My final post will be on the King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson. He was a legend of the music world and no matter what he did in his personal life many have to agree that his music is phenomenal and will live on forever.He was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana. His family was working class and at the age of 5 he joined his three brothers Tito, Jermaine, and Jackie in a singing group. Later when his other brother Marlon joined the group then they became the Jackson 5. They started small only playing at local gigs. When they began opening for other groups and finally got recognized by the Motown record label. They were signed to the label in 1968. They were relocated to Los Angeles and their first album was released in January of 1970. They were an instant success.
At the age of 13 Michael launched his solo career as he continued performing with the Jackson 5. For the next few years both Michael and the Jackson 5 kept a busy tour and recording schedule. They even had their own cartoon show during 1971 to 1973. Conflicts led to the Jackson 5 leaving the Motown record label in 1975. Jermaine stayed with the label and began his own solo career. After leaving Motown the signed on at Epics Records and younger brother Randy joined the new group called The Jacksons.
From there Michael’s music career took off. His songs reached the top of the pop charts and his album Thriller had 7 top 10 hits. His music video to his song Thriller pushed him over the edge. He was a household commodity and everyone wanted to listen to his music. He signed an endorsement deal with Pepsi-Cola. He was badly injured while filming a commercial for Pepsi-Cola and received burns to his face and scalp. After undergoing surgery to repair the damage many believe this was when he began his obsession with plastic surgery. Short after he left The Jacksons to focus on his solo career.
His solo career kept soaring to the top and as he kept producing number one hits, rumors of child molestation and many other things occurred. He married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, but they got a divorce in 1997. Later that year he married Debbie Rowe and they had two children, Prince Michael Jackson in 1997 and Paris Michael Jackson in 1998. Michael later had a third child with an unknown woman. The child was named Prince Michael Jackson II, nicknamed “Blanket”. Rowe and Jackson divorced in 1999 and received custody of their two children. From then on his life was in the news, rumors floated around and he was charged with molestation.
His music is some of my favorite. As a young child he could hit the highest notes and all the Jackson 5 was phenomenal to listen to. His music is just awesome; there is no other way for me to describe it. Some of my favorites are ABC, Thriller, I’ll be There, Man in the Mirror, and so many others. His music will live on forever and he is the King of Pop and forever will be.
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