluts ou:l or My lire: a sOO'Ig dlat.lbl1uRy Ii!3JY.lol' .'Vro~~ a.oolit lh~very bad ~'fId~llg of ;lim.a:[['.i<llg,~, tlilaJt. ] w;lS sillving :rQ~ Sili'i<it:ra, i: diilw.ith Miclia~~, Betal.:iSii Mie:l1.3el. r d~Ili't thi,nk.liIad. ev-el' d~]l wid", an (l'mot io:n. tl1f1it deep ~1l.j'i:iS~ ill I~ldfll:' 'fIorma] romance. And De crioo. Ofl e\ll~.1)' t<ll!i~. Every M.kc \\II~' did, n.e erled, I h~I.f1: t~e~~a;rs Oil ~b.e ~.i2oo00Jbetaus@' iilwiiS ~Nr OJJflUl WnJUfI,ulilt:lled. falii' singles In 10 th.e BpJ}. .boalidlop IO ;3,[Id e,,'e[ltlla]~y so1d1lo 1It:Ii~llio:n. oop· ~!$. ft,illt m,iI.dei~ a g"i<llwu. IOf ~l'i dlay; it:\?iOUildbe <II midget ne.:!:t. to t~eOlJlbum drual foni)I,\IiI'e~:t

E\'-elll in hii~ lUi. r'act!l(f(n~SJJmbiJl[O:l1. W.:B:!l lIS ba,rd .as ~is \'Qioe'wil;~ S(f(fi:. Pri.v.:B.'ldy henu~'!I'eil'

h,id lliIi~ d!~i:I'~wlb~gm~ til' -a:l"ce in en·

te:rt .. ]nm.en~" alld! ",,:hen hie 11 :l'egril;uJP~dI

tQ b~~in WGrK (1[1 ThriJlerin 19~h I Jacll:~'Q1'I ]lL~dI el,'ery imcntii:D1'I ~fm",king .. ~.arcefod~~Amins,CQ· l!DIls'U~ ficam!l.".iljjlllgD:bilil:gi~:th<Ill hem .. de ~ul;h .l lDlj'olb]e one,

~;]ekSlo:n <Iud [ones sH~ed thW!.1lghmo:r~ ~h:!n ,.00 SQ.1Dg~ bj' the be"$lpu>~f,e'$S;i!tll1<!] ~l'Ig:WIU~5S i:n,ill!!ll!lesl to ~nd.I1i!lle ~e:r~edlr<!ck.s, ~WeU!ir1ned that ~~,bum upseide de,wn," SoiIys!ones, !lJnd ~gu· menrs ~lV>e:r ma~erj<!1 'we~e ,comrn>ll>l. raci(s(ln hl\'ed thle komic bas:slincfw ~'Bi]~ic Jea:!l!";. lenes did. [I0't-5C'Qfe one [Oli J1J:ck$Q!'I.B~l gf<!dua][y th~ two fleU CQlllfide'l'nl th<!~ t:heyh<!dil!! ~o:rd that w~s all hiits~nd nofi]l\e'.!lomethi!'!!s tnc cnilire wUlrM w~uld ]ove-and ~u]\ch.a.se.

Pul Tftriil~l"oot d&ht !'!Gw,a:nd yoliUbe <lJII"lilLZed .it how l;'ils~ly the tro~ bling las~ yeus: oJr.a.cks:o:n:s IHe melt OIiWi!!y. fior GCI1!t!r.ation X~h;e :magic ~s p<I~t]ll' :no~t~lgk;, e\l'er.)H)!1~bctw~1'! dt~ agcs ,of J', 0I11i1d145 remembers e~a(tly whc~ they\vcoo wh~n. t:h.ey hesed "&<lJl ]t" fOJ"'t.he firstlim.e.lllIt .lisa pif'(j~ IlIfmusie,it oom.ams thcgmatest 'pop.al bum ~f,~]] tfume. 8\\'I{annaiBie Stta:1'II in' SollWltlilil]' B is the d~ lhing: J,ackooll has ~o' i1Ill (D'!,'\,f]oo}.;1liI mng; no'!. 01111)' ~ 'it 'OPCl'liL the" <lilbum ,and sel a rrell:~ie ~tle'. it also laysoLU iad:.!]o]1,'!; ambitious

ml1si:cal a~'I1i.da-foom the disco 1n~;]t ~'o~~.(l 'rock. ti:n~b:I'(! ah:he VOC<lJ~1lO the Cki:;lllig'rufmi.fII of ~Mama:'5!~, mi:lmil~. m3ima:(lQ)o·!ia,~ ,~~bh~, .rrom a, hlit by c:ame'llOO1il~a;n. saXO,~"'l1li1l[lW:;t Ma:liltl Dibamgo. Thl:lmp:i~ and. f1'a1Jglu:t.~Bi.U:ie [:~:W" is <Ii ~UJl.d. trillcl!: ~1I al,u,I.Ntigbt w'.lIk Uilr<:l1i,Jgh <iJsll:(!~C~,y fll[l'ighliu:f[~CIOdi. :nil;~l1a<lin}'lI1a:~-e:;):

M~icffilae'l rac;k.oofl iSOUindi dii'llnge'rml:s"wlliI:idll ~:;I1LO :5m .. 11 f~1lt.I'a~koolilfi~w~g.ptm.1!Icbli':rnd:it ~@:I'~. :i:mg <l piomeer, but "'Be-,lIt n," h~s m~ldJi[l1l (lfroc~ .<Ir:d :RSdl, ,w-ooc~d(\iI ~h.eool.H$i(l:n (If RJUii,UM.C. {l[ldAero!imi~h by (1(D1,lI~ y~~~$.lJes'ide~ ffe~~:u:ring, "" S:~i:t!ilr:!il\)illl;!p:f'Q'vW~d (~~~ Qf ~!':!'!:!'S.e !:Iy ~!!liic v~~ H,del'l (i1< ,} move his <!_CC<"J!!l~<I~~ no do<u'bt reg;!!cts)IWs the' bes:l C)!<lRlp]e ,of JO!Jckson's a "ii, ~t'y~®,b!':id:ge meeds 'Ulid.g.efl~es.. h's reuse OInd spooky. h reeks }'QIJ! wi'lHe lOY, dame to i:t~ l:ik~ aU of nrilk'i, ~t's O!! ,soll-histicOIlCd jo,y.

On its wary ~;Q bro®m~llgt~~ besl,~ruIi1ilg album 0f OliU l~ll1I,e (UJJltil, ilt was edipsed ~m, 2000 Illy 71.ic i&!lln: GfM!~f HifS'.1971·'1}7S1 ~"'t\1li of Drill· ,tr1:S0ilg!l! ,aac~edtm.~ 'Ie, lei" air.idth~ nlCJm.u] was :iJarl;lno",-a:b'I~a;t:op,th~ IJ'ill'bo.!lmct.iart £00'.37 stil<l:igffilt !C00iI:50cie.u:S:l1es:'ih'l]~~T.i1il(~ Wl?,eKs. {JoilllSC~)m,]slil.cs5" ,a:h~r.i:ll:g 1lDooa.l.I~ ~a~kso:n wiliSlliot j1list dOI11llI:f1aJt:i:liig I~c sO'I1i:'iil w;wes-]tc oW-fiei! due WQ~M~. .a:i:rwaJwe-s 1100. Af'oo:r Thl.'!WMl. J~.cbofln!WCiI.' had <l. :m,[ljm [(lIe ~Il il. H(I.l~fW(l~dJ fi.lm. [li.d1il1tm;lUeli, :in <11 way. h(:'W"(l5 ~oo $[;I~i,ll.li'ef.rQ:r.m.er, kilo big .;I.:st~r, to be :pl'lrt (lfOiJ,dimetlin,..-isk!fl. TV WQ!:!M be lhi~:!D!,lI~.lilPlex. M'['Vlrui.s; stl,rd:il!!ll in. Ole' :mil!li· m(Jo'll'i.e~ 1.bJi!J ,d.efin;edi the gelll1'e. SQrlfY Miusk boss filllm!l1llY MillI,UO:Jii!!,wlliIQtri'edi tl;l ~h.ep.he!rd Jackw!'l t~_roUig~ the lOller, !!liiffic~h 'Y,e~ws. iis hl!:rdlWy cO(:

aH~:g\lo'\h.c~ he s~ys, -nU!['l€' was :l1Iiobody'

Michael [adts~.md, there will :rU:l'o'croo anybody a't~~ Mk:ha:~J~ ~ckoo~,~haittall, do, for viidoo w~at fill: dJdJ. II: ,ut, tlw M'fV Clll~t:UJOO int:o the!: ]O],'Cli('ro:uIt. ,",' [ill! totally d(l'irli~(Ith~ vid~o iil.[l~." In fact. It wa;s ]acksol1's;\I'i~o, tlilat i:l1l ef~Q(t fOO",ooo 'th~i;I'J!!~Il~'<litiOilil, a£M1'V:umti[ ,u:B]Uiel~aJrII.~ M'fV was mosHy Hly~whiltca!llid OO[ljl~fltt. to be so.

