Michael Jackson

My topic for my report is Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson is a longtime pop music star, known as the King of Pop. Michael is a winner of many Grammys and other music awards. My first subtopic goes into his music. The details going into Music are his many albums, the many awards Michael Jackson has won, and the songs he has written. My second subtopic goes into the history of Michael Jackson. The details going into History are Michael's family members, the places he has lived, and Michael Jackson's family life. My third subtopic goes into his tours. The details going into Tours are the places he has given concerts, the incidents that happened on his tours, and the kinds of people that were at his concerts. My fourth subtopic goes goes into the interviews of Michael Jackson. The details going into Interviews are the television interviews, the magazine interviews, and the newspaper interviews. To find all of this out, you have to be patient and read this report!

Michael Jackson is the King of Pop music. When Michael Jackson was nine years old, he started being the lead singer of the Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 also consisted of his older brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon.(Jackson: 8) The Jackson 5 had many songs. Michael Jackson's first solo album is called "Off the Wall," and it first released in 1979. The songs on "Off The Wall" include "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" and "Rock With You." His following albums include "Bad," "Thriller," and "Dangerous." Michael had a 2 CD album called "HIStory Past, Present, and Future Book 1," and it first released in 1995. The first CD has his most popular songs from the past. The second CD has his newest including "Scream," which is a duet with with his younger sister Janet Jackson, "You Are Not Alone," which was a 1996 Grammy Awards nominee, and "Childhood," which is the theme to "Free Willy 2." Some of his past songs include "Black And White," "Billie Jean," "Thriller," "Beat It," "Remember The Time," and "Heal The World." Michael Jackson has been famous for so long that he has won many awards, especially Grammys.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. His Mother's name is Katherine and his father's name is Joseph. Michael's older siblings are Maureen, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, and Marlon. (Jackson: 8) Michael's younger siblings are Randy and Janet. (Jackson: 8) Janet is a famous pop music star just like her older brother Michael. Tito's sons Taj, Taryll, and T.J. are a famous music group called 3T. The Jackson family lived in a small home in Gary, Indiana. Michael's mother Katherine was crippled by polio since she was a child. (Jackson: 12) When she was a child, she partially recovered from polio when many died from the disease at that time. (Jackson: 12)

Michael Jackson has had many interviews. Some are true, and some are trash. There have been interviews on him in magazines from People to Enquirer. Michael has been on many television shows and networks, including MTV and VH1. He has been interviewed by newspapers worldwide. Lately, most interviews have been about him being a father-to-be and his recent marriage to Debbie Rowe, the mother of his child. Past interviews have been about his marriage in 1994 and his divorce in the summer of 1996 from Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's daughter.

When remembering Michael Jackson, it is important to remember that he was a son, a husband, a father, a brother, an uncle, a contributing member of society, an extraordinary entertainer, and a musician. It is easy to talk about his reputation, but a deeper look would show us a glimpse into a deeply troubled individual that also happened to revolutionize the music industry and the music video industry. Michael Jackson was an icon, and he turned the pop music into what it is today.