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Thriller - Michael Jackson

It’s Close To Midnight And Something Evil’s Lurking In The Dark

Under The Moonlight You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart

You Try To Scream But Terror Takes The Sound Before You Make It

You Start To Freeze As Horror Looks You Right Between The Eyes,

You’re Paralyzed

‘Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night

And No One’s Gonna Save You From The Beast About Strike

You Know It’s Thriller, Thriller Night

You’re Fighting For Your Life Inside A Killer, Thriller Tonight

You Hear The Door Slam And Realize There’s Nowhere Left To Run

You Feel The Cold Hand And Wonder If You’ll Ever See The Sun

You Close Your Eyes And Hope That This Is Just Imagination

But All The While You Hear The Creature Creepin’ Up Behind

You’re Out Of Time

‘Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night

There Ain’t No Second Chance Against The Thing With

Forty Eyes

You Know It’s Thriller, Thriller Night

You’re Fighting For Your Life Inside Of Killer, Thriller Tonight

Night Creatures Call

And The Dead Start To Walk In Their Masquerade

There’s No Escapin’ The Jaws Of The Alien This Time

(They’re Open Wide)

This Is The End Of Your Life

They’re Out To Get You, There’s Demons Closing In On Every Side

They Will Possess You Unless You Change The Number On Your Dial

Now Is The Time For You And I To Cuddle Close Together

All Thru The Night I’ll Save You From The Terror On The Screen,

I’ll Make You See

That This Is Thriller, Thriller Night

‘Cause I Can Thrill You More Than Any Ghost Would Dare To Try

Girl, This Is Thriller, Thriller Night

So Let Me Hold You Tight And Share A Killer, Diller, Chiller

Thriller Here Tonight

RAP

Darkness Falls Across The Land

The Midnite Hour Is Close At Hand

Creatures Crawl In Search Of Blood

To Terrorize Y’awl’s Neighbourhood

And Whosoever Shall Be Found

Without The Soul For Getting Down

Must Stand And Face The Hounds Of Hell

And Rot Inside A Corpse’s Shell

The Foulest Stench Is In The Air

The Funk Of Forty Thousand Years

And Grizzy Ghouls From Every Tomb

Are Closing In To Seal Your Doom

And Though You Fight To Stay Alive

Your Body Starts To Shiver

For No Mere Mortal Can Resist

The Evil Of The Thriller

Bad - Michael Jackson

Your butt is mine

Gonna tell you right

Just show your face

In broad daylight

I'm telling you

On how I feel

Gonna hurt your mind

Don't shoot to kill

Cause I run UPT.

Lay it on me

All right...

I'm giving you

On count of three

To show your stuff

Or let it be...

I'm telling you

Just watch your mouth

I know your game

What you're about

Well they say the sky's the

limit

And to me that's really true

But my friend you have seen nothin'

Just wait 'til I get through...

Because I'm bad, I'm bad.

Cause I run UPT.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

You know it.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

Cause I run UPT, you know.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

And the whole world has to

answer right now

Just to tell you once again,

Who's bad...

The world is out

You're doin' wrong

Gonna lock you up

Before too long,

Your lyin' eyes

Gonna tell you right

So listen up

Don't make a fight,

Your talk is cheap

You're not a man

You're throwin' stones

To hide your hands

But they say the sky's the limit

And to me that's really true

And my friends you have seen nothin'

Just wait 'til I get through...

Because I'm bad, I'm bad.

Cause I run UPT.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

You know it.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

You know it, you know.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

And the whole

world has to

answer right now

(And the whole world has to

answer right now)

Just to tell you once again,

(Just to tell you once again,)

Who's bad...

We can change the world tomorrow

This could be a better place

If you don't like what I'm sayin'

Then won't slap my face...

Because I'm bad, I'm bad.

Cause I run UPT.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

You know it.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

You know it, you know.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

Woo! Woo! Woo!

(And the whole world has to answer right now

Just to tell you once again)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

Cause I run UPT.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

You know it - you know it.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know, you know, you know,

you know, come on

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

And the whole world has to

answer right now

(And the whole world has to

answer right now)

Just to tell you once again,

(Just to tell you once again,)

You know I'm smooth, I'm bad.

You know it.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad baby.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know, you know, you know it,

come on

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

And the whole world has to

answer right now

(And the whole world has to answer right now)

Woo!

(Just to tell you once again,)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad.

You know it.

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, you know

hoo!

