Michael Jackson , The King of POP, is considered to be one of the most high profile celebrities in the world.But Still he endeavoured to live his private life in near secrecy. Here are few interesting facts about KING OF POP.
1. Pinocchio was his favourite animated character.
2. Michael Jackson was very ticklish.
3. Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean, once issued Michael Jacksons image printed on stamps.
4. The singer once owned a boa constrictor called “Muscles”.
5. MJ’s laugh was very loud, once he begun laughing he could not stop
6. Michael loved the safety instructions an airline stewardess gives in an airlplane, he actually would have used
this at his THIS IS IT concert.
7. Michael was a big fan of The Three Stooges.
8. He had eight brothers and sisters.
9. Michael Jackson paid $47 million for the publishing rights to the Beatles back catalogue in 1985 and sold a
share of to Sony in 1995 for $95 million.
10.His middle name was Joseph.
11.He has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
12.As a youngster he used to put spiders in sister La Toyah’s bed.
13.Michael Jackson was very fond of Mexican food.
14.He won 13 Grammy Awards in his whole career.
15.He had a pet ram called Mr Tibbs.
16.Morph from X-Men was his favourite superhero.
17.Michael Jackson was a vegetarian.
18.The moonwalk style was picked up from street dancers.
19.Jackson had a pet python named Crusher.
20.The largest television audience in US history watched him perform at half time during the 1993 Super Bowl.
21.A survey in 1997 declared him the Most Famous Person in the World.
22.When he visited the African country of Gabon 100,000 people turned out to see him.
23.Jackson signed a contract with Sony worth $65 million in 1991.
24.Jackson’s most famous pet was Bubbles the chimpanzee.
25.He was a best man at Liza Minnelli’s wedding to David Gest.
26.He had many patents registered on his name. Jackson patented a shoe device that allowed dancers to lean forward at gravity defying angles ( this action was featured in one of his album ).
27.HISTORY was the biggest selling double album ever released in the United States.
28.The video for Scream was the most expensive ever at £3.8 million.
29.Michael Jackson is very spiritual, in everything he sees God, if it is music, the sky , he sees God and beauty in everything en considers himself a human being gifted by God…MJ is very humble and thankfull for his talent, this unique gift from God.
30.Vitiligo, the skin disease from which he suffered, affects 1 to 2 per cent to 2 per cent of the population.
RIP Michael !!!!!
