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Michael Jackson, featured on the cover of 
 COOL Magazine [Russia], 4 August 1998

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Michael Jackson, with sister Janet, featured on the cover of
 Upscale Magazine [United States], August 1995

picture source: http://www.whosdatedwho.com

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Michael Jackson, with his sister La Toya, at JET Magazine (USA), July 31, 1980

Mr. Fantabularious at Number One!

(Please just ignore the Jacko name-calling)

Michael Jackson, featured at 
Number One Magazine (United Kingdom),  30 July 1988

"We howl for more, but know we won't get it.  We're all too drained by the music, the emotion, the experience to handle any more and shuffle out in a state of silent euphoria.  Jackson has everything - it's as simple as that. He's got the songs, the voice, the charisma, the dancing, the theatre, the showmanship ... everything.  He's got to be the most complete pop performer of all time."

--- Excerpt from the article clipping below

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Michael Jackson, featured on the cover of 

LOOKIN Magazine (United Kingdom),  July 24, 1993

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Michael Jackson, featured on the cover of Hello Magazine (UK), July 23, 1988

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"Michael has attained his unchallenged status as the number one entertainer in the world today because he walks with kings - but never loses the common touch - and sense of caring for his fellow man - born of his own roots."

--- from Black Radio Exclusive, 1988 

Michael Jackson, featured at  Black Radio Exclusive Magazine, July 22, 1988

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Michael Jackson, featured at Billboard Magazine [United States],  July 21, 1984

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Michael Jackson, featured on the cover of Istoe Magazine [Brazil],  July 18, 1984

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Michael Jackson, at Newsweek Magazine [United States], 16 July 1984

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Michael Jackson, featured at Newsweek Magazine,  July 16, 1984

"Such is the magic of America's newest Pied Piper of pop. The most explosive phenomenon since the Beatles, he defies easy categorization. Like James Brown, he's the pre-eminent black pop musician of his era, a master of soulful singing and impassioned stagecraft, able to dance with a furious precision that is innovative yet steeped in black tradition. Like the early Beatles, he's a master of upbeat musical confections, sometimes created in collaboration with the most popular ex-Beatle of all, Paul McCartney. Like Pat Boone, the prototype of rock teen idols, he's cute, wholesome and pious. He's a virtuoso of the modern recording studio; but like Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra, he aspires to be an old-fashioned entertainer. He's a stunning live performer, but also a notorious recluse with an otherworldly mystique—imagine Howard Hughes and E.T. rolled into one. Like Judy Garland or Johnny Ray, his appeal is freakish—he's utterly unlike you and me, with a streak of wildfire that unpredictably lights his eyes."

--- Excerpt from the article clipping below

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Michael Jackson, featured on   Musician Magazine (USA), July 1984

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Michael Jackson, featured on the cover of
 Bravo Magazine (Germany),  July 13, 1989

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Michael Jackson, with Naomi Campbell,
featured at Smash Hits Magazine [France], July 1992

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News article clipping from Chicago Daily News, July 1972

Jackson Five sparks kiddie pandemonium

Michael Jackson (of the Jackson Five) doesn’t fool me for a minute. No 12 year-old kid is that good at singing, dancing and controlling a crowd. Michael is really a 36-year-old midget.

I know because I saw him and his brothers put on their pandemonium-prone show Tuesday night at the International Amphitheatre. And what a show it was.

After the Undisputed Truth (of “Smiling Faces” fame) had finished their set, the venerable E. Rodney Jones (of radio station WVON) made the first of his several appeals to the audience, telling the crowd, “Please stay in your seats or the show will stop.” Jones, however, could not dampen the electric ardor and once the lights went out, non-stop screaming and stage rushing began in earnest.

When the J-5 bounded on the stage in matching white suits with silver piping, the crowd went looney. So much screaming filled the Amphitheatre I never could figure out what was being sung. Immediately after the first number, the house lights came up and E. Rodney Jones made another appeal. He got a lot of laughs.

Usually at shows drawing a very young audience there is an inverse relationship between the kinetic energy generated in the audience and the amount of talent on stage. Young kids are easily suckered, falling head over heels for some super-processed, slicky junk that offers about as much nourishment as sugar-coated breakfast cereal.

