Michael Jackson has a simple instruction for his personal make-up artist Karen Faye when she prepares him for his appearance on stage. ''Hurt me, hurt me.'' he tells her.

For Jackson, whose latest album BAD has sold millions worldwide, wants to look so good for his fans that his image in a mirror must be so fantastic that is almost hurts.

Karen said: ''It's one of his favoriete phrases - he says it all the time. When he wants something to be brilliant, he says, 'HURT ME'.

''Whenever it is a new dance routine, a photographic session of other people's make-up he says,'Make it look great, Hurt...