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

You know I'm bad, I'm bad

you know i

t, you know

(Bad bad-really, really bad)

And the whole world has to

answer right now

(And the whole world has to

answer right now)

Just to tell you once again,

(Just to tell you once again,)

Who's bad?

You Rock My World - Michael Jackson

Ho...oh...

My life will never be the same

‘Cause girl, you came and changed

The way I walk

The way I talk

I cannot explain the things I feel for you

But girl, you know it’s true

Stay with me, fulfill my dreams

And I’ll be all you’ll need

Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, it feels so right (Girl)

I’ve searched for the perfect love all my life (All my life)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, it feels like I (Like I)

Have finally found her perfect love is mine (See, I

finally found, come on, girl)

You rocked my world, you know you did

And everything I’m gonna give (You rocked my world)

And there ain’t nothing we could find

Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)

You rocked my world, you know you did (Girl)

And everything I’m gonna give (I want you, girl)

And there ain’t nothing we could find

Someone like you to call mine

In time I knew that love would bring

This happiness to me

I tried to keep my sanity

I waited patiently

Girl, you know it seems

My life is fully complete

Our love is true because of you

You’re doin’ what you do

Oh, oh, oh, oh, who’d think that I (Oh)

Have finally found the perfect love I searched for all

my life (Searched for all my life)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, who’d think I’d find

(Whoa...oh...oh...)

Such a perfect love that’s so right (Whoa, girl)

You rocked my world, you know you did (Come on, come

on, come on, come on)

And everything I’m gonna give

And there ain’t nothing we could find (Girl)

Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)

You rocked my world (You rocked my world), you know

you did

And everything I’m gonna give (Girl, girl, girl)

And there ain’t nothing we could find

Someone like you to call mine (Girl)

You rocked my world, you know you did (Oh)

And everything I’m gonna give (You rocked my world)

And there ain’t nothing we could find

Someone like you to call mine

You rocked my world (Oh...), you know you did

And everything I’m gonna give (To rock my world)

And there ain’t nothing we could find

Someone like you to call mine

Girl, I know that this is love

I felt the magic all in the air

And girl, I’ll never get enough

That’s why I always have to have you here, hoo

You rocked my world (You rocked my world), you know

you did

And everything I’m gonna give (Look what you did to

me, baby, yeah)

And there ain’t nothing (Yeah, yeah) we could find

Someone like you to call mine (You rocked my world)

You rocked my world, you know you did (Know you did,

baby)

And everything I’m gonna give (‘Cause you rocked my

world)

And there ain’t nothing we could find (Hoo, hoo)

Someone like you to call mine

(You rocked my world)

You rocked my world, you know you did

(The way you talk to me, the way you’re lovin’ me)

(The way you give it to me)

You rocked my world, you know you did

(Give it to me)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah...yeah...ooh)

You rocked my world (You rocked my world), you know

you did

(You rocked my world, you rocked my world)

(Come on, girl) You rocked my world (Come on, girl),

you know you did

(Baby, baby, baby)

And everything I’m gonna give

And there ain’t nothing we could find

Someone like you to call mine

You rocked my world, you know you did

And everything I’m gonna give

And there ain’t nothing we could find

Someone like you to call mine

Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson

You'll never make me stay

So take your weight off of me

I know your every move

So won't you just let me be

I've been here times before

But I was to blind to see

That you seduce every man

This time you won't seduce me

She's saying that's ok

Hey baby do what you please

I have the stuff the you want

I am the thing that you need

She looked me deep in the eyes

She's touchin' me so to start

She says there's no turnin' back

She trapped me in her heart

Dirty Diana, nah

Dirty Diana, no

Dirty Diana

Let me be!

Oh no...

She likes the boys in the band

She knows when they come to town

Every musician's fan after the

curtain comes down

She waits at backstage doors

For those who have prestige

Who promise fortune and fame

A life that's so carefree

She's says that's ok

Hey baby do what you want

I'll be your night lovin' thing

I'll be the freak you can taunt

And I don't care what you say

I want to go too far

I'll be your everything

If you make me a star

Dirty Diana, nah

Dirty Diana, no

Dirty Diana...

Dirty Diana, nah

Dirty Diana, no

Dirty Diana...

Diana!

Dirty Diana!

It's Dia...aa...aa...ana!