~~iUfuJ~n,~ tlle fi~rs~v:iiloo®ff YfrriYa,.s!ll<li,ppoed dlC rlClCk ,of,~ry.O!:'I~ who i!ii'llw ~I~ ll~d! (Dl'llilIllIlilIb· :n:lru.maH~ri.'iiifiCicl.ent:in wbi(~ ,19, wmriarl.'lccUSGa

r .. ~t.:5o]u)Hi'llt _"_ twiWlS("'Sb~:say5 J

Olim tffilll ml.eJ.BliJ!f th~oong 1$

a d.e:l'lil.ll o:f ,at:er.llIi.t~ otM):rfu~y~ ,~,Ty ohdll;trull1, ~QQd. ~IIJI the vii1~is iI.:;:tnig.ht-(l:I1II,di5p:by~£J,ilck,. sfin'sS'la~,q,l'I<JJiity. AnYP1l~,~mem~.na;g5tOJll~hi.lflfee;i ~<lmd (I:It glQ~ O'l. m~gi~@rn ~glil,.Hi~~m~\I\~ O)~'!IiI~ ~e~r:,1d!i,1li1t. The :spliDs. the Istf!:!ttfiinG !:!!IiI(!lj ~u!lilc. ~,ng;~hilll'w '\l!'hi!lif!oo!ldiwi1lY mimed "!.ail ,1;):1) whe~ Miel;)~e"] dedd'ecl! to maii;)~: POf m.11Isi.ci1iS'lciMI,

Foom ~ .BiHie )c<lin" .~ '''I!;\a:~ I~" (both SO[lgs wr~w::'nJ byradwon) was iilInot:her'l~ap Iie:rwm.i, iilIl1d! 'up. with~onw' d~ll:tt!]"nlrus :su'rs:pbrui> in '~fy OUIC. dli:l',~tio.l:'I, Jack:.on':!i; :Il:r:st:\!idoo OOllllf1lec:don~:o 'CQ:niI~mpo.i:a:ryllir1nam, :5'1 r.tI~~: :Il£"" it <I~g\ll(!'S ~h,l!t, l}!M,\W(!n fl~~iil'lg 01,00, ~C):l~,i1'li~~ ~~':s b~uer to 'f:lee-dand,ng. "ifhi.'! Midilac] chiaJraC[l!:lf h~fS a l"ur:I'I,'ble,io[ls hisroGli ja:c:kcil: (t~.e mu:;:t-lii:aVie fil~M®H pi~~M' 1'984> <l1i'I.d h1'OOkswp tbeoou]!il: ~y re-<idii:liig th~ ~ai'lgme-mJbiil'1'S :im. ,aOOmiiifi(i '~'ijJt of W~! Si'dt S':w~ lIJut 'Wit.h M"f~ef, fIlMe staecato movl1:S., A. wor]d:wilidevid~o iliS we][ as illl:liiio sma:sh, ~Ele.alt mt"' he]pd.$!rnd.l~~ MTV ]Dgp~lJJd £i!irn'ma!l <lil'OIJl~d t:h~gIQh~. Fmll:iel'lextdeeilde;,if ili pclf!iJiI'merw.lnted top(l\om~te 01 ~I'!g, lie Qfshe ~,}cl!t(ll, mOlJlle it miJlh:!lQ!I.'ie to .~·l!'I.lhh ~l,

iE:Ol!",h 1!!I!!!i;'JCeedipl Th.rUJ;:!'" v~deg w<!!s mere ~I,}oor,}te th.iLQ n~e ~!'!iSt.e",pl!:!'ldi:n:g lin l.c!!!lglhlLlld (:Qm~le)ljty, 'fh:~'linevjdeofiln !'lJ;:<!:!'Ly ~4 min" wHh the song e~ca~d in <I, nO!lnatiV(; 't~.a!I: had Micih<!.ell!!:nd his sc~,e'C:n. g~~t':ri!!!!ld ,(O]I! Ray) wa~chj~g a h'CDuo:r :movic ~:hait 'co:mCl'S~O' Hf~o:r :r.a:th,c!I',. ufld~at:b. SUJn,o,.rn:d!!di ~ft t:hJ~ WOOdiS b,y m~bics. Micl:la.d OOOOJ!ll&S on~ O'j'dl:(l(I'Dl.I.~a.dlWlg ~.he C:I',eatliu:..-s lml. 'il::hoooog;rn~y tllli<l!t:\1!f(Illru(l, l1iNe l:)llla1l.lst~d! any li,vi:rIIg ~~I:'Ig.

Wihcri i:1 <lI?P(l<illi'llii raik;!>Q)JfI. mlllM. simply g.el

Illob:igger, Ih~div.i~d ~.is M.1~liLt Utd~ puts

OIIi1,d.slha.~d lit .. lnsp1md, lJy Bob ,f's lldlll&i.

Aid, Jaek'51oll OlIm(llll.;iome] RIGhi!: o~-W~'i!itllij9,85'S

AJpKli~.n!l. i\~~iKJ..~,

IIII..!UE,EM

:~('S 'Ih~ 'bo!:st bass li.nil: f'!;'~r'Wriuen

:S~WorKklj JW1.i~iI"ilii!l HLIr!U!M~,

\~n 1 firsl ~rd :i~.

1 Wil/.5,O!i'!'(,>lt QLlirl~ U'ol1.!;$"llwrnc o!!iil4 "T d~n.lll!d tD Itll~ :nm:slr,. D't wH:m.ollgk~]

IrQ,,", R",Un .I'MmI!'T .Fim ,Lldy

lIU]iilil'

.1 n:m~mt1t:iii th;e d..a,y :il'l, ~984 !.Iihl'll,M:i.ih:tii!I, came tQ lhe \Vb~n:

i-l-o!A5t:" ~"",<d

:11 D w~l.rlll as;

:my hus.~ml p~rn:rn~d

;aJ ,n;siWlltii l.award m Micliad tfm k:!'lclimg lfIis :il'llil.ueDO: ~nd h t~ popu· :n~!II50f13 -lie-oil! W· to a ('!\I!Klh,"l,~ "r~VCE)l'd~~~ ta m.y(lWn,~.:lifil.-lh~ t'.l~~~llSt 51.lb5!~ii!.~5~~g },Olll'l_g ~pr.c.\!M'ho l::nQ.'!N.!I, how many Ih'M w:ue ..,.VW:II ~nu!llU ~D Mi~hol.d's i !1.spil'atiofl.l!1 ,m~~?

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EI!Cb, G:DI:d:o~ l\-lIldfti~fN!~IILl.J$!

