Michael Jackson was an influential person in the world of music. Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that.
But what makes Michael Jackson so interesting, and why he and his music is so catchy and famous even today?
Let's dig into his life and know more about odd and interesting facts about him.
1. Jackson’ didn’t learn to play music on his own.
- Whilst growing up, Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, would force Michael alongside his siblings to practice music.
- He would often hit or whip them if they played the wrong note or made a mistake.
- Growing up in this environment forced Michael to be the best at what he did musically and caused a lot of mental pressure on him.
2. He lived in a theme park.
- Some people might think this is a dream home, but others might think it is a little odd.
- Michael Jackson turned his ranch into a half home, half amusement park which had a petting zoo, roller coasters, railroads, bumper cars, a Ferris wheel, and a carousel.
- The ranch was called Neverland and is now worth $100 million.
3. Michael Jackson’s skin colour changed because of skin disease.
- If you compare a photo of Jackson early in his career to one towards the end, you will notice a dramatic change in his skin tone..
- Jackson’s doctor said that he had Vitiligo, but a lot of people believe that his change in skin tone was on purpose and that he was ashamed of his natural skin tone.
4. Michael Jackson was crowned a king.
- In 1992 Jackson visited the West coast of Africa and He was loved so much that they decided to make him king.
- A full ceremony was held, including dancing and traditional drumming, Jackson dressed in a traditional gown for his coronation, and papers were signed to make his kingship official.
- Upon his death, a two-day ceremony was held in his memory, and more than 1,000 local villagers gathered.
5. He invented gravity-defying shoes!
- You might be familiar with his famous moonwalk and the ability to lean at what should be a near-impossible angle for humans.
- This was all because of his gravity-defying shoes. The US Patent No. 5,255,452 was given to Jackson to use for his famous performance.
- The shoes had specially designed slots where they could clip into the stage to hold him in place whilst he did his stunt against gravity.
- Unfortunately, the patent expired in 2005 when Jackson missed a payment, so the design was out in the open.
6. Michael Jackson is the world’s most successful dead celebrity.
- MJ was born on August 29, 1958, and died on June 25, 2009. The year of Jackson’s death was his most successful.
- Since his death, he has made approximately $2.1 billion, half of the $4.2 billion he made whilst he was alive.
- In 2018 he became the highest-paid dead celebrity of the year making $400 million.
7. Jackson’s animals have disappeared mysteriously.
- Following Jackson’s death, His petting zoo was closed down, and no one knows where all the exotic animals went.
- A strange theme is that most of the pets or animals Jackson was most fond of were the ones who have disappeared.
8. He slept in a hyperbaric chamber
- Jackson was obsessed with his looks and wanted to live a long life.
- For many years, he slept in a hyperbaric chamber, which is a special space that contains pure oxygen and has an air pressure that is higher than normal to help the lungs get more oxygen.
- At one point, he stopped using it and donated his oxygen tank to a hospital in California.
9. Some people believe Michael Jackson is still alive and faked his death.
- In 2016, a person at the back of Micheal Jackson’s daughter car was sited. It was posted on her Instagram. People quickly came to notice that the person spotted at the back has her father’s exact facial features.
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