The opening chapter records that, even at 29, he had been in the business for 24 years, and sometimes he felt like he should be near the end of his life.

I read it slower than I normally do with books because I really wanted to absorb every word that he said. Despite the squeaky-clean family image, it is perhaps reassuring to learn that they suffered from the same boredom as other groups on tour, which they relieved with pranks on others, usually including water bombs or full buckets on slightly open doors – though they stopped short of throwing televisions out of windows. Now we know his life since the end of the book and the tragic outcome, it is with whistfulness and sadness I read this book again. Michael spent a lot of time alone, but he spent it wisely by perfecting his dancing and song writing skills which brought the world his wonderful music decade after decade. Jackson died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, California after suffering from cardiac arrest.As a kid, one of the artists my Dad always played for me was Michael Jackson and I grew to absolutely love his music and I still do to this day. I only started being a hardcore fan and loving Michael with all my heart earlier this year, and I’ve never experienced the anniversary of his passing while I’ve been a fan of him, so this year will be my first.

Illustrated with rare photographs from Jackson family albums and Michael's personal photographic archives, as well as a drawing done by Michael exclusively for this book, Moonwalk is a memorable journey to the very heart and soul of a modern musical genius. He breaks the silence in a candid and courageous way considering this was the first time he put these down in print. Some more would have been welcome, but he does not go into detail on this side of his career until its relaunch with 'Off The Wall' in 1979 and the phenomenally successful albums which followed it, namely the all-sales-breaking 'Thriller' and 'Bad'.I love when I read how he describes his sister 'LaToya', it's just the way an ordinary brother telling about his sister.

Per questo a distanza di decenni l'ho letto volentieri e ancor più volentieri per la milionesima volta ho messo su il 33 giri di Bad partendo dal lato B, da sempre il mio preferito. The book is profusely illustrated, with colour plates plus black and white photos integrated into the text. If you enjoy this, you might also like the memoirs of a contemporary (although in some ways very different) pop entertainer, Barefaced Lies and Boogie-Woogie Boasts by Jools Holland, or for a wider look at pop of the period, Black Vinyl, White Powder by Simon Napier-Bell. In early 2008, he released Thriller 25 (a special edition of the "Thriller" album), which was a commercial success selling nearly 1.Jackson stated that up to that point, he had two rhinoplastic surgeries and the surgical creation of a cleft in his chin. At the same time he was aware of how much he had to be thankful for, as well as appreciating the gift of good health and the love of family and friends.

He was such a gentle person, and reading this, the delicate words seem to just lift off the page and calm me.

Non avevo nemmeno 15 anni e trascinato dall'entusiasmo per l'album Bad avevo acquistato l'autobiografia di Michael Jackson (ancora oggi vado in visibilio per l'attacco di Dirty Diana, la dolcezza di Liberian girl e di I just can't stop loving you o il sound di Smooth criminal).