In answer to a question during a 1977 interview, when asked about who Michael admired growing up, he said: “I had those that I admired, like James Brown, a man that today doesn’t get the credit he should get from the music industry. Look what he did to music: all these funky tracks that you hear today, that’s where it came from. Sly Stone, James Brown, these are people that started funky music. They stood between the gospelly soul and the dance music. And that’s funk: Sly, James Brown, and people like that. Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding. Expand

Did you know that History On Film (Vol II) contains Michael’s performance of Billie Jean from Motown 25 and his 1995 MTV Video Music Awards performance of a medley? Check the official Michael Jackson store for the HISTORY ON FILM VOLUME II DVD Expand

“Today when I create my music, I feel like an instrument of nature. I wonder what delight nature must feel when we open our hearts and express our God-given talents. The sound of approval rose across the universe and the whole world abounds in magic. Wonder fills our hearts for we have glimpsed, for an instant, the playfulness of life.” – Michael Jackson, in his Grammy® Legend Award Acceptance Speech Expand