- Know what I also love? Mannequins. I guess I want to bring them to life. I like to imagine talking to them. u know what I think it is?
Yeah, I think I'll say it.
I think I'm accompanying myself with vrienden I never had. I probably have two friends. And I just got them. Being an entertainer, u just can't tell who is your friend. And they see u so differently. A ster instead of a next-door neighbor. That's what it is. I surround myself with people I want to be my friends. And I can do that with mannequins. I'll talk to them.
I sit there and say, 'Please don't call me up, I am too shy.' But once I get up there, I take control of myself. Being onstage is magic. There's nothing like it. u feel the energy of everybody who's out there. u feel it all over your body. When the lights hit you, it's all over, I swear it is.
Snakes are very misunderstood. Snakes, I suggest, may be the oldest victims of bad press.
I wake up from dreams and go, 'Wow, put this down on paper.' The whole thing is strange. u hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face. And u say to yourself, 'I'm sorry, I just didn't write this. It's there already.' That's why I hate to take credit for the songs I've written. I feel that somewhere, someplace, it's been done and I'm just a courier bringing it into the world. I really believe that. I love what I do. I'm happy at what I do. It's escapism.
"Michael Jackson - Life in the magical kingdom" - Rolling Stone (February 17, 1983)
- Like the old Indian proverb says, do not judge a man until you've walked 2 moons in his moccosins.
- Most people don't know me, that is why they write such things in wich most is not true. I cry very very often because it hurts and I worry about the children, all my children all over the world, I live for them.
If a man could say nothing against a character but what he could prove, history could not be written.
Animals strike not from malice but because they want to live, it is the same with those who criticize, they desire our blood not our pain. But still I must achieve I must seek truth in all things. I must endure for the power I was sent forth, for the world for the children.
But have mercy, for I've been bleeding a long time now. MJ.
Handwritten note published in People (12 October 1987)
- Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the Creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched door something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists. I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved. I become the victor and the vanquished. I become the master and the slave. I become the singer and the song. I become the knower and the known. I keep on dancing and then, it is the eternal dance of creation. The Creator and the creation merge into one wholeness of joy. I keep on dancing — until there is only ... the dance.
"The Dance" - from inlay sleeve of Dangerous (1991)
- I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone. For me it was James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly.
On pop groups like N'Sync; (1 November 2001) TV Guide interview. TV Guide. (accessed 2009-07-09)
- If u enter this world knowing u are loved and u leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.
Dancing the Dream (1992), also used in his funeral invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009)
- I have begun to see that even my father's harshness was a kind of love. An imperfect love, to be sure, but love nonetheless. He pushed me because he loved me, because he wanted no man to ever look down at his offspring. Now with time, rather than bitterness I feel blessing.… My initial fury has slowly gegeven way to forgiveness.
"Heal the Kids" speech at the oxford Union (2001)
- I put a lot of mannequins in my room in the past, and I still have mannequins in my room, because I used to be very lonely, painfully lonely. u have no idea. I used to walk the streets looking for people to talk to. I'm talking about the height of one's career…. I would walk up to them, strangers, and say, "will u be my friend?" They'd go, "my god, Michael Jackson!" and that's not what I wanted.
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage u Were Never Meant to See (2002)
- The record companies really do conspire against the artists. They steal. They cheat. They do whatever they can, especially the black artists.… Sony's Tommy Mottola is the president of the record division. He is mean. He is a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (6 July 2002)
- The minuut I started breaking the all-time record in record sales—I broke Elvis's records, I broke Beatles records—the minuut it became the all-time best-selling album in the history of the guinness Book of World Records, overnight they called me a freak. They called me a homosexual. They called me a child molester. They zei I bleached my skin. They made everything to turn the public against me.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (9 July 2002)
- I know my race. I just look in the mirror. I know I'm black.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (9 July 2002)
- I am speechless about the idea of putting muziek fans in jail for downloading music. It is wrong to illegally download, but the answer cannot be jail. Here in America we create new opportunities out of adversity, not punitive laws, and we should look to new technologies like Apple's new muziek Store for solutions. This way, innovation continues to be the hallmark of America. It is the fans that drive the success of the muziek business.