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IOHIUGH

H: Wo"l!i! hri1li.ult. i!! bril· li~nt antisL nd.aJ ranta.s· lit:' dJ_n01'r: I ~memlxr bt.mg ,;11 the !li;pcllO iII

H .. rk!tl til!: Il.ighl. he mwti roo th~ rnoonw;ll_k. Am,u:~ng. on tlut ·hAl· 11IJ,>"WW:Cllind.wilh tti.c' cr~.:im ofiMoiCk <'llIl1l1'ri. 'JI1 rnu5k tlwre •• lIlel he perit!rml."IiI 'lIi1lc~ ]e!lI'I~ ~fhd, did U'l~ I'tlO!)lIwalk .lnd it Wol:!l :gCJbsm.1.Ckinglybnlliant. Th~pl.a« just went \lio'ilil

'1'Il!U IooDl! in lhll! mirror ,mil ch:JIIIgI YUUli\SeIf. am) th~11 ~"J:' \'<fI]rld w~lll dl:UIg.c. 110Ii1l! that rlh.cillgilit

J~ll!nl! WI!!IiI:!-G!'!!!iile\!! 1\,/(I~iIlfr(!f~J'!lI:I'WJ'tjl~

MM IN WlEMIDOII Ryarl ~Ui!lt lislmea to il o",~;r .tntl OWl ag.nn. It 'Wolli ~h!: tilSt 'sung Itt li$lt1t«lilO

"'\)lJ.f!; Aoo tli'lJ.'l Woi!'ld,~ whicl;1, .aiscs. mi~Ho!'!s {'Or famille oolie'E in ,Afri.ca <!iit'u:ll, Q1iI d'le ~jgb:[ of th.~' .American MU$~C ,A:WOlOO:5, ~ro~g~u 'l.Og.ec.llle~ 011-

fIIl0st n.ery major 'OF ~n, ,Ameim:.a m i!

los AngeiJ.'ls ~,C(j®:i'di1ll8 st FM'ts of "We A~€'

tile \VOf~d"' ha.ve OiIg~ [pool:Jy Olil~wool.c tbing W'tnt from. idea to. ['Coortl~llg ill jun n !ltQUirs). b'l!l~ dte wmpos,Urol:l [tSoe]f is <lwa1td~r=f1exib]c ,~n.(Rigilii. to deJiyc • .1. seriO!llS message a;ll.d iiI(;oorn· m(lil.ate tlhe'vocal Slr]~ of ewryOOl~:E'mm Kerlny I(lg;er:s tolJob Dybfl .. AlDJiI. whel'l Iad':s®ll s.imgs t)jJ,e b:r.idg~., i:l'sa dassie" ~ 'scuse me, genius; romi[lg, t1rurOIlg]l.~ mom.ejjjt His :sty]~~o ,lea:!" ,ltnci YJijl,ernl-i(lps ~h!1'1lI11 a 11

Any gmllll1rlJb:r:e:,.:ki.liIE!pcll'foiJme-:-r:i.liI ~h~ roc:k era i.s lrI,1-d:.y to n.avll: arew 'u',ail~(je1lt!.e:lt~ samIDe'($:. TI..~' m.<Igit a m.dg.lm. of a stflor's c.,~adv~ly ~ndiiln .alll!di~R~e'll roliPtlJiJ! ran ~vap®:I'<litl! GiheT two 'lI'N:~ wHa. say • .1.'111 A!i'my 'indlll:tiOOil. ~]\!'is) 'Q;):I' ,di;e:r (01;11 wita, a m.olulrCyile a«i.de:1iiit (lDY]<li~). SQme1:i.mJi!S. i~$t tlIDtm:mg :2:) wwU do ~t (jriii!!\ Wi.II.iQn). M!l.d~llIn~ bstoo ~OJILgli:l''beea!llse sibe was ~he Misl:rm I):f Mak-eoyer. MOIi'1 :tiim:1l it ha:~~o,milil1l!!in ~]Ul.eil' :pop'IlI.la:r.it.y 01' '~mo· tiootal equ:i~i.bri~m,. And Hlle b:ri.g~te-r th.c}' bum. t'h~f!!S~e'r they burn (ll,l!t.

Jackson. iI~\ ... e kn.(I\Y, hililllg .arm.md, .addi~~ :Ilo~ode,tyt@< his £am~ aullill deSii::eildlwmg,11Ll plU :it gcndy. [!lito curio Sl~l1ill!i. BlJlt e'\l1e-f:I ,iu'iath.c.' two dec<l:d1's of!ileady h~ls w'lll;lld ~aw belll1il ill dr:ldi[le from th..c: ti'everplikh. I(!I] TlIJ111~r:. The album, m<!~kt:-d .. i!. ~~!l:lel'lt. in .Am.eliw~il.liI h~sto:rV I:hat fews~~sersd~eilm ~f, ~~td;lIIe.iichhw~du! ()onverge:!Ul€' oft~loen~, mOllie-ria] <Ifu:llp-roih.!lClion tbatlivOOs U!nivfrs<!] .. eel .. hn.1b<JJl':spi'l~~ m~'hat :maJl.es JacksQn'S death!:iQ histtl:r~c: h!l!w.ls Ofii.e ~f the last slngem-P.ud M'cCa[lll~yi$;]filJthi:!jjwh.ose s!:lI1!g:s are I i1el~~~Y k~QW1iI eve:rywh~oo

by ,~v@:ryo!"le. .

nrilJ~n:!"Id ~'V:e AN ~h~' WQri,d'" ,]ltd hill: ~WI' lroQ;uctlon .. ®f his silJ!l,!t~ure5~~, the mi;lQ:Rw,alk" ,(!II1I, the ,tIAotown ·0l5th'~I1U]",en,aIfY ·!ih(l'lvtoo.~. ~ac:ksan tQ <1iR !J:nf'aJ!hQm ... b~el.e"'el (Df £olm~. Jackc senwas mnre than <!. ~]'''51l~velr "1i!iiil~.bul cross (live. be di.d. He W,IIS revered by kids bloltk .iilti \".li'I:i!t:e-audlCl!ltic c"(lup.1io :please urWI1J<3l11di.- 1l'1'IiCes ,arid llil!lt'h.ru~lieJlin:g enil!Jgh.oo set ~lIIl1Jl,]il' ban enes a.t. easc. He W,~iS adopted <1$ .. I:.au:s.e by

.... ~dM!iWGil.W' ~I, ,*,wn: wilhDi~ . .Iil~ ((I~. !~.SQ'ng. which m~ $S() millw.PlJOr.Juwf~'

Nancy bag.aJmI (they both Liked red) ""n. desp:lilie ~We Ai,e tk\\Vo:rtd.~ was sbire'o'l!'()J e~o'l.!gt:. till,keep his politits to h_imsc~f. Still, he- :~!'I~(! a seccession. of A:frie!!I1I,-Amerkl!.[,! c!.:!]t~!:'<!lffiiG,ll!:r~ ht!-w tOlrall!lcm.d 'r.ilic:~,Mjch!ae~ ~i':m.i!a!n. Tiger Woodis, Op:raliL \1'Il:infrey OIII.,(t fi~aUy, Ba.[!,llck Obama. :M'kll:a~l wa.s n~itb,e[ Wac!;; I'mr W'hitc;, he w<'Is;sui ge'naoris. a.l:)ootn£[ :from <ill,Othe:r plane,t,

Ewn aslw ernniltJCldi mt~allother hl.:!,LTe lIero:!1d,~9~''S; &11, s~iU tile only albu:m ~n ~.islory l'~ gc... .1 ~rat~ iv~ No. J hit:s-h,c~g_~n tolt!1!l<l!gonh:e :; those ",ioo WMSitirwpcd. ~.im. As he ,adkled a ddt ~ t·o :bJs; chill a!:liB. blc-.ach to his; faCie, <IS h~s ,e:h.ee'k_. iii oonesgc;t hJgheT <liI'Idi h:isnol>e k~e.llcr. ,ItS he' Sail '" <It a. ~s C(!In~t;l~m~ :n.~N.I: to l!ub:W~ d'le chimp ~.~ <lind. h1.l1il:g out in p-u:b1ic ~mth.MMa!J[ay' a!ltiln. I th~ ~owand i'QSpGl!:'l :liiliUicn.s fdt: fOJ Mi.cha.c~8lQ1 2 more ..• co:mplkati!!d,. The kid was otdorabkf1nJ~ i yo1Og m.a.n was a. trntrlml.er. 'Ih!li o.ld.er mOlIl. who dime: to.il. da:ngeooM1}y i:'i3ii.Vi:iOOI.lCl'fi1'l ch[ldlhooo ~ km,OCtnoe,,~fas :in i~.roub]~'. ;

