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Beyond the acrobatics, dance, and visuals of the Michael Jackson ONE show, there are details that Las Vegas Magazine says make the show even more special: “Each outfit is painstakingly designed to pay homage to King of Pop’s sense of style. From the crystal-embellished glove, to his fedora to rhinestone white socks, every thread of Michael Jackson ONE’s wardrobe embodies his timeless fashion statements.” Get tickets now: https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/michael-jackson-one
“What I have done with music, it breaks all barriers. I don’t have to make a political statement. I do all of that with music, it breaks all language barriers, to all races of people. It goes all over the world.” – Michael Jackson more...
“One of his most powerful vocals and accessible social statements, not to mention the best-ever use of a gospel choir in a pop song.” – Time Magazine on “Man in the Mirror,” released January 16, 1988. more...
“To say the man is a genius is an understatement. He cradles each note, coaxes the music to depths beyond reality.” – Elizabeth Taylor on Michael Jackson
Photo: Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson at the Operation One to One honors ceremony in 1992. more...
“There are two things that the NAACP stands for which are the most important things in my life; freedom and equality. In every person there is a secret song in their heart it says “I am free” it sings “I am one” this is the natural feeling of every child to be free as the wind, to be one with every other child. All the troubles in the world are caused by forgetting this feeling and when I perform my connection it’s with people and it’s just to remind me of that — to be free and to be one.” more...
“’Thriller’ is a wonderful pop record, the latest statement by one of the great singers in popular music today. But it is more than that. It is as hopeful a sign as we have had yet that the destructive barriers that spring up regularly between white and black music – and between whites and blacks – in this culture may be breached once again.” – The New York Times, December 1982. more...
“Privacy,” from Michael Jackson’s Invincible, is an impassioned statement from Michael on his status as a public figure and often contentious relationship with paparazzi and media figures who followed his every move. Over an insistent rhythm, including the sound of a camera shutter, Michael pushes back against those who would not give him a moment’s peace or would fabricate stories about him. “There’s a lesson to learn: Respect’s not given, it’s earned,” he sings in a lower register. Longtime friend and collaborator Slash delivers a searing guitar solo on the track.
Michael’s desire for privacy, having earned constant attention more...
The release of “Black or White” as the first single from the album Dangerous marked another step in Michael Jackson’s artistic evolution. The song combined Michael’s message of racial harmony with a measure of defiance, as the lyrics noted “we’re one and the same,” while expressing exasperation with continued racial injustice and his lack of fear of anyone not willing to accept his message, a statement that still resonates. Written by Michael Jackson with rap lyrics by Bill Bottrell, “Black or White” found a receptive audience, driving the song to the top of the singles charts across most of the more...
Written by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Co-Produced by Michael Jackson for MJJ Productions, Inc.
From the album Bad, released August 31, 1987
Released as a single January 16, 1988
THE SHORT FILM
Director: Don Wilson
Michael Jackson’s short film for “Man in the Mirror” was the third of nine short films produced for recordings from Bad, one of the best selling albums of all time. The “Man in the Mirror” single hit No. 1 in four countries in 1988, topping the charts in the United States, Italy, Belgium and more...
“Man In The Mirror” reached #1 on the Billboard charts upon its release as the fourth single from the ‘Bad’ album on January 9th, 1988. Penned by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett, it is one of two songs on the album which were not written by Michael Jackson.
Time Magazine called the song “Man In The Mirror” “one of the most powerful vocals and accessible social statements, not to mention the best-ever use of a gospel choir in a pop song.”
Michael Jackson: “It is my philosophy too. If you want to make the world a better place, take a more...