Michael Jackson
August 29th 1958. This day was the birth of a legend. January 25th 2009. Sadly, this was the day the legend died. For some of you he may not be one. But he definitely was and always will be a legend for me. He was known as the most successful entertainer of all time and the creator of the most famous dance moves. In-fact, he was more than just an entertainer. He was an inspiration to people all around the world. He was the first black artist ever played on MTV. He was the hope to thousands of people around the world. He was the largest contributor to charities world-wide. He was the one to change pop history. He was the one whose songs encouraged people to be proud of what they are. He was the one who inbraced the goodness of children and humanitarian work. He was the King of Pop. He was Michael Joseph Jackson.
Born on the 29th of August 1958, in Gary, Indiana, Chicago, Michael was the eighth of ten children to an African-American family. He attended Montclair college prep, his elementary, where he gained interest in music. Michael had a troubled relationship with his father. In an interview Michael admitted that when he was a boy, he regularly got whipped by his father, also that he had often cried from loneliness and he would vomit on the sight of his father. He also stated that his father used to physically as well verbally as abuse him, saying that he had a fat nose on numerous occasions. This was one of the reasons why Michael got a nose surgery done.
Michael’s interest in music led to him joining the band, Jackson 5, formed and consisted of his 3 brothers and sister, where he was a backup musician and played the congas and tambourine and he soon began his solo career in 1971. His album Thriller was and still is the best-selling album of all time which sold over 130 million copies world-wide and he won 13 Grammy awards for the album! During filming videos for the album, Michael suffered from a skin disease called vitiligo which was a disease that peeled of
Born on the 29th of August 1958, in Gary, Indiana, Chicago, Michael was the eighth of ten children to an African-American family. He attended Montclair college prep, his elementary, where he gained interest in music. Michael had a troubled relationship with his father. In an interview Michael admitted that when he was a boy, he regularly got whipped by his father, also that he had often cried from loneliness and he would vomit on the sight of his father. He also stated that his father used to physically as well verbally as abuse him, saying that he had a fat nose on numerous occasions. This was one of the reasons why Michael got a nose surgery done.
Michael’s interest in music led to him joining the band, Jackson 5, formed and consisted of his 3 brothers and sister, where he was a backup musician and played the congas and tambourine and he soon began his solo career in 1971. His album Thriller was and still is the best-selling album of all time which sold over 130 million copies world-wide and he won 13 Grammy awards for the album! During filming videos for the album, Michael suffered from a skin disease called vitiligo which was a disease that peeled of