Michael Jackson notes Oprah interview 1993

In His Own Words

Notes for Oprah Interview (1993). Photograph: Court Documents.
mj ca 1972

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’

Michael Jackson Karen Faye mid 1990s
MJ & Karen Faye at Motown Cafe, NY (1996)
Michael Jackson Karen Faye text posted 24.1.17 on insta 2008
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 diana ross special upside down 1981
MJ on Diana Ross Special, Upside Down (1981)
mj 1981 todd gray
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 26.5.2000
MJ Liz Tribute Concert R. Albert Hall (26.5.2000)
Michael Jackson 1981
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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