In His Own Words
Notes for Oprah Interview (1993). Photograph: Court Documents.
MJ Austr tour Sydney (1973). Photograph: Getty
/Michael Ochs Archives
Image
The Glenda Tapes, ca. 1991
‘Oh look what a fantastic person he is. You saved this girl’s life. She almost got run over by a lawn mower and she walked.’
Source: Audio Recordings/Transcripts
Marriage
To Lisa Marie Presley, ca. 1995
Oh, that’s great. I call home and talk to my wife, and she tells me I’m a snake.
Source: Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough: ‘Unto the Great Unknown’
MJ & Karen Faye at Motown Cafe, NY (1996)
Karen Faye post on insta 24.1.17, 2008
Face
The Shmuley Tapes, ca. 2001
When my picture came up on the computer, it made me sick when I saw it. […] I am like a lizard. It is horrible. I never like it. I wish I could never be photographed or seen.
Source: Audio Recordings/Transcripts
Relationships
The Glenda Tapes, ca. 1991
I want to be with someone…I want to know what a relationship is all about before I die, can’t you understand that girl? I never had… I mean I’ve been with Tate… I’ve been, well not with… I been with Tate. I thought I was with Diana… that was just in my own mind.
Source: Audio Recordings/Transcripts
MJ on Diana Ross Special, Upside Down (1981)
MJ (1981). Photograph: Todd Gray
Childhood
Inscription in the Book ‘Boys Will Be Boys’
Look at the true spirit of happiness and joy in these boys’ faces. This is the spirit of boyhood, a life I never had and will always dream of. This is the life I want for my children. M.J.
Source: Court Transcripts
Pain
The Glenda Tapes, ca. 1991
Your eyes… when you show someone your eyes, you let them look through your soul. I didn’t want anyone to look into my soul, y’know? I didn’t want anybody to see that about me. And there’s a lot of pain and stuff and I’m very scared.
Source: Audio Recordings/Transcripts
MJ Liz Tribute Concert R. Albert Hall (26.5.2000)
MJ, March 1981
Business
After Business Meeting with Brasilian Officials, They Don’t Care About Us MV, 1995
Damn I thought those motherfuckers weren’t gonna never leave.
Source: Audio Recording/Transcript NYPL ‘After the Dance’ Panel, 2010
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