Michael_Jackson

Michael Jackson:The King of Pop Always There
We watched him grow up:a baby-faced boy with
a captivating smile and an amazing voice,who stole
the show right out from under his big brothers.We
saw him morph into a modern-day song-and-dance
man,so light on his feet he seemed to be moving
on air.We danced to his beat until he began to
change,and we weren’t sure what to make of it.Then
we witnessed his long,strange fall from grace.
Ann Powers:He’s like Elvis,you know.He’s that big.
Ann Powers,music critic at the Los Angeles Times.For her,the death of Michael Jackson has a
special poignancy.
Powers:The first album I bought was Jackson 5’s Maybe Tomorrow.I grew up with him as an
icon.The thing in my head right now is “I’ll Be There”,you know,that tender,delicate yet strong voice of Michael Jackson..
Michael Jackson was not even six years old when his father set out to make his sons famous singers.By 1968,the Jackson 5 had been signed on to the Motown label and had a string of hits.But Michael was clearly the star,and eventually he set out for a solo career.
Quincy Jones(Music producer):He knew everybody’s songs;he knew everybody’s steps.I’ve never seen somebody that…that could just absorb so much so quickly and so involved.And then I said,”I’d like to take a shot on your album.”
The collaboration with Jones unleashed Jackson’s creativity as both a singer and a dancer culminating with the 1982 release of the hugely popular album Thriller.
Thriller stayed atop the Billboard chart for 37 weeks,and Jackson’s performances of the songs on videos and on television were,well,thrilling.
Jason King:I think the word that you’ve got to use is “electrifying”.It was absolutely electrifying.He wasn’t just singing about “Thriller,”he actually was a thriller in every sense of that term.
Jason King is a music professor at New York University.
King:I think it’s the voice in conjunction with that incredible sense of rhythm and timing and innovation that made him the icon that he will always be.
Thriller provided the dance beat of the 80’s with hit singles like “Beat It”and“Billie Jean”.
Jackson’s next album,Bad,sold 22 million copies around the world.But-despite his fame and wealth-Jackson was never able to duplicate the success of Thriller.
In the 1990s,his strange behavior began to draw as much attention as his talent.Finally,in 2005,he was tried on charges of child molestation.Though acquitted,Jackson’s reputation and finances never fully recovered.
Powers:He didn’t seem able to live in the world.But,at the same time,I think we feel uncomfortable even thinking about that aspect of Michael Jackson because there is a sense
of,like,”Did we do this to him?Did we damn him to this fate?”
Jackson had hoped his tour would be the start of a comeback.
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Questions Around Jackson’s Death
Host:Since the death of Michael Jackson,as many questions as tributes to the King of Pop have emerged-questions about his kids,his estate,his doctor and how exactly he died.
Reporter:His finances were always kind of a closely guarded secret.We do know that he was millions of dollars in debt.But he kept being bailed out by various hedge funds and advisors.And what was going to really salvage his empire was this tour,this “This Is It”tour.It was going to produce a huge amount of money.
Host:And I understand that just in the past
few days the value of his estate has already gone up.Amazon has sold out of…of many of his recordings,for example.
Reporter:Right.It’s been a boom.a bonanza of sales of Michael Jackson records,of Michael Jackson memorabilia,anything people can get their hands on.Now there’s a hint that there may be a film of some kind,which would be based on the video tapes of the rehearsals for the “This Is
It”concert.It’s like people say that Elvis was a richer man in death than he was in life,and Michael Jackson may be the same story. 真的不掉线吗？？、？？？？？？？？？？？？。