Press statement (21 July 2003), quoted in "Jackson attacks muziek piracy bill" in BBC News (22 July 2003)
- Lies run sprints but the truth runs marathons.
Press statement (November 2003); quoted in "Michael Jackson Calls Child Molestation Charges 'Lies'" (8 December 2003) Jet
- In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
Also used at his funeral (3 Sep. 2009) invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009)
Yeah, I think I'll say it.
I think I'm accompanying myself with vrienden I never had. I probably have two friends. And I just got them. Being an entertainer, u just can't tell who is your friend. And they see u so differently. A ster instead of a next-door neighbor. That's what it is. I surround myself with people I want to be my friends. And I can do that with mannequins. I'll talk to them.
I sit there and say, 'Please don't call me up, I am too shy.' But once I get up there, I take control of myself. Being onstage is magic. There's nothing like it. u feel the energy of everybody who's out there. u feel it all over your body. When the lights hit you, it's all over, I swear it is.
Snakes are very misunderstood. Snakes, I suggest, may be the oldest victims of bad press.
I wake up from dreams and go, 'Wow, put this down on paper.' The whole thing is strange. u hear the words, everything is right there in front of your face. And u say to yourself, 'I'm sorry, I just didn't write this. It's there already.' That's why I hate to take credit for the songs I've written. I feel that somewhere, someplace, it's been done and I'm just a courier bringing it into the world. I really believe that. I love what I do. I'm happy at what I do. It's escapism.
"Michael Jackson - Life in the magical kingdom" - Rolling Stone (February 17, 1983)
- Like the old Indian proverb says, do not judge a man until you've walked 2 moons in his moccosins.
- Most people don't know me, that is why they write such things in wich most is not true. I cry very very often because it hurts and I worry about the children, all my children all over the world, I live for them.
If a man could say nothing against a character but what he could prove, history could not be written.
Animals strike not from malice but because they want to live, it is the same with those who criticize, they desire our blood not our pain. But still I must achieve I must seek truth in all things. I must endure for the power I was sent forth, for the world for the children.
But have mercy, for I've been bleeding a long time now. MJ.
Handwritten note published in People (12 October 1987)
- Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the Creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many an occasion when I am dancing, I have felt touched door something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists. I become the stars and the moon. I become the lover and the beloved. I become the victor and the vanquished. I become the master and the slave. I become the singer and the song. I become the knower and the known. I keep on dancing and then, it is the eternal dance of creation. The Creator and the creation merge into one wholeness of joy. I keep on dancing — until there is only ... the dance.
"The Dance" - from inlay sleeve of Dangerous (1991)
- I have no problem with them imitating [me]. It's a compliment. Everybody has to start out looking up to someone. For me it was James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Jackie Wilson, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly.
On pop groups like N'Sync; (1 November 2001) TV Guide interview. TV Guide. (accessed 2009-07-09)
- If u enter this world knowing u are loved and u leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.
Dancing the Dream (1992), also used in his funeral invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009)
- I have begun to see that even my father's harshness was a kind of love. An imperfect love, to be sure, but love nonetheless. He pushed me because he loved me, because he wanted no man to ever look down at his offspring. Now with time, rather than bitterness I feel blessing.… My initial fury has slowly gegeven way to forgiveness.
"Heal the Kids" speech at the oxford Union (2001)
- I put a lot of mannequins in my room in the past, and I still have mannequins in my room, because I used to be very lonely, painfully lonely. u have no idea. I used to walk the streets looking for people to talk to. I'm talking about the height of one's career…. I would walk up to them, strangers, and say, "will u be my friend?" They'd go, "my god, Michael Jackson!" and that's not what I wanted.
