Questions and Answers
What are the names of Michael's brothers and sisters, and what are their birthdays?
Michael is the seventh of nine children born to parents Joseph and Katherine Jackson. His siblings are, in order of birth; Maureen (Rebbie) born May 29, 1950; Sigmund (Jackie) born May 4, 1951; Toriano (Tito) born October 15, 1953; Jermaine born December 11, 1954; LaToya born May 29, 1957; Marlon born March 12, 1957; Steven Randall (Randy) born October 29, 1961; and Janet born May 16, 1966.
Does Michael have any children?
Michael has two children, "Prince" Michael Joseph Jackson
Jr. born February 13, 1997, and a daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson born
April 3, 1998, with his wife Debbie Rowe
[Source: EMJ]
How tall is Michael?
Michael is five feet ten inches (or 1.78m) tall.
[Source: HIStory Magazine]
What is Michael's shoe size?
Michael wears a size 8 1/2 (or a 42 in European measurements).
[Source: HIStory Magazine]
Where can I write to Michael?
You can write to Michael at the following address:
Michael Jackson
Neverland Valley Ranch
c/o Postmaster
Figueroa Mountain Road, Santa Ynez Valley
Los Olivos, CA
93441
USA
Where does Michael get his cool clothes?
All of Michael's clothes since the Bad era have been made especially
according to his measurements by his stylists Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.
[Source: HIStory Magazine]
What are some of Michael's favorite songs that he's recorded?
Michael's favorite songs that he has recorded is "Ben", or
"Got To Be There". Off his HIStory album they are "Stranger In
Moscow", "Childhood", or "Earth Song".
[Source: Michael Jackson - "Simulchat" Interview]
Was that really Michael on the Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad"?
Yes, Michael supplied his voice for the character of "Michael
Jackson" on one episode of the Simpsons.... the name in the credits however
was 'John Jay Smith'.
[Source: "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening]
Who discovered the Jackson 5?
Bobby Taylor of the Vancouvers was the person who brought the Jackson
5 to the attention of Motown Records and helped them get their audition. Motown
later stated that it was Diana Ross who "discovered" the boys, and
used her name on their first album "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5" since she was Motown's biggest star at the time.
[Source: Marlon Jackson - "The Legend Continues" video]
Why has Michael's skin gotten lighter?
Michael has a skin disorder called Vitiligo. This banal physiological
disorder causes a depigmentation of the skin causing blotchy white patches.
Often there is a family tendency to develop the condition. Two people in every
100 suffer from this condition, so Michael is definately not alone. He has NEVER
bleached his skin or tried to make his skin lighter. All rumors saying that
he has done this are simply not true. He has tried to even out the blotches
on his skin by using make up to cover them up.
[Source: EMJ, "The Family Medical Guide", "Michael Jackson Talks
to Oprah"]
Why does Michael wear a silk mask whenever he goes out in public now?
Because of his Vitiligo Michael cannot go out into the sun. He has
said that he is completely allergic to the sun, and that he really isn't even
supposed to go outside at all. By wearing the silk face mask, along with long
sleeved clothing, pants, sunglasses and his fedora Michael can go outside and
enjoy himself just as everyone else can.
[Source: Michael Jackson - "VH1" and "Simulchat" interviews]
I heard that Michael had a speaking clip at the beginning of the HIStory album.
What did he say, and why don't I have it on my copy of the album?
A vocal clip was added to the beginning of some of the copies of the
HIStory album released in Germany, Holland, France, and Canada (not all albums
sold in these countries had this clip). The clip stated Michael saying the following "Hi, this is Michael Jackson. I want to thank all of my fans in [country]
for their continuing love and support over all the years. I hope to come and
visit you all very, very soon and perform for you. I look forward to seeing
you very soon. Until then, good bye. I love you all. Good bye."
[Source: Sony Music]
Is it true that before filming the Brazil version of his They Don't Care About
Us video, Michael paid drug dealers in the area so he could use the shanty town
for the set of his video?
