- Know what I also love? Mannequins. I guess I want to bring them to life. I like to imagine talking to them. Du 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, Du just can't tell who is your friend. And they see Du so differently. A star, sterne 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 mannequins. 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. Du feel the energy of everybody who's out there. Du 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. Du hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face. And Du 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 Liebe what I do. I'm happy at what I do. It's escapism.
"Michael Jackson - Life in the magical kingdom" - Rolling Stone (February 17, 1983)
- Like the old Indian proverb says, do not judge a man until you've walked 2 moons in his moccosins.
- Most people don't know me, that is why they write such things in wich 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.
Tiere 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. MJ.
Handwritten note published in People (12 October 1987)
- 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 Von 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)
- I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone. For me it was James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly.
On pop groups like N'Sync; (1 November 2001) TV Guide interview. TV Guide. (accessed 2009-07-09)
- If Du enter this world knowing Du are loved and Du leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.
Dancing the Dream (1992), also used in his funeral invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009)
- I have begun to see that even my father's harshness was a kind of love. An imperfect love, to be sure, but Liebe nonetheless. He pushed me because he loved me, because he wanted no man to ever look down at his offspring. Now with time, rather than bitterness I feel blessing.… My initial fury has slowly gegeben way to forgiveness.
"Heal the Kids" speech at the oxford Union (2001)
- I put a lot of mannequins in my room in the past, and I still have mannequins in my room, because I used to be very lonely, painfully lonely. Du have no idea. I used to walk the streets looking for people to talk to. I'm talking about the height of one's career…. I would walk up to them, strangers, and say, "will Du be my friend?" They'd go, "my god, Michael Jackson!" and that's not what I wanted.
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage Du Were Never Meant to See (2002)
- The record companies really do conspire against the artists. They steal. They cheat. They do whatever they can, especially the black artists.… Sony's Tommy Mottola is the president of the record division. He is mean. He is a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (6 July 2002)
- The Minute I started breaking the all-time record in record sales—I broke Elvis's records, I broke Beatles records—the Minute it became the all-time best-selling album in the history of the guinneß, guinness Book of World Records, overnight they called me a freak. They called me a homosexual. They called me a child molester. They sagte I bleached my skin. They made everything to turn the public against me.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (9 July 2002)
- I know my race. I just look in the mirror. I know I'm black.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (9 July 2002)
- I am speechless about the idea of putting Musik 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 Musik Store for solutions. This way, innovation continues to be the hallmark of America. It is the Fans that drive the success of the Musik business.
Press statement (21 July 2003), quoted in "Jackson attacks Musik piracy bill" in BBC News (22 July 2003)
- 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
- In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
Also used at his funeral (3 Sep. 2009) invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009)
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, Du just can't tell who is your friend. And they see Du so differently. A star, sterne 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 mannequins. 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. Du feel the energy of everybody who's out there. Du 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. Du hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face. And Du 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 Liebe what I do. I'm happy at what I do. It's escapism.
"Michael Jackson - Life in the magical kingdom" - Rolling Stone (February 17, 1983)
- Like the old Indian proverb says, do not judge a man until you've walked 2 moons in his moccosins.
- Most people don't know me, that is why they write such things in wich 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.
Tiere 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. MJ.
Handwritten note published in People (12 October 1987)
- 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 Von 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)
- I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone. For me it was James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly.
On pop groups like N'Sync; (1 November 2001) TV Guide interview. TV Guide. (accessed 2009-07-09)
- If Du enter this world knowing Du are loved and Du leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.
Dancing the Dream (1992), also used in his funeral invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009)
- I have begun to see that even my father's harshness was a kind of love. An imperfect love, to be sure, but Liebe nonetheless. He pushed me because he loved me, because he wanted no man to ever look down at his offspring. Now with time, rather than bitterness I feel blessing.… My initial fury has slowly gegeben way to forgiveness.
"Heal the Kids" speech at the oxford Union (2001)
- I put a lot of mannequins in my room in the past, and I still have mannequins in my room, because I used to be very lonely, painfully lonely. Du have no idea. I used to walk the streets looking for people to talk to. I'm talking about the height of one's career…. I would walk up to them, strangers, and say, "will Du be my friend?" They'd go, "my god, Michael Jackson!" and that's not what I wanted.
