First of all, take a look at what his friends said about him:
Elizabeth Taylor, legendary Hollywood movie star:
...He is A great man who shocked the world. In my eyes, he is the real one, the king of pop, rock and soul music.
James Brown, the Godfather of American Soul Music:
I think Michael is a great young man, and I think America may be making a mistake because he can contribute to music Industry brings a lot. …
Bette Midler, actress and musician:
I feel so sad, he was such a great talent and I was his when I was young Fans, I'll always be a huge fan of his, and I'll tell you I'm still a fan. He has a wonderful voice, a wide vocal range, and perfect instantaneous moves. He is a great dancer, simply perfect. .....
Matt Jay, member of the popular British group "Busted":
...He is the greatest music in history people. The greatest. nightmare. This must have been the scariest thing for him.
Antonio "LA" Reid, famous musician, founder of LaFace Records, former president of Arista Records, and current chairman of Island Def Jam Records:
...He is a truly great artist. The world without Michael Jackson would be a very, very different world. I think we should all feel blessed by God to have such a talented artist enrich our lives.
Usher, a new generation of black superstars in the American music scene:
...We didn’t see all his achievements at all, and we didn’t pay attention to what he was. What a great philanthropist. .....He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time...Michael Jackson is one of the greats I have ever met!
Brian McKnight, American singer:
I have seen Michael’s concerts many times. It was without a doubt the greatest visual feast I have ever seen. .....And when I really realized how great Michael Jackson was, it was when my children... But when they were very young, two, three or four years old, they already knew his music. . .....
Jill Scott (American singer)
He is amazing. What makes him so great? Dancing and singing, the texture of his voice has been perfecting since he was 6 years old. He is the real star. The dance, the charisma, the sparkle on stage... there is no one like him.
Queen Latifah (American female singer)
He is the greatest entertainer in history. I see his influence in Usher and Justin Timberlake - these guys are imitating Michael Jackson's moves, kind of trying to catch up to him.
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Below, take a look at the awards he received throughout his life:
1970
Colored Person of the Year NAACP Image Awards
1. Best Singing Group--The Jackson 5-Best Singing Group
1971
NAACP Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights Image Awards
1. Best Vocal Group--The Jackson 5-Best
1972
U.S. Congress
1. Special Commendation For Positive Role Models
NAACP Image Awards
1. Best Singing Group--The Jackson 5-Best
< p>Billboard Magazine1. Top Singles Artist
2. Top Singles Male
1980< /p>
NAACP Image Awards
1. Best Vocal Group--The Jackson 5-Best
American Music Awards (7th) American Music Awards
Soul/R&B Project (Soul/R&B)
1. Favorite Male Artist
2. Most Popular Album Favorite Album (off the wall)
3. Favorite Single (Don't Stop'Til You Get Enough)
Grammy Music Awards (22nd Annual )Grammy Music Awards(1979)
1. Best R&B Male Vocal Performance (Don't Stop'Til You Get Enough) Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
Billboard Magazine
1. Top Black Artist
2. Top Black Album (Off The Wall)
Cashbox Magazine
1. Best Soul Album Top Black Album (Off The Wall)
1981
NAACP Image Awards
1 , Best Vocal Group--The Jackson 5-Best
American Music Awards (8th) American Music Awards
Soul/R&B Project (Soul/R&B)
1. Favorite Male Artist
2. Favorite Album
1983
Rolling Stone
p>Reader’s vote options
1. Artist Of The Year
2. Soul Artist Of The Year
3. Video Of The Year (Beat It)
4. Producer Of The Year
Music Critics' Voting Project 5. Artist Of The Year
6.Video of the Year
o Of The Year(Beat It)
7. Male Vocalist Of The Year
8. Soul Artist Of The Year
Notice Brand Magazine
1. Pop Artist Of The Year2, Black Artist Of The Year
3. Pop Album Of The Year4, Pop Album Artist of The Year Pop Album Artist Of The Year
5. Pop Singles Album Of The Year
6. Pop Male Album Of The Year
7. Pop Male Signles Of The Year8, Black Album Artist Of The Year
9. Black Singles Artist Of The Year10. Black Album Of The Year
11. Top Dance Artist
12. Top Audience Response Singles/Albums
1984
American Music Awards (11th) American Music Awards
1. Special Award Of Merit
Pop/ Rock)
