Bradley r schiller biography of michael jackson

January 28th, Home Log in! New Books This Week. Reader Games. Reviewer Application. On an island full of secrets, is death the only escape? Michael joseph jackson August 29,Gary, Indiana - June 25, ; Los Angeles, California was an African American singer, musician, composer, songwriter and dancer, known to many as the "King of Pop".

Born the seventh of nine children to the Jackson family, Michael Jackson entered his musical life in the Jackson 5 band, formed by his father in when he was only six years old. His albums have sold over million copies worldwide. Michael Jackson is the best-selling musician of all time in the world. His studio albums alone sold million copies.

The thriller album is the best-selling album in the world with over 55 million copies. Michael Jackson is the first to be included in the list of the world's best-selling albums with five albums and number one with Thriller. Michael Jackson has come to the fore with some health problems and scandals, especially in the last few years before his death.

The father of three children was hospitalized in a coma on June 25, after an illness at his Los Angeles home but could not be saved. Although the cause of death was believed to be cardiac arrest, the autopsy performed by the Los Angeles Forensic Medicine Institute revealed that the cause of death was propofol, a very effective anesthetic used to treat insomnia.

Propofol and lorazepam sedatives were recorded as the top causes of Jackson's death, and Jackson's blood was said to also contain the drugs midazolam, diazepam, lidocaine, and ephedrine. Although the incident was suspected of murder, Jackson's personal doctor was prosecuted in February for "causing an accidental death". This case resulted in the doctor's arrest by court order.

He was born on August 29, in the American city of Gary. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape "Donate to the archive" User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest.

Sign up Log in. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. Metropolitan Museum Cleveland Museum of Art. On a television special honoring Motown, Jackson performed his No. The much-lauded dance performance further boosted sales for the already-successful Thriller album. Jackson had surgery to repair his injuries and is believed to have begun experimenting with plastic surgery around this time.

His face, especially his nose, would become dramatically altered in the coming years. Five years after ThrillerJackson released his highly-anticipated follow-up album Bad Although unable to duplicate the phenomenal sales of ThrillerBad still reached the top of the charts and became the first album to feature five No. Jackson spent more than a year on the road, playing concerts to promote the album.

Named after the fantasy island from the Peter Pan story, it included a zoo, train, Ferris wheel, and seat movie theater. Around the late s, rumors began swirling that Jackson was lightening the color of his skin to appear more white and sleeping in a special oxygen chamber to increase his lifespan. InJackson agreed to a rare television interview with Oprah Winfrey to quell rumors.

He explained that the change in his skin tone was the result of a skin condition known as vitiligo, and he opened up about the abuse he suffered from his father. InJackson released his eighth solo album Dangeroushis first without Quincy Jones in 16 years. The final minutes of the video featured Jackson making sexual gesturing and violently damaging cars and buildings, which drew criticism from some viewers.

Bradley r schiller biography of michael jackson

Jackson issued an apology and edited the video to remove these elements. However, also saw the first of several child molestation allegations against Jackson, when a year-old boy claimed that the music star had fondled him. Jackson was known to have sleepovers with boys at his Neverland Ranch, but this was the first public charge of wrongdoing.

The police searched the ranch, but said they found no evidence to support the claim. In the television documentary Living with Michael Jackson, British journalist Martin Bashir spent several months with the singer, even getting him to discuss his relationships with children. Jackson admitted that he continued to have children sleep over at his ranch, even after the allegations and that sometimes he slept with the children in his bed.

The two-disc album featured a greatest hits compilation on disc one and new material on disc two that included collaborations with Janet Jackson, The Notorious B. InJackson released Invinciblehis final studio album prior to his death. Despite debuting at No. Invincible was released as Jackson was having legal issues with Sony over the rights to his master recordingswhich escalated when Jackson called Sony Music Chairman Tommy Mottola a racist who exploits Black artists.

By the turn of the century, Jackson was increasingly becoming known for his eccentricities, which included wearing a surgical mask in public. Inhe received enormous criticism for dangling his baby son Blanket over a balcony while greeting fans in Berlin, Germany. I was doing something out of innocence.