She said I have to go home

'Cause I'me real tired you see

But I hate sleppin' alone

Why don't you come with me

I said my baby's at home

She's problably worried tonight

I didn't call on the phone to

Say that I'm alright

Diana walked up to me,

She said I'm all yours tonight

At that I ran to the phone

Sayin' baby I'm alright

I said but unlock the door.

Because I forgot the key.

She said he's not coming back

Because he's slepping with me

Dirty Diana, nah

Dirty Diana, no

Heal the World - Michael Jackson

spoken:

Think about the generations and to say we want to make it a better

world for our children and our children's children. So that they know

it's a better world for them; and think if they can make it a better

place.

There's a place in your heart

And I know that it is love

And this place could be much

Brighter than tomorrow.

And if you really try

You'll find there's no need to cry

In this place you'll feel

There's no hurt or sorrow.

There are ways to get there

If you care enough for the living

Make a little space, make a better place.

Chorus:

Heal the world

Make it a better place

For you and for me and the entire human race

There are people dying

If you care enough for the living

Make a better place for

You and for me.

If you want to know why

There's a love that cannot lie

Love is strong

It only cares for joyful giving.

If we try we shall see

In this bliss we cannot feel

Fear or dread

We stop existing and start living

Then it feels that always

Love's enough for us growing

Make a better world, make a better world.

Chorus:

Heal the world

Make it a better place

For you and for me and the entire human race.

There are people dying

If you care enough for the living

Make a better place for

You and for me.

Bridge:

And the dream we would conceived in

Will reveal a joyful face

And the world we once believed in

Will shine again in grace

Then why do we keep strangling life

Wound this earth, crucify it's soul

Though it's plain to see, this world is heavenly

Be God's glow.

We could fly so high

Let our spirits never die

In my heart I feel

You are all my brothers

Create a world with no fear

Together we'll cry happy tears

See the nations turn

Their swords into plowshares

We could really get there

If you cared enough for the living

Make a little space to make a better place.

Chorus:

Heal the world

Make it a better place

For you and for me and the entire human race

There are people dying

If you care enough for the living

Make a better place for

You and for me.

Refrain (2x)

There are people dying if you care enough for the living

Make a better place for you and for me.

There are people dying if you care enough for the living

Make a better place for you and for me.

You and for me / Make a better place

You and for me / Heal the world we live in

You and for me / Save it for our children

You and for me / Heal the world we live in

You and for me / Save it for our children

You and for me / Heal the world we live in

You and for me / Save it for our children

You and for me / Heal the world we live in

You and for me / Save it for our children

Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson

As He Came Into The Window

It Was The Sound Of A Crescendo

He Came Into Her Apartment

He Left The Bloodstains On The Carpet

She Ran Underneath The Table

He Could See She Was Unable

So She Ran Into The Bedroom

She Was Struck Down, It Was Her Doom

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK

Are You OK, Annie

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK

Are You OK, Annie

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK?

Are You OK, Annie?

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You Ok, Are You Ok, Annie?

(Annie Are You OK?)

(Will You Tell Us That You're OK?)

(There's A Sign In The Window)

(That He Struck You - A Crescendo Annie)

(He Came Into Your Apartment)

(He Left The Bloodstains On The Carpet)

(Then You Ran Into The Bedroom)

(You Were Struck Down)

(It Was Your Doom)

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK?

Are You OK Annie?

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK?

Are You OK Annie?

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK?

Are You OK Annie?

You've Been Hit By

You've Been Hit By -v A Smooth Criminal

So They Came Into The Outway

It Was Sunday - What A Black Day

Mouth To Mouth Resus - Citation

Sounding Heartbeats - Intimidations

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK?

Are You OK Annie?

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK?

Are You OK Annie?

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK?

Are You OK Annie?

Annie Are You OK?

So, Annie Are You OK

Are You OK Annie?

(Annie Are You OK?)

(Will You Tell Us That You're OK?)

(There's A Sign In The Window)

(That He Struck You - A Crescendo Annie)

(He Came Into Your Apartment)

(He Left The Bloodstains On The Carpet)

(Then You Ran Into The Bedroom)

(You Were Struck Down)

(It Was Your Doom)

(Annie Are You OK?)

(So, Annie Are You OK?)

(Are You OK Annie?)

(You've Been Hit By)

(You've Been Struck By -

A Smooth Criminal)

Okay, I Want Everybody To Clear The Area Right Now!

Aaow!

(Annie Are You OK?)

I Don't Know!

(Will You Tell Us, That You're OK?)