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage Du Were Never Meant to See (2002)
- The record companies really do conspire against the artists. They steal. They cheat. They do whatever they can, especially the black artists.… Sony's Tommy Mottola is the president of the record division. He is mean. He is a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (6 July 2002)
- The Minute I started breaking the all-time record in record sales—I broke Elvis's records, I broke Beatles records—the Minute it became the all-time best-selling album in the history of the guinneß, guinness Book of World Records, overnight they called me a freak. They called me a homosexual. They called me a child molester. They sagte I bleached my skin. They made everything to turn the public against me.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (9 July 2002)
- I know my race. I just look in the mirror. I know I'm black.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (9 July 2002)
- I am speechless about the idea of putting Musik 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 Musik Store for solutions. This way, innovation continues to be the hallmark of America. It is the Fans that drive the success of the Musik business.
Press statement (21 July 2003), quoted in "Jackson attacks Musik piracy bill" in BBC News (22 July 2003)
- 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
- In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
Also used at his funeral (3 Sep. 2009) invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009)
H konzert was an idea of his brother Michael, Jermaine. The artists participating in the konzert in London were not announced.
Administrators John Branca and JohnMcClain gaining the coveted five percent of the money the estate, which has won after the Tag of his death.
According to reports, one of two lawyers, namely Branca calls this rate to be paid to various charities, lawyers, and of course his children.
The hearing is set for Jan. 4.
Finally, rumors indicate that the amount is the amount of $ 100 million, after selling the rights to the film «This is it», and the disk.
Bad is gonna win?
After all great picks Du made we came to a conclusion:
Bad will face Number Ones,while Thriller faces HIStory.Now the game is on,pick your Favorit and let's see who wins.Again,be careful for what Du pick.After 13 days these picks expire and winners face at the end.Who is gonna face who?
Bad and Thriller? oder HIStory and Number Ones?
Pick as your herz says,don't be ashamed.If Du like Number Ones pick it,no one is gonna know.OH,almost forgot count the Musik Videos in too since it's part of an album.
And now,it's time to pick,START PICKING.
Good luck.
HIStory for earth song?Or Number Ones for Earth song?
Du were there
Before we came
Du took the hurt
Du took the shame
They built the walls
To block your way
Du beat them down
Du won the day
It wasn't right
It wasn't fair
Du taught them all
Du made them care
Yes, Du were there
And thanks to you
There's now a door
We all walk through
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause Du were there
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause Du were there
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause Du were there
Before we came
Du took the hurt
Du took the shame
They built the walls
To block your way
Du beat them down
Du won the day
It wasn't right
It wasn't fair
Du taught them all
Du made them care
Yes, Du were there
And thanks to you
There's now a door
We all walk through
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause Du were there
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause Du were there
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause Du were there
Musik and me
We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, Musik and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, Musik and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two Friends can be
There have been others
But never two Liebhaber
Like music, Musik and me
Grab a song and come along
Du can sing your melody
In your mind Du will find
A world of sweet harmony
Birds of a feather
We'll fly together
Now music, Musik and me
Musik and me
Musik and me
We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, Musik and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, Musik and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two Friends can be
There have been others
But never two Liebhaber
Like music, Musik and me
Grab a song and come along
Du can sing your melody
In your mind Du will find
A world of sweet harmony
Birds of a feather
We'll fly together
Now music, Musik and me
Musik and me
We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, Musik and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, Musik and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two Friends can be
There have been others
But never two Liebhaber
Like music, Musik and me
Grab a song and come along
Du can sing your melody
In your mind Du will find
A world of sweet harmony
Birds of a feather
We'll fly together
Now music, Musik and me
Musik and me
Musik and me
We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, Musik and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, Musik and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two Friends can be
There have been others
But never two Liebhaber
Like music, Musik and me
Grab a song and come along
Du can sing your melody
In your mind Du will find
A world of sweet harmony
Birds of a feather
We'll fly together
Now music, Musik and me
Musik and me
Ben, the two of us need look no Mehr
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And Du my friend will see
And you've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
(Here and there)
Du feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If Du ever look behind
And don't like what Du find
There's something Du should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)
I used to say 'I' and 'me'
Now it's 'us' now it's 'we'
(I used to say 'I' and 'me')
(Now it's 'us' now it's 'we')
Ben, most people would turn Du away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see Du as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And Du my friend will see
And you've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
(Here and there)
Du feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If Du ever look behind
And don't like what Du find
There's something Du should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)
I used to say 'I' and 'me'
Now it's 'us' now it's 'we'
(I used to say 'I' and 'me')
(Now it's 'us' now it's 'we')
Ben, most people would turn Du away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see Du as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