2. Favorite Male Vocalist
3. Favorite Album
4. Favorite Single
5. Favorite Video
Soul/R&B
6. Favorite Male Vocalist
7. Favorite Video
The Guinness Book Of World Records
1. Best Selling Album Of All Time
BRIT Awards (3rd) BRIT Awards
1. Best British Album (Thriller)
2. Best Best International Solo Artist
Grammy Music Awards (1983)
1. Album Of the Year (Thriller)
2. Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male (Thriller)
3. Record Of The Year (Beat It)
4. Best Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male (Beat It) 5. Best New R&B Vocal Performance, Male (Beat Jean)
6. Best New R&B Song (Billie Jean)<
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7. Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical) (shared with Quincy Jones***)
8. Best Recording For Children (E.T. The Extra -Terrestrial)
NAACP Image Awards
1. H.Claude Hodson Medal of Freedom
H.Claude Hodson Medal Of Freedom
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American Video Awards (2nd) American Video Awards
1. Best Long Form Video
2. Best Home Video
White House Presidential Humanitarian Award
MTV Music Video Awards
1. Best Video of the Year Overall Performance Video
2. Best Choreography
3. Viewers Choice
1985
Ge Grammy Music Awards (1984)
1. Best Video Album (The Making Of Michael Jackson's Thriller)
1986
p>Grammy Music Awards (28th) Grammy Music Awards (1985)
1. Song Of The Year (We Are The World)
2 , Record Of The Year (We Are The World)
3. Best Pop Duo or Group (We Are The Worle)
4. Best Short Music Video Best Music Video, Short Form (We Are The World)
1988
Music Video Vanguard Award
1. Music Video Outstanding Contribution Award MTV Vanguard
United College Foundation for Colored People UNCF
1. Honorary Doctor Of Humane Letters Degree From Fisk University
2. Frederick D. Patterson Award Frederick D.Patterson Award
American Music Awards (15th)
American Music Awards Soul/R&B Project (Soul/R&B)
1. Favorite Single
BRIT Awards (7th)
1. Best International Solo Artist
Soul Train Music Awards
1. R&B Album Of The Year
2. Male Single Of The Year
Billboard Magazine
1. Top Black Artist
1989
Association for the Advancement of Colored Civil Rights (
The 21st NAACP Image Awards
1. Best Male Artist (Bad)
2. Best Album of the Year (Bad)
3. Leonard Carter Humanitarian Award
American Music Awards (16th)
1. Special Award Of Achievement
BRIT Awards (8th)
1. Best International Solo Artist
2. Best Music Video (Smooth Criminal)
3 , Best International Artist, Male
World Music Award
1. Hall Of Fame
2. Lifetime Achievement Award In Video
3. Most Popular Video Viewers Choice #1 Video (Dirty Diana)
MTV Music Video Awards (6th Annual)
1. Video Video Vanguard Award-the Greatest Video In The History Of The World
Billboard Magazine (Annual Ranking)
1. Champion Black Artist# 1 Black Artist
2. Pop/R&B Champion Album #1 Album-Pop/R&B(Thriller)
Rolling Stone Magazine
1. Best of the Decade Video Of The Decade (Thriller)
1990
National Film Foundation
1. Artist Of The Decade of the Decade
Grammy Music Awards (32nd Annual)
1. Best Short Music Video (Leave Me Alone) Best Music Video-short Form
Soul Train Music Awards
1. Artist Of The Decade of the Decade
White House (President Bush)
1. Artist Of The Decade of the Decade< /p>
1992
NABOB
1. Lifetime Achievement Award
1993
People of Color Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (25th)
1. Outstanding Music Video (Black Or White)
2. 25th Silver Anniversary Entertainer Of the Year Year Award
American Music Awards (20th)
1. Favorite Album Pop/Rock
2. Favorite Single, Soul, R&B
3. Special International Artist Award
Grammy Music Awards (35th)
p>1. Living Legend Award
Soul Train Music Award (7th)
1. 1993 Humanitarian of the Year Award<
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2. Best R&B Album (Dangerous)
3. Best R&B Single (Remember the Time)
World Music Awards (6th)
1. Worle's Best Selling Pop Artist in the world
2. Best Selling American Artist in the United States
3. Worle's Best Selling Artist Of the Era in this century
Guinness World Records
1. Lifetime Achievement Award
1995
MTV Music Video Awards (12th)
1. Best Dance Video (Scream)
2. Best Dance (Scream)
3. Best Art Direction (Scream)
1996
World Music Awards (8th)
1. Best-selling album over the years (Thriller)
2. Best Male Pop Vocalist
3. Best R&B Artist
4. Best Male Recording Vocalist
< p>5. Best American Male Singer2003
At the "2003 Radio Music Awards" ceremony held in Las Vegas at the end of October, Michael Jackson won Humanitarian Award.
