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Trivia: Jackson once described Elizabeth Taylor as “a warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle up to” He recorded a voice-over on The Simpsons Macaulay Culkin is godfather to two of Jackson’s children Jackson co-wrote We Are The World with Lionel Richie He is godfather to Nicole Richie
Trivia: He was a best man at Liza Minnelli’s wedding to David Gest The largest television audience in US history watched him perform at half time during the 1993 Super Bowl Martin Scorcese once directed a Jackson video A survey in 1997 declared him the Most Famous Person in the World He paid $1.5 million […]
Trivia: HIStory was the biggest selling double album ever released in the United States Jackson was given a royal title in the Ivory Coast in 1992 Before concerts he would drink Ricola candy dissolved in hot water His birthplace Gary, Indiana, is planning a museum in his honor The singer patented a shoe device that […]
Trivia: In 1984 a French fan committed suicide because he couldn’t have surgery to look like Jackson The video for Scream was the most expensive ever at £3.8 million. A library once accused the singer of owing $1 million in overdue book fines Jackson was a vegetarian He won an MTV award for Best Movie […]
Trivia: His total lifetime earnings from music are estimated at $500 million Jackson regularly wore a black armband to remind people of children suffering around the world. The moonwalk was picked up from street dancers Little Richard wanted to be played by Jackson in a biopic Jackson had a pet python called Crusher
Trivia: Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem, South Carolina on My Mind. He has waxworks in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more. He has sold more than 300 million records worldwide His favorite superhero is Morph from X-Men He had a pet ram […]
Trivia: Two of his other albums – Bad and Dangerous – are also among the world’s best-selling records He popularized dance moves including the robot and the moonwalk He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice He won 13 Grammy Awards Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist […]
Michael Jackson left behind an incredible amount of music, a lot of it not really known by the masses.
Although it feels like everyone in the entire world has a special connection to Michael Jackson, whether it be imitating the thriller dance at family parties, pretending to be the Jackson 5 with your siblings or moon walking past your high school crush, Detroit natives have a very special connection to Michael Jackson and the […]
Trivia: Two of his other albums – Bad and Dangerous – are also among the world’s best-selling records He popularized dance moves including the robot and the moonwalk He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice He won 13 Grammy Awards Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist […]
Trivia: He was born on Aug 29, 1958 At the Brit Awards in 1996 Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker took exception to his bombastic performance of Earth Song and ran on to the stage Jackson was very fond of Mexican food In 1993 Jackson’s dermatologist said he had a rare skin disease called vitiligo, which […]
Trivia: He gave his first public performance at the age of 5 singing Climb Every Mountain He had eight brothers and sisters His marriage to Lisa-Marie Presley lasted only 19 months Jackson paid $47 million for the publishing rights to the Beatles back catalogue in 1985 and sold a share of to Sony in 1995 […]