A1iI:d,thll'l:e we mach 'thediff'5edge. 1m be(ore ::

Mic:h'n1 radl;so[l lil;llppl00 OV!i" h, he geli1,ef'-aJ~ed : o.llLe finatikeeper, tlic tOwtl • .iilg]y ind'UI~i:'it but ~ wellcmeaninJI ~Man in the Mirror."' ,I!t:~s OTh~' of ~ Jad:i:sm's moot PO\'Veilll,l vecals and a-c:cessibi.e f social :stateoill!!/;Ii1.ts. ]t a lso CiOli1la:ii:'is .a, fle~tililg ~ glimpfre of 3illll..obiogll'rupli;y ("l'rn ~t3J(t ifILg 'iN.itll: ili them.m. m the m,i:uoii'l [':In alikin.g,hi,m to,clla~ I: his ways.1ll1ut by t.h~:fI, w~ klllew De~~ecr thillilll, l\O ~ ClOmUSlt 1Ih~ mlJge'f w~tlit the OOIilE!.. .1 ~

"'II1II: /tIdam's s.d wcrrfd t1W' 9f1S$td

$U minion and brokt tu..ro G~linllm wa.rld J'IXOfid's

The' Glwed ,O:al'

less: Uum i1~r i!P« JIl'hlliiWlg1llis mOOii'WIiIlk. JlltlmmfjlPJes ,at!\'ISS!hc ~rtlgt'd:Um9 a VidQll' TOtfT s-holV en - 'rtll YtdN Papin Jg!4

1978-

me WQ;, $'~ffiilgi J3clcll!lln.lll the :ki:~ei:ll\iitli' mullO'Jan<ll ROllIi, ss iDoroUiljl', Ql!!'ell$ln us, (heaters" in11e film nI;lPll" !>.!!It ,Ja~kSD.I'I mCIl1is lQutncy JOllIer> 011 toe' set, 'I'M ,d:uo 'fGInn, II te:,endiqr~ ~rll!er5!l!p

Off tliiiI w,i.lwas lite' '!PI$!; of ~h~' a!.b~m~ ~iEj,(~~m ~~Wuoedl mlli! 'Qumt:)' JM(!S. II y,iell!ildfomTop 10 tltw., 11~L!lt!Ilq ~he dtle Il!a~k, ,1\ joyous ef1fort, itjlilm!'J'S\tlril'et! J[Jclilsonlsi salol eereer

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WAU releB5sd= mIlfll!l than :::!Om1Ulon sold

B JMk!lon'liI¥I:Its irrn.t; t.·rllmm¥. for Be~t IR&!l -- Male VaC'a! IPe!ilorl:ln!!'!~ Qii

'lLten't S1lI;lP lill 'fOl.! Get Eng~gh:" 'Iroll1l Otil"be Wti.J. He: was !iI'!1;e~

ilia!, ~he ,alllumi didn't !Mill! too

Jiu:kson breoal's, nose ,durin:g dlantelll1outlne::

D:im'g)'fnnln.g 1111 ,ill ~rlng of piastlt>, su fgllf)' pl'Qw!lur.os. IiTIMt of whiCh m.Q dcm!es

Durlng lim NBC special oe!e!rlrilltIng MOW"wol1l's 26ttiJ 'l;mIlIYw~5!'lrJ:, Jawoodoebillts ihe~watk IIJK!I 5wal$. 'lhll s.Ii!Qw, T!Jeo trOwell s!M~le~ ao!ter llle!'!.5lQn !e'll~a/t,es .a~f055 iii''''' $taea'

'd:L!!~I!lg "6'11IIeJea!'!."- H[$ i)l!I1I'1it h;ei!ul;!~ Oi' $Img):o white gill"''''' :sl\l!dtfedl wlUi rh_1ne5to!lle5

TftrllJer 15 No,. :!l 'I~r a ;1~lall Gf ~,1 weeks. 'fttng of 'Ihe: !I!ne 'IrOiekS Mit flo, 10 seye;rn Imake' the Top ,10. nt W~~ lIi1m~d ·,gr.ealest alb1J!m eve(' In 13' t,ecen,t MI1i'!l PQIII

fHiIrnpb" anwlhor Ja~ksonf<iimily albUM, ~pl3tli'l1Jlm

illl a ye,ar

Ja{:~ InaFli'ilitas aM Sings, on

Iftil £.70: The frlI'ar~ 5~~a'lbllm. II, wins a G lOiifllFll'i'f, I!n, 1984. fOr

~ IRe«N'l)Illi,g fw'Ohildren

DI~nel R~ f>eil:fa:!ies, a :!lilnglm'. t\I!i'I'IiI .• d'es." written g~ Iprg..

iii! ~lCedllby'!a.on. It IPe~k$ ~% r:to\' 1.0.

I'll RIU,'Efl r~t Mil; MOI~tn n 3.04 million sold

'''Brnle, jea!!.,'" theo second !itngle ~m:m ~l'Il~e;r. mOo:lillffll1k!i

to No. J., WI~h IIOCIiIIs mc:onle!!l liII one ,~_nu\il!!lg I:aike, I~ lfemalned on to,'P' for seven weeks,

The'm,,~ic V,j~~, iI:!II:lI""Be.al

W" dlelnllii, onl M1J\'I, I'il"ial!lngklc~nl

'III I IIrsl AfrIc nA.melican oHftist 'II;! hmJo\!l IMs work all" P'C'ar ollllhe ~1hlQ!ln.e!

iMN~rr5t iI!!r51 J~~Ol1l":s. ~ltL 1lii'Ul~ mini. ~'a;, UUll'I'IO!t C.~jiliCiI'IBtIre music 'I!l~j)O of Us ~liir'I:C

]tllliliMon IP rOll ~p:l iIe,"CI'Jd ei,gltt ICrl!mm.)!, .Awards, ·El~i1JJ Il" wll1!s Rleoo:r(! ~1 ·the: '!\>a~. while :I1;itlli'.er ta~e~. Ilcme best .~lbu!!l1l

, Guln~ ~.~C!f~ RlN::CMs: clt'lIll!! rlS 1'IIrlrJDr R;III'lleilllnt:: ~Q'lg~1b!:imE!'Ii\!li'

T",gell1e:r ~~h;)l ~!; cf mu~!~ ~I:t\! ~!1tJ·~ lO~aMQut:5 CSM[la E.!). ~.3!i\~lili1fi'":Q.liids'llIlI" 'Iinlle "'Wc:· ~e 'the 'Worll!ll,'"' eo.w.r~t>er! wltlril UO:l1Iel R!&I1IIe·. W ben, ell!. ~l"Ie USA for .Africa famlm:e-lrllEef dlill~t)l. n lell!!.1! mll110n Q(J~6

.J~Iw~m b!.l!YS Brib!n~l. AD MiJ!51~, wn~ ~~ C!!ta~01:I !'iiI~!u!l~ ~l'ie ~~ lQ more 1'1!!1!'!1 ~~@, !J!e~t~5i 5IOn~. fQ! $4·11'.5· 1\fI'!l!!oo. S!:Jny !a.~e? ~. S9() m!l!ltm fQf :II 5~ Nile

Th~ JIIC!!iS'O:niiil!,' 'Vk~OI)' 'Jour ~Cil!s oft lit Alrl\O'l'lil"lead SUuituml I~ [KDn!ll1l5 :01~lf\ Mo. If£. Hte llast ~Im)[l Mlcli1:t11el[ ",In ~our wllh his. brothelS

j'ae!it.5ol:l s!l!ffers 5etOM> ,l!!llId Oilp,1,. degree. b!iflM 'W1iIe~ 1'Ii5~'~~hes fii'l!l·whll& iliirm1n,g II [~P5J Qi:llllilmlltiel [In 1liL)$. Angel'e5

BAD i'l1.aud:

Morelll!n

il:il' mmUm '~liII

IRe-si;ns lPeps! endol1lcrrnut de.tll.lor :E!wh~pptng $15 1lI1~1- liDn o'o'enhrct ye.tlJ:5.

