The #1 "New York Times" bestseller! Michael Jackson's one and only
autobiography - "his "life, in "his "words.
With original Foreword by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, a new
Introduction by Motown founder Berry Gordy, and an Afterword by
Michael Jackson's editor and publisher, Shaye Areheart.
"I've always wanted to be able to tell stories, you know, stories
that came from my soul. I'd like to sit by a fire and tell people
stories - make them see pictures, make them cry and laugh, take
them "anywhere" emotionally with something as deceptively simple as
words. I'd like to tell tales to move their souls and transform
them. I've always wanted to be able to do that. Imagine how the
great writers must feel, knowing they have that power. I sometimes
feel I "could "do it. It's something I'd like to develop. In a way,
songwriting uses the same skills, creates the emotional highs and
lows, but the story is a sketch. It's quicksilver. There are very
few books written on the art of storytelling, how to grip
listeners, how to get a group of people together and amuse them. No
costumes, no makeup, no nothing, just you and your voice, and your
powerful ability to take them anywhere, to transform their lives,
if only for minutes." -Michael Jackson, in "Moonwalk
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From the 1988 edition:
Megastar Michael Jackson's singularly brilliant career and
intensely private lifestyle have become a magnificent obsession for
millions of rock fans and celebrity watchers throughout the world.
His double-platinum singles rocket to the top of the music charts
with a velocity equaled only by the inevitable accompaniment of
wild rumors about his eccentric personal life. Now for the first
time, Michael Jackson breaks the fiercely guarded barrier of
silence that has surrounded him in a remarkably candid and
courageous book -- "Moonwalk."
In this intimate and often moving personal account of Michael
Jackson's public and private life, he recalls a childhood that was
both harsh and joyful but always formidable. Michael and his
brothers played amateur music shows and seamy Chicago strip joints
until Motown's corporate image makers turned the Jackson 5 into
worldwide superstars. Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 have
combined sales of over 200 million albums. He talks about the happy
prankster days of his youth, traveling with his brothers, and of
his sometimes difficult relationships with his family over the
years. He speaks candidly about the inspiration behind his music,
his mesmerizing dance moves, and the compulsive drive to create
that has made him one of the biggest stars in the music business
and a legend in his own time. "The Guinness Book of World Records"
lists "Thriller" as the biggest-selling-album of all time.
In "Moonwalk," Michael Jackson shares his personal feelings about
some of his most public friends...friends like Diana Ross, Berry
Gordy, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando,
and Katharine Hepburn. He talks openly about the crushing isolation
of his fame, of his first love, of his plastic surgery, and of his
wholly exceptional career and the often bizarre and unfair rumors
that have surrounded it.
Illustrated with rare photographs from Jackson family albums and
Michael's personal photographic archives, as well as a drawing done
by Michael exclusively for this book, "Moonwalk" is a memorable
journey to the very heart and soul of a modern musical genius.
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