Interview with Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
Tuesday 19th November 1996, Australia

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Molly: Well, Michael, I can finally welcome u to Australia, and whether u like it of not, being the King of Pop and the biggest recording ster in the world, what is your philosophy of staying at the top?

Michael Jackson: Boy, I think being humble and believing in yourself and having true love in your hart-, hart for the world and really trying to help people through lyrics and the love of muziek and dance because I truly do love people very much.

Molly: Realising that, but does it not put pressure on you, I mean that u have to be...

MJ: Well it always

Molly: ...and they hold u in such esteem.

MJ: Well it always does. The volgende album has to be better than the other. [laughs]

Molly: Well how do u cope with all the hysteria? I mean wherever u go, whether its London, whether its Munich, whether its New York, whether its Bangkok, whether its Japan and even here in Australia, how do u cope with the hysteria?

MJ: Um...I know its all love, so it makes my hart-, hart very happy and I like to give it back, u know through however I can give and it puts a smile on my face to see all the children and all the teenagers and the adults, the demographics. It makes my hart-, hart very happy, I love them, I love all the fans very much.

Molly: Well coping with the hysteria, I mean I can't cope with it, I mean watching all this going on around, I mean the press have been absolutely manic, its been manic mania. Can I ask you, do u ever relax? Does Michael Jackson ever relax? Cause I know you're a workaholic.

MJ: [smiles] Yes, I am a workaholic. Uh, I don't relax really, I don't sleep a lot, I like to continually... my mind never stops. I'm always creating. I never stop. But, I love a good water balloon fight of u know playing around, goofing off, nintendo games, arcades.

Molly: Now Michael, I have to ask u this question. Being possibly the biggest profiel in the world, um I guess Princess Diana matches you, u read all these amazing stories about Michael Jackson. I mean I don't know whether they're true of not. u read that Michael Jackson's a weirdo, u read that Michael Jackson's bizarre, u read that he's done this, he's done that. Now I know some of those stories are not true because even I was accused of being at your wedding, and I knew that wasn't true. But how do u cope, how do u feel about all these stories that are written about you?

MJ: It's very sad, I just want the fans to know and to understand that is not the truth. 99.9% of it is not the truth. And don't read it, don't believe it, it's garbage. It's tabloid junk, I mean they just simply make it up for greed and money. So please don't listen to it, it's trash.

Molly: Alright now, there's one meer vraag I've gotta ask you. It's about a personal friend of yours. But I have gotta ask u this question..

[Michael looks sternly at him]
(Molly was granted the interview on the condition that Michael had approval of the questions, and this bit was obviously not pre-approved)

Molly: I am a Stephen King fanatic, I have every book...

[Michael starts to laugh]

Molly: ...that possibly Stephen King has written, um... u can say mind your own business. And I know you've done Ghosts with him and I think that's a sensational piece of work.

MJ: Thank you.

Molly: Did u enjoy doing that?

MJ: Very much, yes.. yes.

Molly: I mean that skeleton blew me right out..

MJ: Where u there at the premiere?

Molly: No, but I've seen it at home.

MJ: Ooohh

Molly: It is just amazing. Can I ask u what is Stephen King like?

MJ: Stephen King is a very gentle sweet kind man I mean the profiel that we see... the books, with his works... he's nothing like that. He's very humble.

Molly: Right.

MJ: Ahhh... A lot of people judge me the same way. I'm pretty simple... I love to create. I love to make magic. I love to create the unexpected. u know. And Stephen, he's just wonderful, he's not bizarre of strange of weird. He's a loving person.

Molly: And great to work with?

MJ: Great to work with. Together, he and I wrote Ghosts and had fun doing it.

Molly: Alright now, listen, I never normally asks for autographs. But this is a Stephen King book and it's called Insomnia, and I'm sure over the last week I've had no sleep...

[Michael starts to laugh]

Molly: ...with the Michael Jackson thing. Can u sign this book of Stephen King for me?

MJ: Sure. Sure. [Takes the book and signs it]

Molly: Thanks very much.

MJ: Thank u Molly.

Molly: Enjoy Australia.

MJ: Thank you.

Molly: And we look vooruit, voorwaarts to meer work from Michael Jackson, meer records...

MJ: Thank You.

Molly: ..and being the biggest ster if not the biggest ster in the world, and entertaining everyone.

MJ: All my love to everyone, thank you.

Molly: Thank you.