When Michael Jackson was a child he was in a group with his brothers called “The Jackson 5”. He soon gained popularity with his outstanding electric voice and new moves. Because of his world changing views of the world Michael Jackson is the most influential pop culture figure in this world's history.
During his long career, Michael Jackson changed the music industry by breaking down racial barriers. When he released one of his most famous songs, Thriller, he broke one of the most popular music broadcasting networks’ racial barriers. “Jackson continued as a pioneer in the black culture when he broke barriers by appearing on MTV, and by breaking sales records with the 1982 album, Thriller… MTV was arguably the best example of cultural apartheid in the United States” (Alban). When he became the first black artist on MTV he provided a gateway for other black artists to make a mark on the music industry, regardless of
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“He might not have invented the moonwalk, but he might as well have. When the world watched him gliding like that for the first time, black loafers moving across the stage with liquid smoothness during a televised Motown Music special in 1983, no one had ever seen anything like it.” (Rosen). His moves were never before, and as he did them he amazed the world. And along with amazement it established other artists to try to do what he did. “Michael Jackson's dance style was influenced by a wide range of people, varying from R&B artists to even ballerinas. His influences included jazz, street dances and African-American indigenous styles. Throughout his career, he was under no formal training, nor did he have any dance teachers supervising him, further affirming his natural talent” (Modern Dance). People thought that his dance was so revolutionary that someone had to have thought him. But the self taught Michael Jackson came up with his combination moves by