Michael Talks To Oprah(February 10,1993)-(13)

Oprah: So it is...
Michael: It's a problem for me that I can't control, but what about all the millions of people who sits out in the sun, to become darker, to become other than what they are, no one says nothing about that.
Oprah: So when did this start, when did your ... when did the color of your skin start to change?
Michael: Oh boy, I don't...sometime after Thriller, around Off the Wall, Thriller, around sometime then.
Oprah: But what did u think?
Michael: It's in my family, my father zei it's on his side. I can't control it, I don't understand, I mean, it makes me very sad. I don't want to go into my medical history because that is private, but that's the situation here.
Oprah: So okay, I just want to get this straight, u are not taking anything to change the color of your skin ...
Michael: Oh, God no, we tried to control it and using make-up to even it out because it makes blotches on my skin, I have to even out my skin. But u know what's funny, why is that so important? That's not important to me. I'm a great fan of art. I love Michelangelo. If I had the chance to talk to him of read about him I would want to know what inspired him to become who he is, the anatomy of his craftsmanship, not about who he went out with last night. I mean that's what is important to me.
Oprah: How much plastic surgery have u had?
Michael: Very little. I mean u can count on my two fingers, I mean let's say this, if u want to know about those things, all the nosey people in the world, read my book Moonwalk, it's in my book. u know, let's put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn't be a person left in town.
Oprah: Mmm, I think u might be right.
Michael: I think I am right. It would be empty.