Michael Jackson Research Paper

Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary Indiana. His parents were Katherine Jackson, and Joseph Jackson. Michael had 8 siblings, who all loved music. His mother stayed at home and took care of the household, while his father was a guitarist and crane operator. Katherine taught the children folk and religious songs daily. He grew up around music and learned many things from his brothers and father. Joseph Jackson thought that his sons were very talented; therefore, he helped shape them into a music group known as the “Jackson 5.” Starting out, it was just Michael’s older brothers, Tito, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon. When Michael turned 5, he became the lead vocalist of the group. The group was very successful and became popular quickly. As a child, Michael was

He was injured while performing and suffered from burns to his face and head. He had surgery to fix his burns, and it is believed that Michael started to experiment with plastic surgery shortly after. His nose drastically changed and his skin color changed as well (Biography). Many people claim that Jackson had many surgeries on his nose, forehead and cheekbones. He wrote a book titled “MoonWalk,” and explained that he only had two rhinoplastic surgeries and one surgery on his chin (IMDb). Michael Jackson was accused of child molestation in 1993, and his reputation started to dwindle. Jackson was known to have sleepovers with boys at his home, but his accusations were the first public charge of wrongdoings. The following year Jackson settled his court case, but other accusations were made. He maintained his “innocence” through it all (Biography). He agreed to have an interview on television with Oprah Winfrey and put an end to some of the rumors. He also explained that the change in his skin tone was because of a rare skin disease known as “vitiligo.” Later on in the interview, Jackson also talked about his abuse from his father