I Don't Know!

(There's A Sign In The Window)

I Don't Know!

(That He Struck You - A Crescendo Annie)

I Don't Know!

(He Came Into Your Apartment)

I Don't Know!

(Left Bloodstains On The Carpet)

I Don't Know Why Baby!

(Then You Ran Into The Bedroom)

I Don't Know!

(You Were Struck Down)

(It Was Your Doom - Annie!)

(Annie Are You OK?)

Dad Gone It - Baby!

(Will You Tell Us, That You're OK?)

Dad Gone It - Baby!

(There's A Sign In The Window)

Dad Gone It - Baby!

(That He Struck You - A Crescendo Annie)

Hoo! Hoo!

(He Came Into Your Apartment)

Dad Gone It!

(Left Bloodstains On The Carpet)

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

(Then You Ran Into The Bedroom)

Dad Gone It!

(You Were Struck Down)

(It Was Your Doom-Annie!)

Aaow!!!

Beat It - Michael Jackson

They told him don't you ever come around here

Don't wanna see your face, you better disappear

The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear

So beat it, just beat it

You better run, you better do what you can

Don't wanna see no blood, don't be a macho man

You wanna be tough, better do what you can

So beat it, but you wanna be bad

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it

They're out to get you, better leave while you can

Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man

You wanna stay alive, better do what you can

So beat it, just beat it

You have to show them that you're really not scared

You're playin' with your life, this ain't no truth or dare

They'll kick you, then they beat you,

Then they'll tell you it's fair

So beat it, but you wanna be bad

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or who's right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or who's right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right

Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it

No one wants to be defeated

Just beat it, beat it

Beat it, beat it, beat it

Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene

I said don't mind, but what do you mean I am the one

Who will dance on the floor in the round

She said I am the one, who will dance on the floor in the round

She told me her name was Billie Jean, as she caused a scene

Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one

Who will dance on the floor in the round

People always told me be careful of what you do

And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts

And mother always told me be careful of who you love

And be careful of what you do 'cause the lie becomes the truth

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

For forty days and for forty nights

The law was on her side

But who can stand when she's in demand

Her schemes and plans

'Cause we danced on the floor in the round

So take my strong advice, just remember to always think twice

(Do think twice)

She told my baby we'd danced till three, then she looked at me

Then showed a photo my baby cried his eyes were like mine (oh, no!)

'Cause we danced on the floor in the round, baby

People always told me be careful of what you do

And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts

She came and stood right by me

Then the smell of sweet perfume

This happened much too soon

She called me to her room

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son

She says I am the one

Billie Jean is not my lover

Billie Jean is

Not my lover

Billie Jean is not my lover (she is just a girl)

Billie Jean is

Billie Jean is not my lover

Billie Jean is

Billie Jean is not my lover

Billie Jean is

We are the World - Michael Jackson

There comes a time

When we head a certain call

When the world must come together as one

There are people dying

And it's time to lend a hand to life

The greatest gift of all

We can't go on

Pretending day by day

That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

We are all a part of

God's great big family

And the truth, you know love is all we need

[Chorus]

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Send them your heart

So they'll know that someone cares

And their lives will be stronger and free

As God has shown us by turning stone to bread

So we all must lend a helping hand

[Chorus]

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

When you're down and out

There seems no hope at all

But if you just believe

There's no way we can fall

Well, well, well, well, let us realize

That a change will only come

When we stand together as one

[Chorus]

We are the world

We are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, then the Jacksons in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.

In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of dance techniques, such as the robot and themoonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style have influenced numerous hip hop, pop, contemporary R&B, and rock artists.

Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. His other records, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous(1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world's best-selling. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He was also inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame as the first (and currently only) dancer from the world of pop and rock 'n' roll. Some of his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records; 13 Grammy Awards (as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award); 26 American Music Awards (more than any other artist, including the "Artist of the Century"); 13 number-one singles in the United States in his solo career (more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era); and the estimated sale of over 750 million records worldwide.
Jackson won hundreds of awards, which have made him the most-awarded recording artists in the history of music. He was also a notable humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising hundreds of millions of dollars for beneficial causes and supporting more than 39 charities. According to David Winters, Jackson also donated tens of millions of dollars to many children’s charities anonymously, and spent a lot of his time visiting seriously ill children tirelessly going from hospital to hospital meeting these children just to brighten up their lives. When Jackson finished the visits he would ask the hospital nurses and the doctors what was needed at the hospital in terms of equipment for the children and would then make anonymous donations to the hospital to purchase expensive equipment or whatever else was needed.

