Michael Jackson Research Paper

“If you enter this world knowing that you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.” Michael Jackson was born a superstar into the music business right away. That is the life of the Jackson family. His start from the early years, career stardom, to his passing was all affected by people greatly. The 7th child of 9 in the Jackson family was born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Michael’s mother was a homemaker and his father was a guitarist who put aside his talent to become a crane operator (Michael Jackson Biography). Michael’s father pushed all of his children to be in the music industry. Just at 5 years old, Michael Joseph Jackson began performing with the Jackson

On the album were the songs, Thriller, Beat It, and Billie Jean. These were the three biggest hits on the album “Thriller.” Then, the music video for Thriller became almost more famous than the actual song. It is 14 minutes long and is named one of the most famous music videos ever. In 2009, Michael sold the rights of Thriller to be played into a Broadway play. Jackson then earned Grammy for “Billie Jean” as Best Rhythm and Blues Song. “Billie Jean” also featured his “moonwalk” that was the most famous dance move of his. Fans everywhere were in shock at what was featured. “Beat it” was awarded Best Rock Vocal Performance (male), along with “Thriller” which was Best Pop Vocal Performance (male) (Michael Jackson). After all of this success happened, Michael Jackson signed with PepsiCo in 1983 for $5 million dollars. Although, he was badly injured during the setup and filming of a Pepsi commercial. He had burns throughout his face & scalp. Michael was then put into surgery & made him start discovering plastic surgeries. Also, Michael married Debbie Rowe and had three children. But, the couple divorced after 3 years of marriage. Then, Michael Jackson married another women named Lisa Presley which only lasted for two years (Michael Jackson

He suffered cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital right after his heart had stopped. CPR attempts didn’t work & he died later that morning. There was a televised memorial was held for fans of the "King of Pop.” Over one million viewers watched this on TV, and 17,500 tickets were given out at the ceremony (Michael Jackson). Jackson’s funeral was on July 7, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Michael was only 50 years old when he passed away. It was found out that days after his passing, Michael overdosed with drugs like propofol and benzodiazepine (Ghudges). Jackson was already on many medications that were prescribed to him. It was a devastating loose and shock to people all over the