Michael Jackson Quotes

American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)

Michael Joseph Jackson (29 August 1958 – 25 June 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, businessman, and philanthropist. Often referred to by the honorific nickname "King of Pop", Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contributions to music, dance, and fashion for over four decades, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture.

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Birth Name: Michael Joseph Jackson

Also Known As: The King of Pop • King of Pop

Alternative Names: Michael Joe Jackson • MJ • M.J. • M. J. • The King • King of Music

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You can't believe it, you can't conceive it,
And you can't touch me, 'cause I'm untouchable,
And I know you hate it, and you can't take it,
You'll never break me, 'cause I'm unbreakable.

When you give a performance, whether on record or on film, you want to be able to judge what you've done, to measure yourself and try to improve. You can't do that in an untaped or unrecorded performance.

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m beautiful

I’m gorgeous

God is for me, who can be against me

I’m beautiful

I’m a new person now

Beautiful, knowing the secrets and determined with fire to move mountains in all I do. Molding my own world

I’m beautiful

the old me is behind

I will march ahead anew

Not only were we practicing, we were nervous rehearsing, because he would sit in a chair with a belt in his hand, and if you didn't do it the right way, he would tear you up. Really get you...We were terrified of him. So terrified, I can't tell you. I don't think he realized how scared...scared...I mean SCARED. So scared that I would regurgitate. (with emphasis) Mmm-hmm. (reporter asks Michael what caused the reaction) His presence, just seeing him...And I was so fast, he wouldn't catch me half the time, but when he did, oh my God, it was bad.

I love to read. I wish I could advise more people to read. There’s a whole new world in books. If you can’t afford to travel, you travel mentally through reading. You can see anything and go any place you want to in reading.

It ain't too much stuff,
Jam, it ain't too much,
It ain't too much for me to jam!

I'm going to search for my star until I find it. It's hidden in the drawer of innocence, wrapped in a scarf of wonder.

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.

If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change.

I know my race. I just look in the mirror. I know I'm black.

A star can never die. It just turns into a smile and melts back into the cosmic music, the dance of life.

If you don't believe in yourself, who will?

'Cause there's a time when you're right
And you know you must fight,
Who's laughing, baby? Don't you know?
And there's a choice that we make,
And a choice you must take,
Who's laughing, baby?

In general record companies never believe a new album will do considerably better than the last one you did. They figure you either got lucky last time or the number you last sold is the size of your audience.

I’m a perfectionist; I’ll work until I drop.