Celebrity stories better be MJ's.
"Do you like this?" Michael asked, with a skeptical tone, as if he were asking the coroner a question. He slumped in a chair in the dining room and stared at the living room on the lower floor, which was full of statues. There are elegant Greek-Roman bronzes, and some are from birdbath School in the suburbs. These statues are motionless around the sofa, like a group of ghosts at a party.
Michael has no patience to sit all the time. He is nervous and eating potato chips. It's really strange that his brothers have never seen him eat snacks since he became a strict vegetarian six years ago. In fact, his mother, Catherine Jackson, is worried that he can survive just by air. She knows that her son is not interested in food. He said that if he didn't have to eat to survive, he would never eat.
"I really hate this," he said. After eating the potato chips, he flipped through the newspaper. "I feel much more relaxed on stage than I do now, but, hey, let's go," he said with a smile. Later, he explained that "let's go" was a common saying of his bodyguards when they went out. He has often heard this sentence since he can tie his shoelaces by himself.
let's go, children. At the command, Joe gathered his sons Jackie, Ti Tuo, Jermaine, Malone and Michael. Michael can hear this pre-performance rally for more than three quarters of his life, first in jackson 5, Motown, and then in Epic. Michael and his brothers sold about 1 million records. Of the 12 singles released by Motown, 6 became platinum records, and the other 1 became gold records. In 197, when Michael was only 11 years old, they released the first best-selling song "I want you back", easily defeating B.J. Thomas's "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" to become the champion song.
Michael said that when he was five years old, he sang "Climb every Mountain" at school and decorated his room at home, he knew something special was happening. At that time, his precocity frightened his mother. But a few years later, his Off the wall released on Epic appeased everyone. The album sold more than 5 million copies in the United States and 2 million copies in other parts of the world, resulting in a hit single "Don't Stop Till You Get Great" and won him a Grammy. The album produced four Top1 hit singles. For artists, this feat can only be compared with the sum of the soundtracks of Rumors, Grease and Saturday night fever of Fleetwood Mac.
If the sensitive recording industry is willing to bet, the smartest thing to do is to bet on Michael Jackson. In recent months, he has devoted himself to more than three projects: his recently released album Thriller；; Two songs "say say say" and "The Man" with Paul McCartney; Produced by Quincy Jones, recording a musical narrative book for Steven Spielberg's ET Alien; In his spare time, he wrote and produced "Muscles" for Diana Ross. He is really a busy man. This winter he plans to record an album with the Jackson family, which is to prepare for the tour next spring. He still has some movies to shoot. Since he played the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, his bedroom is full of movie scripts.
24-year-old Michael has been deeply involved in many fields in the 198s. When he was a child, he created the golden songs of the golden age, and when he was young, he became the idol of his peers. Michael moved to Diana Ross's residence in Hollywood at the age of 1, and now he makes records for her; When he was 5 years old, the Beatles were all over the world, and now he and Paul McCartney are jealous for a girl in his song "The girl is mine". His friends in the entertainment industry are also models who surpass their peers. He often plays with Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol and Stevie Wonder who are child stars, chats with Adam Ant and Lisa Minnelli, and communicates with Fred Astaire in his 8s. When he visited Golden Pond, Henry Fonda taught him fishing skills, and Henry's daughter Jane Fonda taught him how to perform. His pen pal Katharine Hepburn broke the rule that she never attended rock concerts and went to see the Jackson family's performance in Madison Square in 1981.
Even ET Alien was attracted by the soul of such a gentleman. Steven Spielberg said that he told Michael, "If ET didn't go to Eliot's house, it would have come to your house." Steven also said that he thought no one was better suited to tell the story of this timid alien than Michael. "Michael is the last person in the world who can control his own destiny but is so pure and pure. I've never seen anyone like him. He was an emotional child star since he was a child. Michael mentioned that he likes cartoons. In fact, he likes all magical things, from Bambi to James Brown.
"He is so amazing." Michael mentioned James and admitted that his choreography in his own design of water and silver clothes came from his godfather's stage movements. "When I was about six or seven years old, I sat in front of the TV and watched his performance, and I felt like I was about to fly."
The basement of Apollo Theater in Harlem is Michael's kindergarten. In fact, he was too shy to be the opening guest of Jackie Wilson, Gladys Knight, the Temptations and Etta James as a member of jackson 5. But he said he had to know what these big names performed on the stage. He had to know how James Brown skated and circled, and he would do it backstage before he became famous. How did Michael slip off the stage of Apollo Theater? He sneaked down the stairs, crossed the corridor and slipped to the wall, and came behind the dusty old juggling stage set. In the background, musicians adjusted their voices, smoked and played cards. He stood behind the chestnut moldy curtain and peeked at his favorite performance. Recently, Michael went to the Los Angeles Club to watch James Brown's performance. "He seems to be charged all over, and he can take the audience anywhere he wants. At this age, he can still have such a crazy performance, and he completely showed himself."
Getting out of yourself is the theme of Michael's life nowadays, whether he is dancing, singing or performing. As a Jehovah's witness, Michael believes that the end of the world will be followed by the second life of Christ. Religion is a very important part of his life. He devotes himself to studying the Bible and attends church activities in the nearby Kingdom Auditorium twice a week. He never touches drugs or alcohol. Although he believes in the prophecy of the end of the world, he is not stubborn enough to refuse the charm of cartoons.