Ctl.,",~~lll ,E'oO; l! 3"J[) 'lllm dlree!:Ki by FriI!~ds [FWd 'CQ;~IXII~ ~<ri"5;~lilI~~ intltatiU'I!I' roIl!" QpefiS; at [Disn!lir~ ~~'e~Jli!.Vr in, F1O'1ii1Ol, II will [pI~ tiII~~ !.I!n~[[ :11:99111.

SlId! g.Des Imulllplmlnull1I .31iid Ii!:. sUiI '11m .on~ 'a~buiif11 ~o prodllf!Ci!l 'Ilw ND. :JI.,~ngs

Jillol!I:son, pw~c:nall~5,,~ :2,7~iII r.llnelilJ near 9<101 .. YIlIOO!, ,(j!l:lir,,:kir $:11 7' million 800 n;ln'H~J!, It NMHlland. af~er ,the· ,.er.er Am 1ilIllI8Syla:nd .. J~ Duillis a kids' nmu!!etl'liC:nl, park. DM shiUe!! his. harne' wUtl ,Ill l'Iil'rd .of ClWtk pets, IndlucilnS: !iJtlhonll :line! tlr.lllllwm

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\l,I',i'LS 1:1:', E:XACTIr.V, TIlIAT Ml~hil:~] Jackson CJYmpi~~d, th~ t:r<l.1:i.s]li.oill fro:-m m.~,!'d~ I!ll(!C\~'J1Jtt:1\( lu faintly coo~py? U b(~g.an <IS far breck. <IS ,th~ m:t(H-I98os.,liIvt loJrug after 1hriNll'f:ma(l~ him.asta:r Q[ tllie Jnfig,ni~1IiId~ ,&if mt\l'l:S Presley m th~ Diead~s, M flf$'i!;, iui$[l,lmJ(l~d oddiHes :~eemmi h;!ltmioeS's, 'byil:!!£ 00 bu~' tile I)oncs ,Df Ute EI~ph<lili1Jt Man? [dn06yn:Cl;1!tie l'IlO!I,ybe, Olilt [I(jf~ si:lli:lster. Sieilp:ing in.m o~ygc[l dl .. nllbe:r~' U':alu$u,alhu:t, ~cy, Sl]'p~i:st?LOO~1TiJ hilS it~~l(IgcilJti!\I'~,

l3y the "gos. ~J(lwi'i.>e]".<1 ma'l'e!Com.p]~!Cat.Gd tr .. nsJQirInaHo[) of JatkSUlrnl'$ i.milig,e WilS llnder way, Jill the l~tfe\?'/ Il11Qnth$ QiE h'i$ H~, be I;Q1l!J(l! st~lI ~d~ h!J!~~~dj: '!\If tlitQI;!~!l![Id$ of Uc:kets for ~he long :5lelles ,oiflQl1ldon CQm:l1[t$ tlli,at tu~ l:lO~OO. \\fOuldlma.t!li:: th~ s:lart oLio b[i~, hln,atlwc oom_,eoo..ck, I3ilJ!t t]we' ll'Cry Jacttn,iiIl a -c(lmeback w""s: in o~il::r\"'''_s <I, $]ig~ (l(f hl;lwrnflu:t;l1. the OJil~ fWlJ:rishi!ng c,,~c>e1' h,~d be>C!mil]]u:lt'r(ut 'iJy I~ll pcc'UiH<li~:iticjO of them.<!l'I. WlitellJ 1iIi:! WiI$ Sll~rul in his 10$, ]!!XkSClI1!!\ <!1Uo1Ichment'ro cililildfu(Hiu:'I p!Jrs!l!:itSl--n~c a~~~scrnel~t'P<lrk; rldt~ 11 .. (11 D~s· ncy movies and icc cream c<!!t'~icQll!Id. stm 1:Il' boro~rH~c cI~:aIDliJli:g. the' odefayedl ]:l[l\wttu· })a:tiOOl:s of a child star denied 01 ~e~~ i(:fuildlhQl(Id. '1iIh~n ~h~ gl.!!y !AI!, them~rry. IQ1!IJII)d \\I'<JJl; 50,. it; :M,U'lCdi to looik~~fu;lI~k.ll.i£S'.~l1e sild,1'I lill~achl>, the ~a:oc m~ks .. ndp.l:!'.~]~.lbc pLil!l~ic sllu:gery m.Qre lltOWIJlSh t]nan\\Y'fu~lt }'QU' goet ln tll\1 witn~ii:>'p(l\o.t~c~·ioir! P!r>QST<J!II1iI.lh~ ~!,li5p;idq;l1;l$' dCi'a]ings'wi~)~ YOUiI!:G: I;l(~ys-tl'iithe 1'iIlJ<I!~, d)ecad!~' or so of his lif~, racksGllJ olcoom.Jl~i~llied! hjsllls~. :rem.arkab'l.e fiC4!l: he' U.lmed! h]mse][ il'l!~r) slicb II spoc~.adt;', hcab~~tm.{ldl~ 1POOp]~ fQ'fll\~'~~lle~.al ph£l'iIom~OOl1L be W;1S.

Ma.yb'i! it: bCg<l~ ]ons:"'~o, InllllQQl! W(lIJi'; the m.~moi r hcpu~lislwed! in 1983, r"l;'k~on ~o]dst(l· ties ofpb-ysJ.:c<!i] ,ab1jl~by h]s f1l!t~u~r ]01:',. th!~ ffiOlln wlioO whip:p~d h]S~OiyS l!)iD\ to st~!l'oom as the ~adl:son :5, As ]adkwfl cl>!!ii:1 i Ili .a. ]<J!~e!r irltcrll'lcw.

~'.ffi.> p:ractiou.lllls up wlt:h, :aJ beltin .I~i:s: hOlindV' Di!frrI'C liang,. Jackw!1 had two wclill'~5l""blliishcd .null inl'!llrondlabLc p~:nil()na:i'i. fihcerc ',,",'01;5 lhe ~tcmil!l boy so :scn:shi:\I'~ t~~O!Il his veiee i!1any love sO:rlg cOll1ki ,end! '!Ji[) on the '(IIC'r.,.c oil" sobs. And dW'l'1!l W<!iS th.c f,OI.gb.g adiuh withllisyclps and WiU' whoops <!ind his dance ~UQ\!\es full Qf spr.ingloadJlldagg;res:>wn. Ulk:c Mi.kl~ "I}'son,. he" had ,a .chUd's hJigh-:pitdruC:ld vo:i.o"a.nd th~!p~nl' up fUrLGS O!f;ill m.all.'fh~ utigina] v,m:toi!1i 00 the v:lG!eo for hiss;o!llg ~1l1;1lic:k Oil! 'Whil(!"" if:lG:.lu.dled.;)j .Io:ng pa:n:~omirne afr.iligl:' in whkh, f(lf foul' ml'fl.· utes, he'5:mOlJshll'd. up iii cai:'. gl:'a'bb~(] h is <:w~ch and carrilld (lUit oll~OIfhi:l; angUlar. hi' danees ill :J:U~i'I~,Hc quj,(ldy'thq h allI!d. had '~.b~ seg-;m(/ntc't.a:l-m.ayb~ ooc.a1!t~~ it said. tQOm;lIic~.,.

.At.~h(!lim.(l, btl willS sli11'ind.ispu:t,m:blya: s,t;ar.