Aspects of Jackson's personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationships, and behavior, have generated controversy. In 1993, he was accused of child sexual abuse, but the case was settled out of court and no formal charges were brought. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury ruled him not guilty on all counts. While preparing for his concert series This Is It, Jackson died on June 25, 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest. Before his death, Jackson had been administered drugs including propofol and lorazepam. The Los Angeles County Coroner declared his death a homicide, and his personal physician pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter. Jackson's death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and as many as one billion people around the world reportedly watched his public memorial service on live television. In March 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a US$ 250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017, and to release seven posthumous albums over the decade following his death.
Life and Career

Early life and The Jackson 5 (1958–1975)
Michael Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, the eighth of ten children in an African American working-class family who lived in a small 3-room house in Gary, Indiana, an industrial suburb of Chicago. His mother, Katherine Esther Scruse, was a devout Jehovah's Witness, and his father, Joseph Walter "Joe" Jackson, was a steel mill worker who performed with an R&B band called The Falcons. Jackson had three sisters: Rebbie, La Toya, and Janet, and five brothers: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Randy. A sixth brother, Brandon, died shortly after birth.

Jackson had a troubled relationship with his father, Joe. Joseph acknowledged in 2003 that he regularly whipped Jackson as a boy. Jackson stated that he was physically and emotionally abused during incessant rehearsals, though he also credited his father's strict discipline with playing a large role in his success. Jackson first spoke openly about his childhood abuse in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, broadcast in February 1993. He admitted that he had often cried from loneliness and he would vomit on the sight of his father. Jackson's father was also said to have verbally abused Jackson, saying that he had a fat nose on numerous occasions. In fact, Michael Jackson's deep dissatisfaction with his appearance, his nightmares and chronic sleep problems, his tendency to remain hyper-compliant especially with his father, and to remain child-like throughout his adult life are in many ways consistent with the effects of this chronic maltreatment he endured as a young child. Also, U.S.-based research studies on impact of "adverse childhood experiences" or ACEs (e.g. a child being abused, violence in the family, extreme stress of poverty, etc.) have shown that having a number of ACEs exponentially increases the risk of addiction (e.g. a male child with six ACEs has a 4,600%/46-fold increase in risk of addiction), mental illnesses, physical illnesses, and early death.
In an interview with Martin Bashir, later included in the 2003 broadcast of Living with Michael Jackson, Jackson acknowledged that his father hurt him when he was a child, but was nonetheless a "genius", as he admitted his father's strict discipline played a huge role in his success. When Bashir dismissed the positive remark and continued asking about beatings, Jackson put his hand over his face and objected to the questions. He recalled that Joseph sat in a chair with a belt in his hand as he and his siblings rehearsed, and that "if you didn't do it the right way, he would tear you up, really get you".

In 1964, Michael and Marlon joined the Jackson Brothers—a band formed by brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine—as backup musicians playing congas and tambourine. Jackson later began performing backup vocals and dancing. When he was eight, Jackson began sharing the lead vocals with his older brother Jermaine, and the group's name was changed to The Jackson 5. The band toured the Midwest extensively from 1966 to 1968, frequently performing at a string of black clubs known as the "chitlin' circuit", where they often openedstripteases and other adult acts. In 1966, they won a major local talent show with renditions of Motown hits and James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)", led by Michael.

The Jackson 5 recorded several songs, including "Big Boy", for the local record label Steeltown in 1967, before signing with Motown Records in 1968. Rolling Stone magazine later described the young Michael as "a prodigy" with "overwhelming musical gifts," writing that he "quickly emerged as the main draw and lead singer." The group set a chart record when its first four singles ("I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There") peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Between 1972 and 1975, Michael released four solo studio albums with Motown, among them Got to Be There and Ben, released as part of the Jackson 5 franchise, and producing successful singles such as "Got to Be There", "Ben", and a remake of Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin". The group's sales began declining in 1973, and the band members chafed under Motown's strict refusal to allow them creative control or input. Although they scored several top 40 hits, including the top 5 disco single "Dancing Machine" and the top 20 hit "I Am Love", the Jackson 5 left Motown in 1975.
Move to Epic and Off the Wall (1975–1981)
In June 1975, the Jackson 5 signed with Epic Records, a subsidiary of CBS Records and renamed themselves the Jacksons. Younger brother Randy formally joined the band around this time, while Jermaine left to pursue a solo career. They continued to tour internationally, releasing six more albums between 1976 and 1984, during which Michael was the lead songwriter, writing hits such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", "This Place Hotel," and "Can You Feel It". In 1978, he starred as the scarecrow in the musical, The Wiz, a box-office disaster. It was here that he teamed up with Quincy Jones, who was arranging the film's musical score. Jones agreed to produce Jackson's next solo album, Off the Wall. In 1979, Jackson broke his nose during a complex dance routine. His subsequent rhinoplasty was not a complete success; he complained of breathing difficulties that would affect his career. He was referred to Dr. Steven Hoefflin, who performed Jackson's second rhinoplasty and subsequent operations.