Entertainment Weekly names the 25 most important pop culture moments
Another one who completely dominated the 1980s and was named one of the most important of our past quarter-century The pop culture list of musicians is Michael Jackson.
His dance moves defied gravity, his music dominated the airwaves, and his terrifying Thriller became the best-selling album of all time.
Then he gave us the moonwalk. It's not an original dance move, but Jackson made it completely his own during Motown's 25th anniversary celebration.
"It was a messianic moment unmatched by any live musical performance," said Steve Daly of Entertainment Weekly.
Michael Jackson is the best in the world! ! !
Earliest debut: only 5 years old;
Earliest fame: only 8 years old;
Earliest record release: only 10 years old;
The youngest singer to have a number one song in the history of the United States: only 12 years old;
At the age of 25, he broke all sales and award records in the music industry;
Being praised at the age of 30 As the "King of Pop Music";
The artistic genius with the most talents: lyrics, composition, arrangement, production, instrumental playing, singing, and dancing;
The most shining one in the world Star;
Guinness World Record for most projects: 8 projects;
Toughest artist to beat;
Best-selling album: Thriller (worldwide) More than 60 million copies);
Album owner with the most number one songs: BAD album has only 11 songs, 5 of which are number one singles;
World record for the most donations to charities worldwide people;
The artist with the most fans in the world: hundreds of millions around the world;
The most original dance step: space dance;
The most legendary singer in his life;
One of the greatest people in Africa;
3 songs were rated as the greatest songs
"Producing the "Thriller" album is a very difficult job, but it really pays off. ... So I started I have 100% confidence in myself. No matter what I set out to do, I have 100% confidence that I can do it well. That’s the kind of person I am.” - Michael Jackson, “Moonwalk.”
Looking at my mask, you thought you had deciphered my appearance
Listening to my heartbeat, you thought you had penetrated my soul;
Faith White doves, persistently pursuing the traces of light
The long river of time, silently flowing through the desert of the heart...
Twenty years ago, Michael Jackson and producer Quincy Jones** * also wrote this legendary chapter in the history of pop music; 20 years later, the album "Thriller" finally settled into an eternal memory in the hearts of music fans. Although Jackson is no longer what he used to be, looking back in my mind, that memory remains fresh forever, so it’s time for us to review its glory over the past twenty years:
"Thriller"— —Shock the world!
"Thriller" was released on December 1, 1982. In the next year, it dominated the US album chart for 37 weeks. According to statistics from the Recording Industry Association, As of October 30, 2000, it had sold 26 million copies domestically, making it the second best-selling album in American record history after the veteran band Eagles' collection (before 1999, it had been for more than ten consecutive years). (Won the title of "The Best-Selling Album in American History"); overseas, it has been on the charts in many countries and ranked at the top: 3.4 million copies were sold in the UK alone; it has stayed on the charts in Japan continuously. It lasted for 65 weeks and even became the champion in South Africa; in the former Soviet Union, the official media at the time naturally boycotted Jackson's music, but his smuggled cassettes spread everywhere and were collected by music lovers. "His music is the era of "Voice." A former Soviet high school student commented at the time. By mid-1997, Sony Music Company provided official data showing that the album had sold more than 54 million copies worldwide. It became the best-selling album in the world and was forever recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.
A&M Records boss Gil Friesen commented at the time: "The entire music industry benefited from this." Yes, the total profit earned by "Thriller" and its related industries in the United States that year was approximately 4.1 billion US dollars, and a new industry has even been created around the album - its derivatives: books, magazines, newspapers, videos, rumors... It is still talked about by people, and it has also given rise to the influence of today's extremely commercialized record industry. Provides important reference for operations, publicity and marketing. The music video of "Thriller", which has a strong Michael Kors style, set a very high standard for video shooting in later generations, creating and promoting the vigorous development of the world's MTV era since the 1980s. Therefore, as Michael's agent and lawyer John Branca pointed out, "Michael enjoys the highest royalties in the music industry." Therefore, the then 24-year-old Michael also realized another of his dreams - becoming the richest man in the entertainment industry : He gets about $2 from the profits of every copy of "Thriller" sold, not counting the $29.95 sales of the long-time chart-topping music video "The Making of Thriller." The income from Michael's old albums at home and abroad, the advertising fees paid to him by Pepsi-Cola, the income from the Jackson Brothers' famous North American tour (tickets, posters, T-shirts...) and even the listing price in May 1983 Profit from the $12 Jackson dolls. The whole world became his cash machine.