If Olin unusualaae, [<I.ck:SII):l'I!5J199I ,dblliun. D~~t,!,l!l1ffi!iS., dJ('Jll)l~~crd.att No. I\1{i,t.h hig pop <lliIitn!!m$ Ukc "He!il] the "Vo:rld.~ .uil,d.jaunty,d,a:rtillig: tf.a.ek£; like "Diac:li: or \nilC~ ~ song tliulit 100 a. ]Oil. of [J~[I]e: to IilOll,(c that overlim<t~a.ck:>on:$ s];.IOJ had be~n .ge'ttili'lg s-]gl1l,ilk~.ntty ~.i:ghttl(l':.Ev,en:t~· <Ilmiy he ~)rpJl<lJi.l1erl. thall. he SlIIHml'a ~~ro:m \'I~kiligo, i1p]ig,ment dii'!:orQ.edhilil CllllUieS d~!>colJorudpa:ldl· e$ mdad-i. sk~n. He ,C'l<l~med. llO DC: (;Omp.e:nsiu.ing willI sliiin b:leadu.'!s to il::U.R him!>e]h maoo unJi[()xm color.

Rut. dw real troiLIbl~· stJirtBd]1ilI J1g.93 u wl:i:e-nit cl1lCFgcd ilhi:lit Jatk:son '!,,"I'ilsbei:ilg In'll'~,'Mlgatoo on $iI1D$:picialil of chMdmol~~'i'!Jt.i:on.hy 'f'Om S'l!lCdidOO1~ the dl~t.ri.ct aUorney ofS,lIIlta UtnjDa:M. GOil:lRty~ C .. ]JifiO[[)]il" 8ne~d()iIl. e\1~n!(!iITderocllll~police to. Il(l:u~IDgrJa;l1iL ]a.::kson's g.~[I~t.tl$t1) Sc:~iJtMli' 11m.! th~ identifying. ~rnt,nks ()fvitil:igQ thatlac].:son's attuse>t, a~ r J,.;:;]fI~ffiA](]j~O ~4'ie scelli.~m ~fl)(I'tl' :S1lJ~dd\!J1li fj(juM bring tl'umi:f1al clliar:ge~. tbe: boy'iS father hroug:il!t <L tiv[[ ~1Iii1: .8J.g)li~t1st Jadson.on. bellaUof l1.icS; SQDI, "h~ia'DJ.~trgalialil ani!. ];J\VS~~t IJIXt all Iheq~$Uol'I mlarks about r<lciksonorl. disp]ay-his (I'i'ecr.th('.tQP' idJE!'lIDti't:"atlon'!,,'i'Jitn

ciM~dru:iiL. :l:ih pilrtic"a1al:' fasdll,atiollwitJii. ~O:y a:CI)IjJli5 l~~t! Maca.li.I!ay CtlJk~,[I aad Emm.a:llijJc~ Lewis, h~5hi'l;bi:t !iJiCOHrluCti.ftIg .iil~[pow~ii witlTh ''':sp~d<ill flf]!i'ndii;' tlil.'I3' albseJiU.ee ,araifi.y ~nliJ"vll1, <IJdllJlt~xl:!"[ Iel.iJtii~iIII!i!hi[Jin his M£e, male: or [e· m~~.c. Frr(lm dle f:;]~~IJi~S$ ofh~~~e:rlilnd ran~l:I. r"..ck~(lJ7Iis$UI~ ~Q nu~ l;n.I!VH,c ,all~rlg1l1~h~1:II\i':id!. 'eo~a.pcd! s!htt~lmC][ll protc!iti[lg h:i5Iin!!locen'l;C, b~l:he c~l'Iwa~~y s)eUkdl~e piltfof0J ]lC~Q:I"lred

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l:!l Scpternbl:l: ~f talC m',~t y~<!I'. px®scc~,nors made,," final d~dsiO:R net tu file cI:iminal chO!.rg~ ,e's\,iJ;ce:aJll.!lC tn.e,eilid acC11];!>er'was no ]oll1!gc:I' wining '~®~:!it~fY. M<lyl:l~ lit: was Furst a. cell'lc:iikllC![!, bu:t by d~ilLtlim('; Ja;c:ksJi)~ was mankld. hlMa.y be had qli.ii~11}' woo.d~dI Usa MafiA! Pl\C:!i~Y, The

~t1l!'Ughil.cr ,~f Hlvl:S P~sl~y;. ]j~ Mal:'iJ!was a S{irt ~ ,m klmldl'llld sp'irit.i>om~bm:1ly who ~ad s(mn IIp ~ ,(.J~kj5C t~g ~ctbJiI,'~ bu~dens ,of raJm~' 'on a ~t")id~ rC\'V ~Qth~'.r$. !l;iQu]d ~.m,,,.gi.n~. nut: tlID~ m"IT,lag,~ ~a~t.cd ~ Icss th!l:l'Jj tWQ' yeai~.

~ ThrQugh it all, J!ilck,olTIl k,~.t Jf1cQ'.i'din!h t.Q'lilll" ring 0Jmd ~eml1l;§. He WaJS nQIO:IIlf:~[ [ackin:g~p :i tIl"; :m .. ~~i!v~ s .. le~ orr hi~ ,e<ll.kyeaTS ]n~he f~~, : bM,'~ 't~~ell:, '~b,~ :me!'l~'r)1tOrt~] (Olddl ,[0. JU:fJJe :19:~15 i he ltle~s;ed '~be doulble a.lbum f-il~ary; P,i1~t~ l});es-'" c C'n~(lmll'h~~l.rc-B"(Jk I,a C;!'e"atest'hils oollcc~ion ~ tothad ""111 add~d d~S( wiithoome ;UI:Q;I:YIl'ilW MO!;· - tcriaL ]11l th!! fo~ro,wif:ig y.c""['~ JiOiJ::ksOOl, ~:Ilt,i! .. e~ ,a ~S~iCiOI'!d! m .. ni,ag~, fhi",; time: wilt I'! D!Cb"'ic RoW'c= ~3i!'!!llI~:\i~ h'!l tIl.e! of ice: !(l!f his d~"!11'!atol!ogist~wh.{1 ~ was a~:rea(l)y poogf:lant, ,.1\, r~w month::; ~a!I~~.sh~ .~ga'lJi~ ~i.t]t tli[l:"in(~ Micl'ilaJtill,. and :iii }!('ia~i: afti'u

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a 13l"¥e,u·olld.CilDoeJpiillierllt oolJ!Mbe !Seen hoM· ing nlll1rlJ~ witl1 [i1C'k-s;ol'l. Soon that boll' wl;IlJl(I be -tline llicl"liI~eil'in 11 (:l!']mil1l!lll case l!mJIli_g1:lt by the same di~t.·id ilU:or:neywn,o hadilllve:sti:gil~ll!d r .. ck~1lJ in ~~. This Hme. S[lwdon perSllIllded. i'I ~.!I'.md. j~F)! ~(llEl!'ilir!g;J. feblliy ]rldktme:lli~ <\~airl:~t lfue is:ing€'r flQf dl~M moks~ioo" OO11l~pi:ra~y ,]lu:Ji ~fuv]l:Ig .. ~!:;oh.Q1 ~O!!!. millior.