No, this is not true. What actually happened was that Michael and Spike
Lee (the director of the video) wanted to film this version of the video in
the shany town of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Skylight company, who took care
of production arrangements for this video, found a way to appease the criminal
classes in the area by hiring 60 residents of the shanty town to help with security
and to be paid as regular employees. No drug dealers were paid money by Michael
to use the area for his video as the rumors stated.
[Source: "HIStory Magazine"]
Where did Michael learn all of his cool dance moves, such as the moonwalk?
Michael has said that the moonwalk came from the black children from
the inner city ghettos. "They just have that natural talent for dancing...they
come up with these dances, all I did was enhance the dance." Just to note,
Michael has never taken any formal dancing lessons. He has choreographed, or
had a hand in choreographing most of his music videos or performances.
[Source: "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah" and "Simulchat" Interviews]
Does Michael play any of the instruments on his albums?
Michael plays several instruments, and has recently began playing them
on his albums! On the HIStory album Michael is credited with playing the keyboards,
synthesizer, drums and percussion, and guitar. On the Blood On The Dance Floor
album Michael is credited with playing the drums and percussion, and guitar
on the song titled "Morphine".
[Source: Sony Music - HIStory & Blood On The Dance Floor album notes]
Does Michael own a recording company/record label?
Michael does have his own record label, named MJJ Music. All music
released through MJJ Music is distributed by Sony Music. The label was launched
in 1994, and in 1997 Michael Jackson (together with Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal
Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud) formed a new joint venture with Kingdom Entertainment
and MJJ Music to take it to another level. Michael released the following statement
at this time, "Our new association allows MJJ Music to expand its horizons
beyond my wildest dreams. The success the label has enjoyed in the past three
years is proof that we are committed, along with my partners, to making MJJ
Music a full service label of international significance." There are currently
7 individuals/groups signed to the MJJ Music label; Brownstone (with 2 albums
released), 3T (with 1 album released, and 1 in the works), Men of Vizion (with
1 album released), No Authority (with 1 album released), Nathan Cavaleri (with
1 album released), Rebbie Jackson (with 1 album released), and Tatyana Ali (with
1 album released). In addition to these artists, the "Sisterella"
soundtrack, as well as the "Free Willy" and "Free Willy 2" soundtracks were released on the MJJ Music label.
[Source: EMJ and MJJ Music]
I've heard of Kingdom Entertainment but what does Michael have to do with it
and what role does it play in the entertainment business?
Kingdom Entertainment is the company that Michael and Saudi billionaire
Prince Alweed founded in 1996. In a Paris press conference March 1996 Michael
stated that they plan on Kingdom Entertainment to be active in the creation
of theme parks, hotels, feature films, animation, recordings, publishing, tours,
children's books, educational entertainment, character licensing and merchandising.
So far Kingdom Entertainment has sponsored Michael's HIStory world tour. The
creation of the theme parks in Poland and Canada are both expected to be done
through this company.
[Source: Kingdom Entertainment, EMJ]
Is Michael the biggest selling artist ever? And, if Thriller is the biggest
selling album, which album comes next? whose album? and how many units?
Yes, Michael Jackson is the biggest selling artist ever with his album
Thriller. Thriller was, and still is the most amazing album ever created selling
over 51 million albums worldwide, going Platinum in 15 countries, gold in 4
countries, producing 7 hit singles (4 written by Michael himself!) and winning
7 Grammy awards.
The top 3 albums in the USA to date (sorry we were unable to find world stats)
are as follows:
1. Thriller - Michael Jackson - with 25 million units
2. Eagles Greatest Hits (1971-1975) - The Eagles - with 24 million units
3. The Wall - Pink Floyd - with 22 million units
Michael's other albums (in USA only) have sold the following:
Bad - 8 million units
Off The Wall - 7 million units
Dangerous - 6 million units
HIStory - 6 million units
[Source: Billboard Online, Guiness Book Of World Records, EMJ]
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