This album also shined at the always demanding Grammy Awards, winning 7 awards (12 nominations) in one fell swoop, plus the "Best of the Best" for "E.T. Storybook" "Best Children's Recording Award", Michael won 8 awards at the Grammy Awards, setting a personal record for winning the most awards in a single year! This record was not equaled until 2000 by veteran Santana with the "Supernatural" album. "Thriller" also stole the show at other major award ceremonies that year, winning more than 140 major and minor trophies around the world, becoming a rare win-win for both business and art in the history of music... It was simply like being invincible in the film industry in 1997 "Titanic", however, the difference is: in 1982, there was no global network, no DVD, no digital TV, no high-speed modem, and the hostile factors of the Cold War also made it unable to enter the communist camp countries at that time market gate.
But so far, this almost absurd miracle has never been repeated by any contemporary red star - whether it is a popular Teen-pop group or singer, a hot Rap/Hip-hop superstar, or A rock veteran who has dominated the world for several years. The definition of popularity and perfection was pushed to its glory and extreme by Michael Jackson at that moment with "Thriller".
Hits! Hits!!Hits!!!
Due to dissatisfaction with the mixing effect of the song, the perfectionist MJ risked being sued by his employer for breach of contract and re-recorded the entire album. At this time of family crisis and life challenges, Jackson sent a sad and dark message to the society through his works, which may be said to be where he vented his anger; Jackson gave up using his early hits (from "I Want You Back" to the boyish falsetto on "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"), while performing the songs with a more mature, sad voice. His new attitude thus gave his work a deeper and more emotional connotation for the first time, and undoubtedly became an important watershed in the creative process of this outstanding artist. Of the 9 songs in the album, 7 were released as singles, and 7 of them entered the Top 10, setting a record at the time.
1. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
The opening song of the album composed by Michael. The driving beat hits our eardrums hard from the start. Michael continues the style he embodied on "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," bursting with emotion until he almost loses control. "Somebody's always tryin' to start my baby crying...You're a vegetable, you're a vegetable/They'll eat off you, you're a vegetable." Michael actually sang sadly about not being The public understands, feels the pressure of the media and is angry at hypocrisy. The song ends with the rhythmic African joyful refrain "Se-ma-ma-sa-ma-ma", which not only embodies Michael's naughty side, but also makes people feel that anything even seemingly useless is in Michael's mouth. Meaningful characters can turn into beating notes, which is inspiring. It was the fourth single from the album and was released in June 1983. It peaked at number 8 in the UK and number 5 in the US. Michael Jackson used "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" as his opening song in three major solo tours.
2. Baby Be Mine
Perhaps due to the poor timing of its release, or perhaps because it was not as eye-catching as other songs on the album, it was ultimately not released as a single and was always Being ignored by people. But this song written by Temperton has a typical pop form, and Michael controls it easily with his clean and high-pitched voice, filled with sunshine-like passion.
3. The Girl Is Mine
After The Beatles disbanded, Paul McCartney started his own music career and achieved good results. However, it is not necessarily difficult for Paul to recreate the glory of The Beatles period. Critics also accused him as always of being inferior to John Lennon at the time. At this time, Michael, who had just become a star with "Off The Wall", gave him a call, and an extraordinary friendship and cooperation between the two legends began, until Paul was annoyed by Michael's "cruel" behavior. "Buy the copyright of almost all of The Beatles' songs and sell the songs written by him and John Lennon for advertising without authorization - of course MJ has this right - and refuse to say another word to Michael.
The following year, their collaboration "Say, Say, Say" reached the top position and sold a gold record, and this playful and lovely AOR melody "The Girl Is Mine" left a deeper impression on people. impression. The song starts softly with a dreamy melody, lightly laying out the charm of black music. "the doggone girl is mine," they sang half-jokingly and gently, competing for the "girl"'s favor. The never-ending "quarrel" didn't end until the end of the song, when Michael softly called out "I' m a lover not a fighter" but told Paul uncompromisingly that he would stick to the end for that "girl". This is a fragment of a story about a boy and a girl. While making people smile, what is left to people is the aftertaste of their green years and the mellow fragrance of love. As the album's lead single (November 1982), it's very fitting, and it's deafening just because it has the names of two major stars. It ranked No. 8 in the UK and No. 2 in the United States, selling 1 million copies. Interestingly, although the song was not performed at any official concert or ceremony, in court in 1993, Michael lovingly sang it "unplugged" to everyone present, including the judge. performed it to prove that the song was indeed his own inspiration and not a plagiarism.
