Jack Goldstein - 101 Amazing Michael Jackson Facts

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101 AMAZING MICHAEL JACKSON FACTS

by

Jack Goldstein

Publisher Information

Published in 2012 by

Andrews UK Limited

www.andrewsuk.com

The right of Jack Goldstein to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998

Copyright 2012 Jack Goldstein

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Disclaimer: All facts presented in this title were gained from common and reputable sources in print and on the internet. If any detail within this title is found to be incorrect, the author will be happy to publish a corrected version.

Introduction

Are you a fan of King of Pop Michael Jackson? Do you know everything there is to know about the worlds greatest ever superstar? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite singer - do you know all of them?

Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged facts easily organised into categories for maximum enjoyment. Sections include his upbringing, his music, and his tragic death. This is a perfect bite-sized eBook for any fan of the world-famous icon.

Biography

1. Michael was born on the 29 th August 1958.
2. He was born in Gary, Indiana.
3. His full name was Michael Joseph Jackson.
4. He sadly died on the 25 th June 2009.
5. Michael died of propofol intoxication.
6. When he died, MTV played hours of his music - a real tribute, considering MTV generally no longer plays music videos!
7. He was known to many as the King of Pop.
8. In 1997, one survey awarded Michael the title of Most Famous Person in the World.
9. Michael is credited with transforming the art of the music video.
10. Michaels assets at the time of his death were allegedly around the $5 billion mark.

General - Part 1

1. Michael was very ticklish.
2. He often wore a black armband to remind people that children were suffering across the world.
3. Michael was a vegetarian.
4. Michael has said that he regretted dangling his son blanket over a hotel balcony for onlookers in a now infamous incident.
5. He very much disliked his nickname Wacko Jacko.
6. There was once an unsustained rumour that he had bought the bones of John Merrick, The Elephant Man.
7. Michael admitted he had had two nose jobs.
8. He founded the Heal The World foundation in 1992 - amongst other things the charity brought underprivileged children to Michaels Neverland ranch.
9. When Michael died, Google thought that the number of people searching for his name on the site was actually a co-ordinated denial of service attack.
10. Michael dedicated Blood on the Dancefloor to Sir Elton John.

Friends and Family

1. Michael had 9 siblings, however one died when he was born.
2. He was a well-known member of his familys band: The Jackson 5.
3. His father, Joseph Jackson was a steel mill worker.
4. Joseph has admitted to whipping Michael when he was a boy.
5. When he was growing up, Michael was so scared of his father that he would sometimes be sick.
6. His mother Katherine was a devout Jehovahs Witness.
7. Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jr (Prince), Paris and Prince Michael II (Blanket).
8. He married Lisa Marie Presley...
9. But the marriage only lasted 19 months.
10. Ex child star Macaulay Culkin is godfather to two of Michaels children.

Top 10 Albums

These are Michaels top 10 selling albums - sales figures are listed after the title:

1. Thriller - 110 million
2. Bad - 45 million
3. Dangerous - 32 million
4. Off the Wall - 20 million
5. HIStory - 20 million
6. Invincible - 13 million
7. Number Ones - 8 million
8. The Essential Michael Jackson - 5 million
9. Michael - 3 million
10. King of Pop - 2 million

Pets and animals

1. Michael once had a boa constrictor called Muscles.
2. When he was young, he used to terrorize his sister La Toya by putting spiders in her bed.
3. He had two llamas - one called Louis and the other Lola.
4. Michaels pet ram was called Mr Tibbs.
5. Crusher was the name of Michaels pet python.
6. Michael had a pet chimpanzee called Bubbles.
7. Bubbles was very close to Michael - he even sat in on the recording sessions for the Bad album.
8. In 1986 a line of stuffed toys were sold, based on Michaels favourite animals.
9. In 2002, Michael was bitten by one of his pet tarantulas.
10. Michaels zoo at Neverland housed a lion, and elephant and many other exotic animals.

Favourites

1. When growing up, his favourite cartoon character was Pinocchio.
2. He loved the books Rip Van Winkle and The Old Man and the Sea.
3. Michael loved the comedy of the Three Stooges.
4. It was rumoured that Michael was a fan of Exeter City Football Club.
5. Michael really enjoyed eating Mexican food.
6. He has said that is favourite superhero is Morph from the X-Men.
7. Michaels favourite accessory was his black fedora hat.
8. As a fun-loving person, Michael enjoyed playing games. His favourite was rumoured to be Monopoly.
9. Michaels favourite movies were Peter Pan, E.T. and Star Wars.
10. Michaels best friend was screen icon Elizabeth Taylor.

General - Part 2

1. Michael played a scarecrow in a version of The Wizard of Oz called The Wiz .
2. Michael thought that he sounded like Minnie Mouse on early Jackson Five records.
3. His first ever public performance was at the age of five: he sang Climb Every Mountain .
4. Michael has featured in an episode of The Simpsons .
5. Michael was Nicole Ritchies godfather.
6. Despite his child-like persona, Michael admitted to swearing when he got mad!
7. Michael is the third bestselling artist of all time, only behind Elvis and The Beatles.
8. He was found not guilty of molesting a 13 year old boy in 2005.
9. When the verdict was announced, Michaels fans released 14 white doves outside his California home.
10. When Michael died, he was rehearsing for a world comeback tour which was to feature 50 dates.

Awards and Achievements

1. The island of St Vincent once issued stamps featuring Michael.
2. Michael incredibly has two stars on the Hollywood walk of fame - one for himself and one as part of the Jackson 5.
3. In 1984, Michael won 8 Grammys - the most anyone has ever won in a single year.
4. Although Michael didnt invent the moonwalk, he is widely credited with popularising it.
5. His video for Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to be shown on MTV.
6. In a TV poll, Thriller was voted the best music video of all time.
7. HIStory is the biggest ever selling double album in the USA.
8. Michael was the first ever artist to be inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame twice.
9. Michael has a total of 13 Grammy Awards.
10. He also earned 26 American Music Awards.

Money

1. Michael was - at times - a canny investor. He once paid $47m for the publishing rights to the Beatles back catalogue - and sold a share of it to Sony for $95m.
2. Scream is still to this day the most expensive music video ever made - it cost over $7m.
3. A library once claimed that Michael owed them more than $1m in late return fees!