The celebrity lifetime story that intrigue me is MICHAEL JACKSON. He was born MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON in August 29 1958 in Gary Indiana. His parents were Jo and Kathrine Jackson. Michael Jackson had 7 siblings named RANDY, JANET, MARLON, TITO, JACKIE, LATOYA and JERMAINE . He engaged in music at a very young age and founded the Jackson 5 alongside his siblings Marlo, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito . Michael Jackson turned out to be the break out star of the group and went on to pursue a solo career in 1971 and sure enough he didn’t disappoint. By 1980’s MICHAEL JACKSON had achieve great success with his songs and his music videos like THRILLER that top the chart for 37 weeks , BEAT IT, and BILLIE JEAN. He reveal his signature dance move …show more content…
In the outside Michael Jackson look like a person who achieved tremendous success musically and was living his dreams but what his fans didn’t know is that the king of pop was fighting is own demons behind close doors. Michael Jackson physical appearance started to change in 1979 when he release his fifth album untitled OFF THE WALL. Fans can visibly see that the pop star appearance has change particularly his nose look more slimmer, speculations had that the king of pop went under the knife and got a rhinoplasty at only the age of 21. It was later reported that he had the procedure due to an incident that broke his nose during one of his rehearsal. From that point on the king of Pop was never the same , it was the beginning of a tumultuous life time of plastic surgeries on his face. It seems like Michael Jackson was trying to achieve a level of satisfaction in his life that he lack musically even though he was an icon . Clearly something was going missing in his life and he probably tried to fill the void by having multiple surgery one after the another . As time past everybody can see that Michael had completely changed , he was barely recognizable. His skin had completely change . He went from being a typical African American young man to looking more like a caucasian person. His had bleach his skin to the level …show more content…
Michael probably saw a very ugly person when it looked himself in the mirror. He underwent more than 30 plastic surgeries through out his lifetime. It was clear that the king of pop had issues with his appearances that were beyond his control. Anybody in their right mind wouldn’t put themselves through all this pain. His physical flaws became debilitating to him and consume his life and that’s a behavior that usually people with body dysmorphic disorder experience. No matter how much people tell them how beautiful they are, they still see themselves as ugly or not attractive . Body dysmorphic disorder can be compare to obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd) and eating disorder because even though they are different diseases they cause a lot of anxiety to the individuals resulting in routines and compulsives behaviors. The rest of us can have an imperfection and not obsess about it but a person dealing with body dysmorphic disorder can not help themselves, they can not shake out the idea and the thoughts about what is wrong with them . Michael Jackson had all the money in the world but couldn’t achieve the perfect facial features that he badly wanted because it was all in his head. No matter how many time he laid on the
Outlier. An outlier is someone who is not considered to be a normal person within society. They have qualities that most people do not obtain. They are the most successful of individuals and many aspire to be them. Michael Jackson is the epitome of what I believe is a true outlier. In his best-selling novel, Malcolm Gladwell stated that we tend to spend more time looking at individuals success rather than looking at things that ultimately contributed to that success, such as their family, birthplace, and even birth date.
Michael Jackson went through numerous operations of plastic surgery to fix his nose and insert a dimple into his chin. In this time period, he was diagnosed with having a rare skin pigment disease called Vitiligo which turned his skin brighter. The media claimed that he bleached his skin color, also claimed that he was sleeping in an oxygen chamber. The scrutiny and backlash he received from the media steered farther away from the public eye. In 1993, he was falsely accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy in which he settled the case out of court. This caused Jackson to spiral into an addiction to painkillers, which would be ultimate cause of his death in 2009. In 2005, he had another child molestation case in which he was acquitted out all
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Michael Jackson and his family were brought up in Gary, Indiana. On August 29, 1958 Michael Joseph Jackson was born. Michael Jackson’s father Joseph Jackson and mother Katherine Jackson were together for most of Michael’s life. They built a family together of 8 kids. Joe had been a musician and played they the guitar but was forced to stop playing to take care of his kids. By the early 1960’s Tito, Jackie, and Jermaine had started to perform by 1964 Michael and his brother Marlon had join the group.
Americans and fans around the world had so many questions about him as a person as well as his sexuality and his childlike personality. Was he straight? Was he gay? Did he not know? What kind of thoughts drive an individual to appear in such a flamboyant and unique fashion. From the numerous plastic surgeries done to his face, to the endangerment of his child as he held out his son over a balcony of fans and paparazzi, he then made a comment on a british tv documentary called, Living with Michael Jackson, where he said “Why can’t you share your bed? It’s the most loving thing to share your bed with someone”, When asked a question about his close relationship with young
Madonna stated “My God, he was so unique, so original, so rare. And there will never be anyone like him again.” And Whitney Houston hailed him as the greatest entertainer. He had a lot of influence on artist like Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and many more entertainers. His impact on them shaped the music we listen on a radio today and without him the fashion, music videos, and dances would be different. Beyoncé is popular today because of Michael Jackson. She stated “Michael taught me that sometimes you have to forget technique, forget what you have on. If you feel silly, you have to go from the gut just let it go. Michael Jackson changed me, and helped me to become the artist I am thank you Michael.” This is not the only artist he had an impact
life, as well as in the lives of the other Jackson’s, there seemed to be so much pressure for success, but they all seemed to lack self-esteem.
Michael Jackson and His Impact on Pop Music Introduction: There have always been pioneers in every field one can think of, no matter what. These people had a great mentality and also a taste for innovation and creativity, so they happened to have a great influence on what they were doing. This is why now they are called ‘pioneers’. Music-wise, no one can ignore the impact of Michael Jackson’s music on the mainstream music in totality and particularly on the pop culture. He started as one of the singers of a boy band and ended up becoming the greatest entertainer of all time (according to Guinness records).