4. Thriller
When hearing it for the first time, anyone will be surprised by the commendable special sound effects in the song. A song can be as beautiful as a movie. Just like the title of the song, this piece tells a shuddering horror story. From the opening sound of the "creeping" door, the audience's heart was tightened at that moment. The heavy and echoing footsteps, the howling of ghosts and wolves under the full moon, the banging of wooden doors, the supernatural melody composed by Rod Temperton and the mysterious and spasmodic voice of MJ are all intertwined in reality and illusion, tense and dignified. The sounds of trumpet, saxophone and flute sounded exactly at every interval of music, tearing at the nerves of the audience. "They're out to get you/There's demons closing in on every side..." Look, the ghosts in the dark night are resurrected, and they surround you eerily... This heart-wrenching dark theme is finally revealed by the famous horror The narration by actor Vincent Price deepens the connotation. His unique tone and the last burst of unbridled and terrifying laughter made many people's hair stand on end. It’s no wonder that Grammy awarded it the “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance” award. It was released in November 1983 as the fifth single from the album. It reached number 10 in the UK, reached number one in Belgium and France, reached number 4 in the US and sold 1 million copies. Another thing worthy of a book is the music video of this song: Michael hired John Landis, the director of "An American Werewolf in London", to direct "Thriller" and made it into a creative three-dimensional fantasy. A small horror musical, it set a record of 10 million viewers on its premiere day. This music video was later recommended or voted as "the greatest video in history" by the MTV Awards and other organizations, and it is truly well-deserved. Before that, no one knew that music videos could be shot like this; after that, everyone was amazed that music videos could be shot like this! "The Making of Thriller" quickly sold 1 million units, becoming the best-selling home video and the second-best-selling music video (after MJ's own "Moonwalker"). This song is also a must-have track at Jackson's concerts. Michael often wears a cat-head mask and dances wildly with the "demons" on the stage, supplemented by magical makeup, models and supernatural lighting effects, plus great changes. The live magic performance makes this song a unique scenery at the concert.
5. Beat It
One of the timeless classics independently created by Michael Jackson. This is a hard rock style 4/4 beat dance song. After the sudden bell-like thump at the beginning, a smooth and beating melody pours out. Michael sings passionately and combatively in 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" This is the theme that Michael really wants to express: avoid unnecessary trouble, violence cannot solve everything, it will only hurt yourself. Michael used the form of singing to give kind advice to the young generation in the United States at that time. Perhaps this method is even more impressive. Another highlight of the song is the performance by Eddie Van Halen, the soul of the band Van Halen. His skillful and superb guitar skills are fully demonstrated in the song. The breathtaking guitar solo that is played in one breath has become a legend for later generations. A compulsory subject for many guitar enthusiasts. Released in February 1983, it was the album's third single. It reached No. 3 in the UK and unceremoniously occupied the No. 1 spot of "Billie Jean" in the United States and sold 1 million copies. Two songs by the same singer topped the charts consecutively. This phenomenon is very rare today. This is of course due to Michael's smart release strategy at the time. Bob Giraldi directed the song's music video, and MJ and he went to the streets to recruit a group of real punks to star in for authenticity. This music video was later broadcast on MTV, which completely shattered the tacit racial restrictions in the American music industry and was warmly welcomed by people. And another episode is: because "Beat It" was used in a public service advertisement to promote alcohol-free driving, President Reagan specially awarded Michael a "Public Safety Award", and Michael also visited the White House for the first time. .
6. Billie Jean
Quincy Jones originally planned to change the title of the song to "Not My Lover" to prevent listeners from confusing the song with a tennis star of the same name, but his The suggestion was rejected by Michael. "Billie Jean" is widely regarded as the most important masterpiece in Michael Jackson's music career. The heartbeat-like pounding of the drums opens the mysterious prelude to the song, accompanied by a floating and gasping sound effect, and overflowing with a rich R&B feel. And the heavy funk drum beat is in the first part of the song