But the Jackson Five sing a different song altogether. They go through all that stylized Motown choreography, but underneath their undeniable layer of hokey “showmanship”, they really are an exciting act.

And they know how to plug into an audience. In addition to the inevitable thousands of little girls who bounced, boogied and beckoned from their chairs and the aisles, Michael the Midget successfully turned on quite a few mothers over twice his age.

Thus, the J-5 show was actually two good shows rolled into one. While the five brothers (Jackie 21, Tito 18, Jermaine 16, Marlon 15 and Michael) were dancing their way through such songs as “I Want You Back,” “I’ll Be There,” “Goin’ Back to Indiana,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Look Through the Window.” I was also fully enjoying the audience.

For me, the high point came when seven-year-old Randy Jackson joined his brothers on stage for some dancing and conga-playing. His presence triggered a charge by a wave of kiddies, some of whom were small enough to dash between the ushers’ legs.

But while all the brothers are handsome, Michael is the real heart-throb of a J-5 audience. His brothers may call him “big nose,” but to the fans he is as pretty as fantasy can be. He is also a dynamite lead singer and when he dances, he certainly knows how to strut his stuff.

Toward the end of the show Michael sang four of the songs he has released independently of his brothers. “Rockin’ Robin” is my fave, but according to the audience scream-o-meter, his new single, “I Want to be Where You Are,” was the evening’s biggest hit.

Conveniently enough, the last song was “Never Can Say Goodbye.” Then it was every man, woman and child for himself. Some of us merely tried to slip away into the night, but if we didn’t move fast enough, we were trampled by little people on their way to the stage door for one last grace-giving glimpse of the biggest teen-age soul act in the business.

But most of the fans were out of luck. It takes the Jackson Five exactly 30 seconds to dash from the stage, out the door and into the waiting limousine. It’s hard to be a big star. Passionate fans are very scary – especially for a 36-year-old midget.

--- Jack Hafferkamp

source: http://www.jackson5abc.com/dossiers/presse/1972-07-ChicagoDailyNews.php

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Michael Jackson, with then his wife LIsa Marie Presley,
at JET Magazine (United States), July 3, 1995

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Michael Jackson, featured on the cover of Free Magazine, July 1992 

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Michael Jackson, featured at the cover of Ung Nu Magazine [Denmark], June 1983

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Michael Jackson, featured on the cover of Who Magazine [Australia], 28 June 1993

"Through our memories, we will always cherish Michael."

Never Can Say Goodbye

by Katherine Jackson

Note From The Author

"This book is dedicated to the loving memory of my son, Michael Jackson. These pages contain photographs from our private family collection, and are illustrated with my personal stories about Michael from his early childhood, right up through his remarkable career. Over the course of Michael's life, I've reserved my comments about my son. Now, after his death, I have decided to share my story for two reasons.

Firstly, I hope this book sheds insight into the person that Michael truly was, the person who I've always known him to be. Sharing my memories with Michael's fans is my way of passing on his message and legacy in a way that he would approve. And it is my hope that his fans come to know the real Michael, rather than the person that the media portrayed him to be. Those who knew my son well will attest that Michael was one of the best persons you'd ever want to meet and be around. He loved everyone; he was a good father and a very good son.

Michael was generous, kind, considerate, funny, intelligent, warm and extremely humble. His acts of kindness and generosity were something he hardly spoke about; when in fact he was truly one of the greatest philanthropists of our time. At one point, he was active in 39 charities, and the Guinness Book of Records recognized him for his donations in the philanthropic world. Michael often saw the good in people and trusted many in the early part of his career, sometimes leading to pain and betrayal in his life.

The second reason for writing this book is to celebrate the remarkable artist my son Michael was, and to acknowledge the contribution he made throughout his life to music, the arts, people, and the planet. Michael was a true artist with a vision to heal the world through music. Being on stage was what he loved to do, and I am happy that he shared his gifts with his fans whom he loved very deeply.

Beyond our hardships, our family loved Michael dearly, and each of us shared a special bond with him. Through our memories, we will always cherish Michael."

  --- Katherine Jackson

"The world knew my son, but then again, they didn't... this is my chance to share the stories that are near to my heart. For his fans, and his children."

source: http://www.jacksonsecretvault.com/page/promo