Jones and Jackson produced the Off the Wall album together. Songwriters for the album included Jackson, Rod Temperton, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney. Released in 1979, it was the first solo album to generate four U.S. top 10 hits, including the chart-topping singles "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" and "Rock with You". It reached number three on theBillboard 200 and eventually sold over 20 million copies worldwide. In 1980, Jackson won three awards at the American Music Awards for his solo efforts: Favorite Soul/R&B Album, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, and Favorite Soul/R&B Single for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough".
That year, he also won Billboard Year-End for Top Black Artist and Top Black Album and a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, also for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Jackson again won at the American Music Awards in 1981 for Favorite Soul/R&B Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist. Despite its commercial success, Jackson felt Off the Wall should have made a much bigger impact, and was determined to exceed expectations with his next release. In 1980, he secured the highest royalty rate in the music industry: 37 percent of wholesale album profit.
Thriller and Motown 25 (1982–83)
In 1982, Jackson contributed the song "Someone In the Dark" to the storybook for the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; the record won a Grammy for Best Recording for Children in 1984. In the same year he won another seven Grammys and eight American Music Awards (including the Award of Merit, the youngest artist to win it), making him the most awarded in one night for both award shows.

These awards were thanks to the Thriller album, released in late 1982, which was 1983's best-selling album worldwide and became the best-selling album of all time in the United States, as well as the best-selling album of all time worldwide, selling an estimated 110 million copies so far. The album topped the Billboard 200chart for 37 weeks and was in the top 10 of the 200 for 80 consecutive weeks. It was the first album to have seven Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Billie Jean", "Beat It," and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'." Thriller was certified for 29 million shipments by the RIAA, giving it Double Diamond status in the United States. The album won also another Grammy for Best Engineered Recording – Non Classical in 1984, awarding Bruce Swedien for his work. Jackson's attorney John Branca noted that Jackson had the highest royalty rate in the music industry at that point: approximately $2 for every album sold.
He was also making record-breaking profits from sales of his recordings. The videocassette of the documentary The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller sold over 350,000 copies in a few months. The era saw the arrival of novelties like dolls modeled after Michael Jackson, which appeared in stores in May 1984 at a price of $12. Biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli writes that, "Thriller stopped selling like a leisure item—like a magazine, a toy, tickets to a hit movie—and started selling like a household staple." In 1985, The Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller won a Grammy for Best Music Video, Longform. In December 2009, the music video for "Thriller" was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, "Thriller" is the first music video ever to be inducted.

Time described Jackson's influence at that point as "Star of records, radio, rock video. A one-man rescue team for the music business. A songwriter who sets the beat for a decade. A dancer with the fanciest feet on the street. A singer who cuts across all boundaries of taste and style and color too". The New York Times wrote that, "in the world of pop music, there is Michael Jackson and there is everybody else".

In March 1983, Jackson reunited with his brothers for a legendary live performance which was taped for a Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever television special. The show aired on May 16, 1983, to an audience of 47 million viewers, and featured the Jacksons and a number of other Motown stars. It is best remembered for Jackson's solo performance of "Billie Jean". Wearing a distinctive black sequin jacket and golf glove decorated with rhinestones, he debuted his signature dance move, the moonwalk, which former Soul Train dancer and Shalamarmember, Jeffrey Daniel had taught him three years before. The Jacksons' performance drew comparisons to Elvis Presley's and The Beatles' appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times later wrote, "The moonwalk that he made famous is an apt metaphor for his dance style. How does he do it? As a technician, he is a great illusionist, a genuine mime. His ability to keep one leg straight as he glides while the other bends and seems to walk requires perfect timing."

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