. ,\;vh~t.fuUQ"\!.I'cd." ShuHng in Febmil.Ty 2.oQ~;I. Wjl5 .a. l.;l,w.eek tfDJ] byjl[lr:~ OInrl ~y med.]". Sil1ce ,c.am~rms '\lICren'l "U~wed ii.l'ln~e oouril:r(lom, iE! lEnt-e:rt .. inm!~nt Tc]eV"~'~i:o]lp![Qdl:l:C'ed nighUy :stllg,e;d ]1N'n~.:;tmel'ltsofth,epreV"i(l1ll!~ day'$les· tiimony; The ii'IrQ~cc~tl!O!l'!! bll'l)u,glrl!: QU.~ ])0I'1l mas:· <!:d~s se:"i?le(1!frQm J!a,cksoin'$ h©l(I!!e i1ndCilU~d th-e' boy tQ t~!>Hfy that ]<J.ck~@n.]J .. d Jlilll:~dll]m witl1\Yine-]acklSio:nalleg,eodlYC'<I.ned h ~JC'Sl]S ilJke~-ibef(~!,e milking his mQ'i!oeS. BllIt lt ab:o ea]]ed t,~ tIle !It-!l:nd 01 p",rra,de of whne~~€~m.i.liI(1 l1iJJd tQ1ldmit they had ~:ied in QUu:r: pF@ccedi.llJil5 0:1' !lIIJIld thldr stQT:IC'5 tQ tlile~i!l.b~,Qid!s. And: i~ h .. .dI t-o ool1J!tellJd '!W]tb "n So·minYil:e v~de(l-pII'Qdl!l.(led by the J<lcks@n cOI!!np-,jn wb.[~h the "boll's nWthen!Vell~ Qn aJb©iUJi how gra,~eful she W<lS f~r tBli.e time ~u~r SOIR [h,a,d spent\vitth him. 'iI'hei'l[l·ry found J:jIC;kSiOI'l inll'Ooenj; 01'1 ~]] eounts,

N,ev.erthe~ess. the tr:i<!!l tJ~.b.eef.l"]]l 0In:ki1l1 (0:1' b:im. And ~:~oHcrecl, tlle!J.!'~n:~d ii.l11I.I;It:ner p~.inCu] lJook <It hlis Sot:r:<!!llgc.,sO!di iso~a~ion. "'He diid:n1t trust people'," s...y!l Thomas M!eselrea~. f\;lcbor:l'$ Ic~.d <!!Ue:rncyin thc'cas!;!'. ":H:e felrth~dbee~ let d()\1~m $@ 'o[~eri. A~~ he wO<l;IldJ.som~iI,i:lTIles i$Ql;lte him· s~'lf beeaase he fch~hOl!l allJy,one (!:last '!.vent n~"I" ~rimwanledl sO"ITIcll1ing. There wa!l .. ~irlle' QJhim thart ju:sl \1i"i~bedhe cou:ld! be an 'om1ina,)'pel!'!!QI'I ,,!iI'iI,h,;,'allb;llowlll ~lli!c' !S~:~~."

After the h'!~<lI. rac:k5rnl. ne\!e.T i!Jg',.'!!iJnliiwOO a~ Nevc!l'IOlind. With bis c'hilcl.rell, he· clec,rm.pec!. [0"1" <l!llmQ~t O! ycar~() lk!hr')]!Ilat thein\!iualiQJl.ofthe rulers SQn. SiIl.C~I;:Abd!l.JJ]OI!bful1. Hamad bin lS<l! alKh"mf<!!. OJ! (dend o:fJa(:k'Sloll'li'S br~tller r'l;:li'm<l!~!'lC" Hel .. ~er sil(l.e~l Jad:so:nin a. B:I'iiti~h COll[lrt. d!tiIH· ]1!Ig_ the :~illi,S~'I" had ~~~eged! OIlJ a lI1!u'si.c (lOrltri!.C~ OI!!!ldi !boQk dt~·al rh.~ s ~h\li'a~ ~ulcd ..;I~n of COI,I;U ]~t NO'll',!;:,ntlbc[!'; .. i~s:~ berQI"C JoiIck5Q1l '!!.I'oll1lJcl!lnve had!~o, tcstif~!~

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""he'!! he ~f,udtcd on !I $24.5 En]l~iorn ~o"n, At hi!!: mCl'le,~taHQn uial.~ fo:rcn~k' <ICOOUllbl'll, J!ohn IJ)m~s: OI1![~'iI.11l, t~tHlc~ Hla[ in 11le cady 2/0<;105, ]ad-:~ol1. ,el3ill;h y""a:r ~pe~lllp' U> ~3;O mil~iQIlJ m.ore t:hlln me w~~ eoJl!l1in,g, At the HRleo~ hi~~ dc;g,th. hem<l.}' h .. v-ebCi~'r:l1 .;'I~ 1'I11(U;:1'I <IS $500' miJ~lio:ni[l deibt.

r'lJ;ksQr;I st .. ;yed, afl!oiat by ]~"I'lC.~,gi!'1!g his .~WQ ~rind)p.a]a~e,ts, Ncver.J,andllndl the Sony/ATV' ml,l.C!ik C'i1~iIIIog-, 'l.yjjth lil!s25IBcaUes oon~ amol'lS 'othe'l' treasures, In 2(105 he b(llV'~ed $l7'Omil .. , ~i:ol'l frQm. 1iI-Otll.ksi!l.t ]1l11t,l">I~llt i!"a:~l;!~ tlla~: re'OIchlXl 1!o~b.M~l! ~acIcSiO[l fdl ~ehi[ld ,(!np;;J!ym~:n~. he sold the debt 1DO Fiorrtress InyestmClilit 'G]10l.D.JI, <l Ne:'I-!.! 'l:\od: CkV pr.i.va~e·e.qll;llil}'fi]''IDI tnna~ tfi!!"eOlt· e!1i~d W (:~Uin die kl<J!!"1 in .[)~ccm.bef >lQQ5 "",]Jer! r;lJ:k!ionS~~liUed .... !bOll! ttl default. S!O:!'!y camc ~o' fh:ere~r:;1!J.e. <l!l!'l!'~I'I~in:~ f{llTilnal1ldn~ .a1!i'I[I.:S:l 6,0.'0 in H!~lIJrn ~@,l!' rOlck~!iJID1J.'s i!lgn:emle:n~ too g,ii\lc the' c"Q[I1J!p-an1/' an (;Ipt.ioll ttl buy :tdfni.~ s~OlJl:ie ~n the If!C''<)'ties c.i!il<!kl,g ~oral'!Q1I,It $l~O miHiOl!liflle def~uhed on those ]O\l!]l~

lllid hu:::l<son\v~n't fil:l1is~ed. ln M<!irch :hie Ol!n.flQl!I!no~;d. his ~omeback plan, a ~e."l":ies elf CQ~. cc:rts OI~tfrl:CO~ .arena in Lond!~rn. bOld:ed by dl!~ C:U!nlce~rt; 'P1Qlmote!1' Am:G U,ve. lfl!!!l 'We~e S!e'l ll!) begin 01'1 J1!l!l¥ I,~. When the inlitiaJ <iJem,<!i,:nd lQr Ul;kets \Viii!, huge. he ~xu:ndcd 1;hicrgnl!!) :~o du;n\l~. wllicl:!wolIJld h<J!we genIC riglil'tt into ~QH). There "".asalsQ tile prospect of 01 reus· big "~o]"ldtO!Jilr tb,<!!t might bl!'lJn!:g ]~l .as ~uch <:I!S$4QomUI.i.QI1. ]nt.lIe' dI<l'ysilil:s~. bC'~o(l1e he diei" ]<!cks;onwa:s 'iJi LoIS: Angd~s rehe!!!.lr$ing fO!< the lO:l1ld.QIlJ :!l:~.Ow,~.