"I'm a cartoon collector," he said. "All Disney films, Barney the Bug and MGM's old films. I've only seen one person with a larger collection than me. To my surprise, it's Paul McCartney. He is also a cartoon fan. Every time I go to his house, we watch cartoons together. When we made my album together, we rented all cartoons, Dumbo the elephant and others. This is a real way to escape from reality. I feel that everything is going well, and the real world is far away from us, and everything is beautiful.
"When I first watched ET, I was moved by the whole story," he said. "The second time I watched it, I cried like crazy. When I recorded the ET music book, I felt like I was in it, just like I was hiding behind a tree or watching the whole story happen.
Michael was so deeply involved that Steven Spielberg found Michael crying in a dark studio while recording the dead part of ET. Later, Spielberg and producer Quincy Jones decided to keep the sound on the tape. It's often counterproductive to get rid of such real emotional voice clips-this was known when Quincy made Off the wall.
"I left a song for Michael called' She's Out of My LFE'" Quincy recalled "When Michael first heard it, he liked it, but when he sang it, he cried. Every time we record this song, I see Michael crying. I'll say,' We'll re-record it in two weeks, maybe then you won't cry so sad'. After two weeks, he will still cry, and then we have to leave the crying in the song.
struggling with the control of his career and the fragile war, Michael often expresses his personal side in his lyrics. "Bless his soul" is included in the Jackson family's destiny album. Michael said that this song is his portrayal. He sang:
Sometimes I cry because I feel puzzled.
Is reality being used?
I don't have my own life at all
because I meet the needs of others with myself
Jackson's two songs in Thriller extend his defensive posture, "They will eat you up, you are just a vegetable, and he shouted" I want to do something ". "Avoid" a tense and tough song "You have to show them that you're really not scared/you're playing in' with your life, this ain't true or dare/they'll kick you, Then they beat you/then they'll tell you it's fair. "
Yes, he said that he felt used. As far as his career is concerned," They need this. They want you to do this. They think you belong to them. They think they created you. If you have no faith, you will be driven crazy. Just like not doing this interview. If I want to do an interview, then I mean what I say, but these words sound strange to others. I am a person who tells the truth, even if it is a secret, but I know that some things should be kept private. "
As a self-protection, Michael controlled his emotional floodgates and created an atmosphere where he could talk. "In some cases, I need to keep quiet," he said, "but I dance every Sunday." That day, he was on hunger strike.
His mother confirmed that this was a weekly ceremony he arranged for his son, giving him a day to sweat, laugh and cry. This ceremony is similar to Michael's performance. Indeed, Michael's thin shoulders bear the weight of his stage performance. His solo career is not experimental. He can spin like a skater with his slender body without the help of an ice rink and skates. With the light and enthusiasm of silver clothes, he seems to be able to change the molecular structure at will. One second is the angle of the robot, and the next second forms a rippling curve. Usually he closes his eyes and his face is up to the invisible muse. The thin sternum protrudes outward. He gasped, collided and screamed. He is famous for jumping off the stage and climbing to the fence.
at home, he will dance until he is exhausted. Michael said that when he is not touring, Sunday dancing is also a very effective way to relieve his addiction to the stage. Sometimes when he is not touring, other performers will invite him to the stage from the audience. During the time from his seat to the stage, two Michaels in his heart are fighting.
"I sat there thinking, don't let me go up there, I'm too shy," Michael said. "But once I get on the stage, I have to try my best to control myself. It's amazing to stand on the stage. There's nothing like it. You can feel the energy of everyone on the scene. You can feel this energy all over, but when the stage lights up, it's all over. I swear to you that's it. "
Now he is smiling and sitting straight, trying to explain the feeling of weightlessness on the stage.
"When the performance is over, I still don't want to get off the stage. I can stay on it all my life. It's just like making a movie. How wonderful it is to become someone else in the movie. I like to forget that most of the time, I can completely lose my memory on the stage, just like sitting in an automatic plane. I mean whoosh."
During the filming of The Wizard of Oz, he told the scarecrow. He just wanted to stay in Oz, and he didn't want to leave there and go back to his hotel room.
"that's why I like ET. I miss him very much less than a day after I left. I want to go back to the place where I met him in the forest last night, and I want to stay there."
when it comes to animals, he suddenly becomes enlightened. He said that he talks to animals every day. "I have two deer. Mr Tibbs looks like a sheep. It has two horns. I have a beautiful camel named Louie. Michael also keeps some foreign birds, such as macaws, parrots and a big three-toed ostrich.
"Come here." He shouted "I want to show you something." He climbed the stairs step by step and went to the bedroom. I knew there were only a few of us in this house now, so we knew he was talking to us.
"ah ... do you want to sleep? I'm sorry ... "
A few seconds later, an 8-foot-long python coiled up on the dining table, and it quickly crawled towards me.
"It's called muscle, and I specially trained it to eat journalists."
Muscle climbed onto the tape recorder, stuck out his tongue contemptuously, and continued to crawl towards the nearest warm-blooded animal. Its nose was about to touch my wrist when Michael grabbed it. Michael insisted that muscles were docile, and the story that snakes could eat people was completely made up. Moreover, muscles were not hungry at that time, and it had just enjoyed a half-dead mouse meal a few days ago. On the contrary, the arrival of strangers has brought a little anxiety and tension to the muscles. The muscle is coiled around its owner, and the tension of its body makes the blood vessels in Michael's forearm burst out obviously. In order to show the muscle's balance, Michael hung it on a pole three feet wide, and it could keep a posture on it for several hours.
"Snakes are easily misunderstood," he said. I think snakes refer to victims of the media. Michael banged on the table and laughed.