Michael Jackson

He loved children very much and believed that childhood is the most important period of life.

He was afraid of loneliness and often felt lonely, despite his worldwide fame.

He suffered from insomnia and often could not fall asleep without medication.

He was very worried about his appearance and was rarely happy with it.

He was extremely shy in everyday life, although he appeared confident on stage.

He loved animals. He had a chimpanzee named Bubbles, snakes, dogs, and other pets.

He loved books, especially about psychology, history, art and spirituality.

He loved to draw and sketch ideas for costumes, sets and music videos.

He was a perfectionist: he could rehearse one dance element dozens of times.

I really loved cartoons and the films Peter Pan and The Wizard of Oz.

His favorite character was Peter Pan - he said that he felt like a child who didn’t want to grow up.

He often did charity work anonymously, without informing the press.

He loved nature, trees and solitary walks.

He was very afraid of disappointing his fans and constantly strived to make every performance perfect.

He was very polite in communication, rarely raised his voice and tried to avoid conflicts.

He loved sweets, especially popcorn, cookies and Mexican food.

I often wrote music at night, when it was quiet around me.

He said that he hears many melodies “entirely in his head,” and only then transfers them into reality.

Briefly about career:

At the age of 5, he began performing in the family group The Jackson 5.

In the 1970s he began a successful solo career.

The album Off the Wall (1979) made him a worldwide star.

The album Thriller (1982) became the best-selling music album in history.

Released the cult albums Bad, Dangerous and HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.

Changed the music industry with his large-scale shows, music videos and dancing.

Popularized the moonwalk and robotic dance style.

He has received hundreds of music awards, including 13 Grammy Awards.

He has sold over 400 million records worldwide and has been nicknamed the "King of Pop".

Following allegations of child sexual abuse, police demanded that Michael Jackson undergo a forensic examination of his body.

By court order, Michael was stripped naked, photographed, and subjected to a detailed examination of his entire body, including his genitals. This was done to verify the prosecutor's description of his body.

Michael himself later said it was one of the most humiliating and traumatic events of his life. He said that after the examination, he felt intense shame, cried, and was psychologically broken.

Prosecutors subsequently did not file charges in this case, and the civil suit was settled out of court. In a subsequent criminal trial in 2005, Michael was acquitted of all charges.

According to Michael Jackson himself and his brothers, the relationship with his father, Joseph Jackson, was extremely difficult. The father was a very strict and demanding leader of the family group. For mistakes during rehearsals, he punished children with a belt, a wire, or other physical punishment. Rehearsals lasted for several hours almost every day, with practically no rest. He often shouted, humiliated and insulted children. Michael said his father called him "ugly" and made fun of his nose, which caused him to develop strong complexes about his appearance. Michael said he was so afraid of his father that he would feel sick or nauseous whenever he appeared. Father rarely showed affection, praise, or emotional support. Children were forbidden to argue with him or express dissatisfaction. My entire childhood was dedicated to work: concerts, tours, recordings and rehearsals instead of the normal life of a child. As an adult, Michael said he felt emotionally alone and believed his childhood had been stolen from him. Despite this, he acknowledged that it was his father's strict discipline that helped the group achieve worldwide success. Later, their relationship became colder and more distant. Michael rarely communicated with his father and repeatedly spoke publicly about the abuse he had experienced.

Briefly about childhood:

He was born on August 29, 1958, into a large family, the seventh of nine children. At the age of 5, he began performing in the family group The Jackson 5. He had virtually no normal childhood: instead of games, there were hours-long daily rehearsals, recordings, and tours. The father, Joseph Jackson, raised his children very harshly: he used physical punishment, humiliation and psychological pressure. Michael said he was afraid of his father and felt like he wasn't good enough. From an early age he lived under constant public scrutiny and enormous pressure of success. Frequent ridicule of his appearance led to him developing complexes and a lack of self-confidence. As an adult, he repeatedly said that he felt as if his childhood had been "robbed" of him, so he tried to surround himself with toys, rides, and children, trying to experience what he was deprived of. Despite his worldwide fame, he remained a very shy, sensitive and emotionally vulnerable person throughout his life.

Vitiligo. Discoid lupus erythematosus. Severe second- and third-degree burns to the scalp following a fire on the set of a Pepsi commercial. Several reconstructive surgeries and tissue grafts to restore the scalp. Chronic pain after a burn. Severe chronic insomnia. Drug addiction (painkillers, benzodiazepines, sleeping pills). Dental problems (removal of two teeth due to severe inflammation). Periodic severe weight loss and exhaustion. Numerous plastic and reconstructive surgeries. Osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. Osteoarthritis of the joints of several fingers. Chronic pneumonia. Reduced lung capacity.

Mental problems that he was forced to live with and fight.

Chronic anxiety. Severe insomnia. Depressive episodes. Low self-esteem and lack of confidence in one's own appearance. Consequences of a difficult childhood and emotional abuse from the father (similar to psychological trauma). Dependence on painkillers and sleeping pills. Chronic anxiety. Severe insomnia. Depressive episodes. Low self-esteem and lack of confidence in one's own appearance. Consequences of a difficult childhood and emotional abuse from the father (similar to psychological trauma). Dependence on painkillers and sleeping pills.

He's an icon: handsome, fit, tall, and talented. He knows it, but he still suffers from body dysmorphia, constantly searching for flaws in himself and hyper-focused on being perfect on camera and on stage. He was embarrassed by his face, his nose, his vitiligo, and now he's afraid for his surgeries, losing the sense that his face belongs to him. After all, he's not a person... a project? A model? A pretty picture? Michael Jackson.

An extremely gentle and even slightly childish person, he has been extremely vulnerable and sensitive since childhood, and also impressionable. For his age, he has an extremely childish character, although he knows how to take responsibility, be compassionate, even extremely kind and generous, which is often taken advantage of by everyone, but he doesn't seem to even realize it, and if he does, he doesn't show it.