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JllekllciiI ~s oopoort>edl:r !!nillblehl' g!iHl,~ $j!iC'lI mim)():[1 I~iil pa~m ~Qo 8~liik ,cd Arne;rl:ea

l M1~~'$ rort!'!l'lelffn:;mCil~11 t'I.liI:yt..,ms &'I.fO 'fo1!'l!,m:2: mrtliofill Itn IUllpl!!:ld t'eliiS ,II:~"II:I e~li\ii!es, SIl)'lnc tl!1;!l!illiig-er ils, i!I '"ltl'ol<ilng:

'fin81i'1~11I~ tlm;a bom'bo.· Th~ dj~j!)uoo' lSi s.c:11il1Mll1 om ,0:1 ,coou

It!!I1 o~ J:1!!I!1>B<!!~ ,~:"~~,,i'iIl~1

lilralil~~ Micheli JA!l:jgOf! WII talk-a, "!ll::rnken 1l5;, bairn to ,II ~no,gali!:!' motlie<r 'whom J!liC!ksOfli s!:I)'S he· lIIe'1it'~ mel. oncl '1ffln600 iI:i'mowtity Is:

Ii~ 'r!lf' roioiCa'hli[fl

~l'fPldl wiith rn~fi~:lnnl!l: a, ~tH: III ,12-year-oll! !i:'<II'I:eer [!:!'aUem~ ~8,.ksolll [!:!Ieadll 11101 ,guIIW, 'MIll Is Bt to.r J1anlWilf)' 2M5

M .. ltisGn IIIl IIc!l!wiftedl on II'n !~Q~!,!~ !fI h~ (:!i!I@-m~~~!!!~!'1' ~5e-. AAef ~be' ¥er.dle!. M <df'QllS wt tr! ~1~t e'!e!'!Will!l!~ tll.!m~c ~p lin !l:iI!i!;ra!n

~ngrQreor.osu~e ar~el defaultlnc on ,II $::l,I!'LSm111Ia [ollrrl" ,~Mkfi(ln IO~'G6nllrr,ol o~ N:fl<WIIiihn.m

tn ~M 'f\!' itt(Kjilf'1l1!9'111!)ary ,UFir'l,!{ iW!w Ml,,",Qc~ .M~J'f:S(Ul.!liJ1!i ~ri1:g;~I' r~"'~'al'$ 'tim! h~ itmted yoiU'rIig Iltill)i':l to, N'e'!!!>e'llil!!nd ~'or 'lileepo.ven. amlilct 'Hieiflfl s'le~p In his, bed. "~ffi, not 'sex~cl" Ituc:k ~h.en'l In\ h3l\'e iI;ot milk. give

'!heil1fl >eoeklcs," he says,

Jl.1CksioIlDndSGnll'/A!W IMuslc: P,lJIbli~nlq iSptlfljjl an esllmllirul $'S'l,('j, mU!lon on FaIf!lOl!lS M~lic n.e,

oI! ~I!!:l !;,(Iltl!t!lld l!letLJdrm.!l Ih!l~, by (lu~ El!ln~OIIli IIn.d Sh~k!'!l!

MMIim.il;(l~

.<1 sciilllS nil 'QaQ~'lu--liils '''fi~1 a~mlnl I ,~iI~~ !,.(i!m(i{lIl,'5 '02 ~~n,,"SQ®il 15Q"OOO

l!r;:!itm '~!II om '!Mill!)\! f!tl~fS

A ,B:ll!tl'itii'l~ r~1 !o'I\Mo liI!lIId ho:s.18d J<I.1l:kSo.m Il'Ilt!t1:l ,1\irnI1!I ofm!ftllu ili~S'l' his mOIA)tMl!ig,JiI Hlol sue!!, Ole :slnr;er ~or

$' 'mmrQHj, ,a!!!ec!ns bf!e~eh of "@rr1,uollet. The· Cl!!5ie· 15i IiIl.!kikI.~ 5ett!e;d out 0:1 !O!:Iurt

di~$hi"il!S, An.&~lc:!l,

59

MICHAEIL JtlCK~Qff 1 MUSIC

A lO .. Album Catalog of Unforgettable Chart-

.... 1 1111 - -H-I·t 1.lth Ir

Ilolppln,gl III 5, Wlr-- __ a r'ew

Autobiographical Glimpses

GOIl "IiO 1115 THERE

Mtn tills old' world gets .vo~ down/ W1!ttl

your s,P,irit"s Of!'

,the ground! Just f:enremb.e.r I will always beanHoI:ruV Just; climb Qr.! tire wings of'mp ,low I~l ,'m Jltl'U high Gn~ the' wings of In.]) love "Wll1(J1 01' M, Il<!nf"

..t I. Jlarmt Mimi, ,Chri'~Hn~ ~aril1'" D . Rirhanis ana Fffiitrkk PtiffitJ1

BEN

Ben, ,the' 000 of us need loo/auJ' morel We bothfourtd whQt u}e UJeIie lookinafiJrl With

a friend ito (lQ,IJ m.1l OWiI1j J'll nelller be alone! And'YOr4';, my ftimd~ w,il/ see/ ¥O~ 'Ve' got Q friend' in n2e'

MUSIC II ME

We\1e been together jor.such Q long time! NOW)t:niSi", musi'C (;Ina mel.D:cm't "Qt:e whether aN ou.r SOiJ!lS rHymei Now'

,. .

mU5tCJ mU$~c

~n~dme

F(lRf;iriEi'i; MICH~Elu.. But since the' day l~lJe' been lOlJiJ'l{l youl J CQM 't catch,

,R cold;, I can't a1tch the flu! The sW'ed loving tlrat pou\le been gil'ing mel Hashem/me m» daf{v 'treed/lust.iiJ Uttit ,0" yo,Uf Wile, fPery df4y/ Tll'al"'s aJII need~ fhafs 0;11' I need

19:79

IOFF 'TiME W'A!II.L

SO 'r.m.i'9ht~ BottQ: leatleth~l nine~(ojive' uJ'O'n the shelf!

And jltst enj~y yourself! GI'VO~e ,and 1ft .the mAd~eSS' in the music get to

_ .. Ff'~~ ,~

yl.rw'L~e ICilrn t :5'0'

b~d' aI' ,~flj. ifyrm 1111Je it of/the wall

"OliHha Willi"

Scm,!] bp' Rod ltmptl"i'tlii

"fi.liHUEIi!i

hople'alluays ,[oid me. he rnrcjuJ whQ~ YO,'"' dolAnd don~t 9'0 arotmd breakit!'9' jlOun.g giJ'ls' h't«-rts/ .My ",wtlier l~lw'AJ's tald mt~ be careful who JIOU lwei

.l:l'e (;Q.rejul Mlat' you dol ~Quse

.the lit be;c;omes

,the troth

"l!!!lIIe Jeln'"

.S(lJ1gl1p ',rkl!~Ti!'llar;;kWlI

!lAD

As f turn up the C(}Ilar ow Mg ftJllJ(l'ril'e' winter COtJti This wind is biOIVit1' lilY mind! I see' tile kids irj~ me streeV' Witho,!.oIl f1!'O~lyh to m,t/ ~'arn l' w' hi!' blind! Pretend·

irrg HOI. 10 see their need's?

D.IIN!.lIEi!tOUS

Born to ~:muse~ to ins~re; ;to ,dtiigllV Here one dapl Gone I01U~ night! Like ,~ ,Suns-ell Dyiny' w.ill~ the risJng '~Jthe; moon! Gone too soon

~iG:Q(lJiil' 1'110 5,QOii"

$(I1rg b_J,l Allin Kt!!litlcli' ifill! lAlp"ry (;11W PIHiii

HU110R:V

Tind aj.injustfJ;el Tired of the s{ll'emel Lifo is disg,u'stinY SO' what ,does it meawYou kidrin" me down! J9'D,t to' get' liP! As'jacke:d ~s i~' s'mmdsl1ie whole Sj.'slem sucks:

Qllilirncy.liollel l'rlIdl~ru

I Ii rst met hi rn when he WOIS rz, Mi.hadw!l:S m~' lib L le hral hl:f, ~ 1~' Ii ld;l II II iruJs o{mack, M lchael ",;IS connected ~(I u h,;n fOf~C.II'~ likC' a umlh; bLlrn!>il'i~iI!I~ )rtltifsUi.II. lie wasil lreryrompli CiIl....u pe.r;nn, hUL I d Il'l k ,,"VI' ,] n lrt lsl v.oho i~iit'L I h , . .:1'1"1 iOlindolli!'}i!'L. r\ well ;uljusted .Hli!'i~~ uhn'5 (lx'!"nHmm1c

INI'IlfoIC'IBI.E

Don", w.~/k ~wayl See: I just'I(Q'nlfl'rul tIle right thiny til s~p11 tried but all my pain' gd'S ,in tilt: waylXelfme wh~t .1 have to dO'so,you'fJ .d~jif S1r.Gu,ldJ9'e~' &.own on my knees al1d.'prny