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage u Were Never Meant to See (2002)
- The record companies really do conspire against the artists. They steal. They cheat. They do whatever they can, especially the black artists.… Sony's Tommy Mottola is the president of the record division. He is mean. He is a racist, and he's very, very, very devilish.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (6 July 2002)
- The minuut I started breaking the all-time record in record sales—I broke Elvis's records, I broke Beatles records—the minuut it became the all-time best-selling album in the history of the guinness Book of World Records, overnight they called me a freak. They called me a homosexual. They called me a child molester. They zei I bleached my skin. They made everything to turn the public against me.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (9 July 2002)
- I know my race. I just look in the mirror. I know I'm black.
Remarks at National Action Network headquarters (9 July 2002)
- I am speechless about the idea of putting muziek fans in jail for downloading music. It is wrong to illegally download, but the answer cannot be jail. Here in America we create new opportunities out of adversity, not punitive laws, and we should look to new technologies like Apple's new muziek Store for solutions. This way, innovation continues to be the hallmark of America. It is the fans that drive the success of the muziek business.
Press statement (21 July 2003), quoted in "Jackson attacks muziek piracy bill" in BBC News (22 July 2003)
- Lies run sprints but the truth runs marathons.
Press statement (November 2003); quoted in "Michael Jackson Calls Child Molestation Charges 'Lies'" (8 December 2003) Jet
- In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
Also used at his funeral (3 Sep. 2009) invitation. Quoted in "Dead stars and classic art will surround Michael Jackson " in CNN.com/entertainment (03 July 2009)
u were there
Before we came
u took the hurt
u took the shame
They built the walls
To block your way
u beat them down
u won the day
It wasn't right
It wasn't fair
u taught them all
u made them care
Yes, u were there
And thanks to you
There's now a door
We all walk through
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause u were there
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause u were there
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause u were there
Before we came
u took the hurt
u took the shame
They built the walls
To block your way
u beat them down
u won the day
It wasn't right
It wasn't fair
u taught them all
u made them care
Yes, u were there
And thanks to you
There's now a door
We all walk through
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause u were there
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause u were there
And we are here
For all to see
To be the best
That we can be
Yes, I am here
'Cause u were there
muziek and me
We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, muziek and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, muziek and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two vrienden can be
There have been others
But never two lovers
Like music, muziek and me
Grab a song and come along
u can sing your melody
In your mind u will find
A world of sweet harmony
Birds of a feather
We'll fly together
Now music, muziek and me
muziek and me
muziek and me
We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, muziek and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, muziek and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two vrienden can be
There have been others
But never two lovers
Like music, muziek and me
Grab a song and come along
u can sing your melody
In your mind u will find
A world of sweet harmony
Birds of a feather
We'll fly together
Now music, muziek and me
muziek and me
We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, muziek and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, muziek and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two vrienden can be
There have been others
But never two lovers
Like music, muziek and me
Grab a song and come along
u can sing your melody
In your mind u will find
A world of sweet harmony
Birds of a feather
We'll fly together
Now music, muziek and me
muziek and me
muziek and me
We've been together
For such a long time now
Music, muziek and me
Don't care whether all our songs rhyme now
Music, muziek and me
Only know wherever I go
We're as close as two vrienden can be
There have been others
But never two lovers
Like music, muziek and me
Grab a song and come along
u can sing your melody
In your mind u will find
A world of sweet harmony
Birds of a feather
We'll fly together
Now music, muziek and me
muziek and me
Ben, the two of us need look no meer
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And u my friend will see
And you've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
(Here and there)
u feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If u ever look behind
And don't like what u find
There's something u should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)
I used to say 'I' and 'me'
Now it's 'us' now it's 'we'
(I used to say 'I' and 'me')
(Now it's 'us' now it's 'we')
Ben, most people would turn u away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see u as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And u my friend will see
And you've got a friend in me
(You've got a friend in me)
Ben, you're always running here and there
(Here and there)
u feel you're not wanted anywhere
(Anywhere)
If u ever look behind
And don't like what u find
There's something u should know