Michael Jackson, born Michael Joseph Jackson was on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana, son of Joseph and Katherine Jackson. Together they had nine children; Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon, Randy, Michael, and Janet. His father was an aspiring guitarist, but had to give up his musical ambitions to provide for his family; however, he encouraged his children to take up music. Although Michael had no formal musical educational training, he gained experienced through the music group he had with his brothers, the Jackson 5. In the 1960s Joseph along with three of Michael’s older brothers, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie, formed a musical group. When he and his brother, Marlon, joined the group it became the Jackson 5. Before signing to Motown Records, Jackson 5 toured around the Midwest, performing in a string of clubs and opening for the likes of The O’Jays, Etta James, and Gladys Knight. In 1968 the group was signed to one of the major record labels of the time, Motown Records, by its founder Berry Gordy. With their father as the manager of the group, they moved to Los Angeles, California to start recording. They released their first album, “Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5” in December 1969. In 1975 they split with Motown Records, over more creative control over the songs, and signed with Epic Records. Now with creative control over the songs, the group continued to experience tremendous success throughout the 1970s. As time went on a progressed throughout the 1980s and 1990s Michael would face various obstacles and difficulties. Such difficulties include; two child sexual abuse accusations, a long fought custodial battle with his first wife, Lisa Marie Presley, and swirling rumors about the paling skin color over the yea...
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The night of May 16, 1983, almost 50 million people watched one of the most spectacular performance on television (Scott 1). Jackson won 40 Billboard music awards (Scott 1). His lyrics are powerful he also talks about social causes, human race, and relationships. He inspired millions of people with the music he wrote. Since I was a little girl I listened to his music couple of my favorite songs are “Bad”, “Dirty Diana”, Make that Change”, “You are not alone”, “Billie Jean” “Smooth Criminal”. These songs where inspiring to me growing up to this day I listen to him. My siblings and me loved his movie called “The Moonwalker,” It’s about his music career when he was five years old till he went solo as an artist at the age of thirteen. I would watch his movie repeatedly. My sisters and me would try to follow his dance moves but we were always unsuccessful it was a great memory growing up. I loved the part when he turns himself into a bunny as a little girl I thought that was awesome. I would think I had magic And, I remember telling my mom “I wanted to be like Michael Jackson because he has powers” my mother would just laugh. One of his quotes from his lyrics that is powerful to me is “If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, then make that change,” this
Born on August 29, 1958 to a strict working class family in Gary, Indiana. Michael Jackson has gone through personal scandal, family squabbles and numerous career quakes but Michael Joseph Jackson remains one of the planet's best known figures. Jackson has spent almost his entire life as a public performer. He was the founder member of the Jackson Five at the age of four, soon becoming their lead vocalist and frontman. This implies Jackson has started his career at a very early age to gradually become one good public personality and famous. For this and for other reasons, he deserves praise and to be praised.
“The Godfather of Soul”, better known as James Brown grew to be one of the most influential artists in Michael Jackson’s life. As a child Michael Jackson was intrigued by Brown’s flamboyant performances on stage and would soon begin to implement them into his own stage acts. By the age of five Michael Jackson was already sealed into a world of show business by his father, Joseph Jackson. Deprived of a childhood at a very young age, Michael and his siblings began a family-musical group called “The Jackson 5.” They began playing the soul hits they listened to on the radio all across the country. The band toured the Midwest extensively from 1966 to 1968, frequently performing at clubs and bars. In 1966, they won a major local talent show with renditions of Motown hits and a cover of “I Feel Good (I Got You)” by James Brown. It wasn’t until July 23, 1968 where they received major recognition by Motown owner, Berry Gordy. Gordy was reluctant to sign the “Jackson 5” but after their audition performance of the song “I Got the Feelin”, by James Brown, he changed his mind. In March 1969, “The Jackson 5”, were officially signed into Motown records. This marked a historical point in Michael Jackson’s life where his musical influences from James Brown would be noticed. Song’s from Michael Jackson that s...
At a young age, a boy by the name of Michael Joseph Jackson becomes a mega pop star. With his afro, short stature, and big brown eyes, Michael's talent at singing makes crouds scream his name and the people of the world cannot get enough of him. Although he loves his talent, his career as an artist deters him from finishing grade school. Being away from his childhood friends, and on tour all the time, Michel is left without a childhood until he feels the need to regain it later on his life. After years of being on tour with the Jackson Five and now almost twenty, Michael is compelled to redeam his childhood. He becomes increacingly more interested in children, and belives he is a life like Peter Pan. Although his compassion for children is on the rise, so is his career as a solo artist. Michel releases more albums until Micheal Jackson becomes a house hold name. By the Early 90's he is at the peak of his career, but things have changed physically and emotionally. Now, he is much more pale and not the small black child with an afro anymore. People have become increacingly more aware of his obsession of children and suspitious of this behavior. Although Michael looks past these things, people still reconize the pop star they have always seen in him. It wasn't until an incident in the early 90's that his secret broke. Micheal Jackson, the beloved pop star of the 80's is caught for child melestation and is labeled a petifile. Although many people boo the star, Micheal still manages to contain his integraty as a pop legend in the end and he still loves children just as he did before. On his "Neverland Ranch" Michel still envites thousands of children to play and have fun.
Michael Jackson is one of my favorite singers. He is very famous, so most of all people in the world know him, at least his name. I began to listen to his songs because I was recommended them by my friend, and I was really attracted by them. I have two reasons why I like him.