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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on May 10, 2022 10:50:07 GMT
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on May 20, 2022 22:33:54 GMT
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Post by rhinoskin on May 24, 2022 7:09:56 GMT
''As a child, Michael loved to play in his shop: he built a counter, put a tablecloth on top and pots with all his candy. This store was usually on the door of our room or on the lower floor of the bunk bed; Michael sat on his knees behind the counter, waiting for his customers. We traded with each other, exchanging coins of the change received from Mr. Long and sometimes coins we found on the street. But Michael at that time was known as a great artist, not a great businessman and this became clear when one day our father asked him for a report on why he was late for rehearsals. Where have you been? Joseph asked. I went to get candy. replied Michael. How much did you pay for them? Five cents. - And how much are you going to sell them for? For five cents. Joseph slapped him on the head and said: - You mustn't sell anything for the same price you bought! "Why can't I give them away for five cents?" He asked when we were already sitting in our room. Logic collided with Michael, he didn't understand why he got slapped. I left him in bed mumbling; he put his candy in piles and continued to play in the store as he liked it. A few days later, Joseph saw Michael in the backyard, sharing candy with the children on the street. They were children from families even poorer than ours, and Michael no longer sold his sweets, he simply distributed them for free. — Excerpt from Jermaine Jackson's Book You Are Not Alone: Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes Michael was kind of like me as a child. i wanted to give. i also agree with making the price higher than it is. i find that ridiculous. i understand it's business and all. but most people can't afford high price things. This was portrayed in The Jacksons An American Dream, too.
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on May 27, 2022 3:39:14 GMT
Michael was kind of like me as a child. i wanted to give. i also agree with making the price higher than it is. i find that ridiculous. i understand it's business and all. but most people can't afford high price things. This was portrayed in The Jacksons An American Dream, too. yup.
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jul 20, 2022 11:34:25 GMT
He appreciated the work of his bodyguards, but there were times when he said in frustration, "You are too close to me! Give me some room!"
One day my brother decided he couldn't take it anymore. "That's it!" he said.
"No more security. I don't care if I get killed, I'm going to be unsecured for a whole week."
"Mike. You can't do that!"
"I can. Just watch!"
He drove off alone without our head of security, Bill Bray, who followed him wherever he went. Michael wasn't a very good driver... and his week without security was not a success as he predicted.
Your car broke down a few miles from our house. Not knowing what to do, my brother left the vehicle in the middle of the street and ran to a pay phone to call security to pick him up!
... And before him was a crowd of fans. Wild fans. Michael was petrified, signed autographs for everyone until his security arrived.''
— Excerpt from the book Starting Over by LaToya Jackson
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Jul 24, 2022 2:00:48 GMT
''The walls of Michael's room were filled with hundreds of books on different subjects, but especially philosophy and biography. He probably read about all the great artists, entrepreneurs and inventors who ever existed, and then asked questions.
When he finished reading a biography for example of Henry Ford, he would say:
"Why did he make that car? What made you think of that?"
Most of all, my brother was quite curious about success stories.
People often refer to Michael as childish. I totally disagree. He was, however always in contact with the child who dewed within him.
Just looking at a tree he talked to us about how this tree is a visible proof of God's existence, the way it grows and changes, provides food and shelter, and so on.
Another of my brother's favorite subjects was human anatomy.
Do you remember the biology class of those plastic models of the torso with breakable organs? Well, Michael kept one in his room, studying it all the time.
"We have vocal cords, but why can we talk and a dog can't?"" He'd wonder out loud.
"What makes humans different? La Toya, do you think there's any way for a monkey to talk?"
''I don't know. Anything is possible."
"Well, I'll find out."
He asked a doctor to ask him for a complete medical library. "But Michael, " replied the man, surprised, "these are professional books, intended only for doctors."
I was in a hurry to leave the house one afternoon when Michael waved at me.
"La Toya, come here!'' I have something to show you!''
I told him I couldn't, that I was late for an appointment, but he insisted.
"Please come to my room. I have to show you this. You're really going to like it."
He took me to the bathroom and closed the door behind us. On a table, in a giant glass jar, was a SWIFT!
''See!''
"Oh my God, Mike, where did you get this?"
"Shhhh!" He peeked out the door to make sure no one heard us.
I must admit, I was curious —I've never seen a brain before—and I looked at the pickled gray matter floating in the formaldehyde.
"Is it a human brain?"
Michael didn't say, but somehow I knew it was.
''Where did you get that?'
''A doctor gave me''
I'm willing to bet that now many of you are taking your hand to your mouth, thinking... How disgusting! But for Michael, the brain and the body were simply miraculous creations and nothing repulsive.
After recovering from his severely burned scalp, he became fascinated about how the body heals and received permission from some doctors to wear a gown and surgical mask and observe various operations. While reading his medical books, Michael developed a fascination for nature's aberrations. He could talk for hours about the lives of Siamese twins, the famous Elephant Man and among others.
Because of his interest in these poor creatures, the press portrayed Michael as a strange species. But as with so many facets of my brother's personality, all I can say is, if you knew him like I did, you'd see there's nothing weird about him.
An extremely sensitive soul, Michael was moved by any form of human suffering. The sight of a starving African child on TV brings him to tears.
He was dominated by sympathy for freaks like the Elephant Man, no matter how many times he watched David Lynch's john lynch movie about John Merrick, he always cried.
"Imagine what life was like for them," he said sadly.
Why Michael sympathized with them is quite obvious, considering how celebrity turns him into an aberration (in other people's eyes, of course). I get angry when Michael's curiosity in this field is ridiculed.
The audience really doesn't know —what a wonderful and generous human being he was.''
— Excerpt from the book Starting Over by LaToya Jackson
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Dec 11, 2022 22:38:29 GMT
''Michael kept all his animals in a sanctuary he built on the property and kept the area where they lived in impeccable condition.'' We had more animals than family members. There was a giraffe that Michael called Jabar, like basketball player Karim Abdul Jabar. Michael also had a lama named Lola, as Lola Falana, a well-known actress. He had two deer, Prince and Princess. And a snake called, Muscles.
Michael kept all the animals in a sanctuary he built on Encino's property, all except one. For years, Michael asked for a pet monkey. Naturally, I refused, until one day he brought home a baby chimpanzee named Bubbles. Bubbles was different from the other animals we welcomed. With a behavior like a child, he signaled with his arms for us to catch him. His intelligence was evident.
On our property there did not seem to be any animals because Michael kept the area where they lived in impeccable condition. A team of more than 200 people ensured that the same precedent was maintained years later with the animals at the Neverland ranch.'
Katherine Jackson,
Excerpt from the book "Never Can Say Goodbye''
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Dec 16, 2022 4:08:12 GMT
''I stayed close to Michael during his lifetime. Our ties were strengthened during the accusations. Michael knew he needed me as much as his fans at the time, so I didn't stop being by his side.
When he created it, he felt the music in his environment. He gathered his intuitive feelings and really trusted and believed in himself. He was a great thinker, a dreamer, and somehow had the belief that he could never fail if you put love into your work.
Michael was a person who was happy. I didn't teach my son about how to be humble about his fame in his life, it was natural for him. (...) Your humility often surprised me.
Michael had an extraordinary life and was grateful to be able to do exactly what he loved through his art. But we both agreed that fame has a price—it's a blessing and a curse.
I don't like to speculate on what would have happened if things had happened differently or if we could do it all over again, because I don't think I could ask for anything more from life other than a child like Michael.''
Katherine Jackson,
In Her Book Never Can Say Goodbye
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Post by NatureCriminal7896 on Feb 22, 2024 11:41:08 GMT
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