You've got a place to go
(You've got a place to go)
I used to say 'I' and 'me'
Now it's 'us' now it's 'we'
(I used to say 'I' and 'me')
(Now it's 'us' now it's 'we')
Ben, most people would turn u away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see u as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(A friend)
Like Ben
(Like Ben)
Like Ben
Looking in my mirror
Took me door surprise
I can't help but see you
Running often through my mind
Helpless like a baby
Sensual disguise
I can't help but love you
It gets better all the time
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it even if I could
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it, no
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it even if I could
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it, no
Love to run my fingers
Softly while u sigh
Love came and possessed you
Bringing sparkles to your evey
Like a trip to heaven
Heaven is the prize
I'm so glad I found you
You're an angel in disguise
I van't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it even if I could
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it, no
Took me door surprise
I can't help but see you
Running often through my mind
Helpless like a baby
Sensual disguise
I can't help but love you
It gets better all the time
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it even if I could
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it, no
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it even if I could
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it, no
Love to run my fingers
Softly while u sigh
Love came and possessed you
Bringing sparkles to your evey
Like a trip to heaven
Heaven is the prize
I'm so glad I found you
You're an angel in disguise
I van't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it even if I could
I can't help it if I wanted to
I wouldn't help it, no
Once all alone
I was lost in a world of strangers
No one to trust
On my own, I was lonely
u suddenly appeared
It was cloudy before but now it's clear
u took away the fear
u brought me back to life
Chorus
u are the sun
u make me shine
of meer like the stars
That twinkle at night
u are the moon
That glows in my hart-, hart
You're my daytime my nighttime
My world
You're my life
Now I wake up everyday
With this smile upon my face
No meer tears, no meer pain
Cause u love me
u help me understand
That love is the answer to all that I am
And I'am a better man
u taught me door sharing your life
Chorus
u are the sun
u make me shine
of meer like the stars
That twinkle at night
u are the moon
That glows in my hart-, hart
You're my daytime my nighttime
My world
You're my life
u gave me strength
When I wasn't strong
u gave me hope when all hope is lost
u opened my eyes when I couldn'tt see
Love was always here waiting for me
I was lost in a world of strangers
No one to trust
On my own, I was lonely
u suddenly appeared
It was cloudy before but now it's clear
u took away the fear
u brought me back to life
Chorus
u are the sun
u make me shine
of meer like the stars
That twinkle at night
u are the moon
That glows in my hart-, hart
You're my daytime my nighttime
My world
You're my life
Now I wake up everyday
With this smile upon my face
No meer tears, no meer pain
Cause u love me
u help me understand
That love is the answer to all that I am
And I'am a better man
u taught me door sharing your life
Chorus
u are the sun
u make me shine
of meer like the stars
That twinkle at night
u are the moon
That glows in my hart-, hart
You're my daytime my nighttime
My world
You're my life
u gave me strength
When I wasn't strong
u gave me hope when all hope is lost
u opened my eyes when I couldn'tt see
Love was always here waiting for me
Smile, though your hart-, hart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If u smile With your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you'll just...
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time u must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just...
Smile, though your hart-, hart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If u smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile...
That's the time u must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If u smile With your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile if you'll just...
Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time u must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just...
Smile, though your hart-, hart is aching
Smile, even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by...
If u smile
Through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile...
That's the time u must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you'll just Smile
Sung to our hearts
Removed evil from our worlds with your sweet loving nature.
But behind your smile was both happiness and pain.
u carried the pain,
While we, oblivious, stal the happiness.
A straal, ray of sunshine and in a class of your own.
This world ever trying to destroy your light, not worthy of any part of your life.
Yet u never saw it that way and gave us everything till nothing was left.
How could we have placed hatred on someone completely incapable of it.
In heaven now, u have been set free to live eternally where u belong. No pain will reach u up there, of that I’m sure.
u entered this world loved, left loved, and forever will be loved - what happened in between is unforgivable on our part but I pray that home pagina at last it can be dealt with.
- u zei u saw the face of God in children, we saw it in you.
R.I.P Michael.
king of pop.
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