The 65 Phrases Of Michael Jackson, The King Of Pop
Few musicians have marked the future of modern music as much as Michael Jackson considered the King of Pop. He began his career as a musician with his brothers in the group “The Jackson Five”, but after continuing his solo career, he became a global megastar with his album “Thriller”, the most sold out of history.
Although his last years of life were difficult, as he was accompanied by several scandals, Michael Jackson will always be remembered as one of the great stars on the world stage. Sadly, in 2009, MJ’s star faded forever.
The best phrases and reflections of Michael Jackson
Over the years, Michael Jackson uttered great famous quotes, talking about his life, music, his childhood, and his adventures and misadventures in love. In this article we review them.
1. Don’t try to write the music, let it write itself
Creativity appears when we are in a state of flow. The same thing happens when writing music.
2. Nation by Nation, everyone must come together to address the problems we see. Maybe then we can solve them somehow. I asked my neighbor for a favor. She told me “later” What has happened to the people? Have we lost love, or what? I have to find my inner peace because no one leaves me alone. False prophets mourn disasters. What possibilities are there? I told my brother “there will be problems”, “times and tears because of fear”. But we have to live each day as if it were our last.
A verse that appears in the song “Jam”. It is a criticism of how human beings can behave when we are alienated by the system.
3. My music aims to unite all races, so that we all live as a family
Music was key to the integration of African Americans in the United States, especially from the 1960s onwards.
4. There is a place in your heart and I know it is love, and this place can be much brighter tomorrow. And if you really try you will find that there is no need to cry in this place, you will feel that there is no pain or sorrow.
A verse that appears in the song “Heal the World.” It talks about how people must save the world.
5. Peter Pan represents something very special in my heart. It represents youth, childhood, never growing up, magic, flying, everything that has to do with children, wonder and magic.
Michael Jackson did not enjoy his childhood, as he was always considered a musical child prodigy. For that reason, he was always fascinated by the world of Peter Pan and Disney stories.
6. The world keeps changing. Minds and ways of thinking are renewed. Predictions full of tragedy. The baby boom is already of age. We will resolve it. I told my brothers. “Don’t ask me for favors. I’m conditioned by the system. Don’t talk to me. Don’t yell and scream.” She prays to God, to Buddha, then sings a song from the Talmud. Confusions cause our “I” to contradict itself until we do not know what is correct from what is not. I just want you to recognize me in the temple. You can’t hurt me because I found inner peace
Another excerpt from the song “Jam”, which is about how by finding inner peace, we can face social impositions.
7. People will always be willing to think the worst about you
There are always people who will enjoy it when things go wrong for you.
8. I believe that humans also have the ability to fly; The problem is that we do not know how to conceive the appropriate thoughts that will allow us to levitate
A quote that refers to flying in the sense of achieving our dreams.
9. I believe that the ultimate purpose of every form of art consists of the union between the material and the spiritual, the human and the divine.
A reflection on the essence of human beings.
10. The secret of the actor is to be yourself
A phrase that may seem contradictory, but that refers to how people can know themselves.
11. I believe that I was chosen as an instrument to give music, love and harmony to the world
No one can doubt that Michael Jackson has a very rare talent for music.
12. Animals do not attack out of evil, but to survive, the same goes for those who criticize, they want your blood, not your pain.
In his life, Michael Jackson always endured criticism from his detractors.
13. I’m going to make a change, and I’m going to feel good
When we help others, we feel good about ourselves.
14. I see children on the street, without enough to eat. Who am I to be blind? Pretending that I don’t see your needs
A quote that appears in his song “Man in the mirror”. A clear reference to how we look the other way when we come across people in need.
15. If you care enough about life, make a small space, make a better place.
For Michael Jackson, it is up to us to live in a better world.
16. I used to dream. I used to look beyond the stars. Now I don’t know where we are. Even though I know we’ve drifted far away
Sometimes we can lose faith, when we see how we have destroyed the planet and how we kill each other.
17. If you don’t have faith, you can go crazy
When we lose faith, we can feel weak in the face of adversity.
18. If I could tear down the walls that keep us apart. I know I could claim your heart and our perfect love would begin
It is common that people, when they are angry, put up a barrier that only further spoils the relationship.
19. I am next to the man in the mirror. I ask you to change your way of doing things
To change the world, we must first change ourselves.
20. If you don’t have that memory of childhood love, you are condemned to search all over the world for something to fill that void. But no matter how much money you make or how famous you become, you will always feel empty.
Michael Jackson, since he did not enjoy his childhood, was always a child in an adult body.
21. Lies run short races, but the truth runs marathons
It is better not to lie, because when you lie, you may get caught.
22. The bigger the star, the bigger the goal
People who have bigger goals go further.
23. I love creating magic, doing something that is so strange, so unexpected, that people marvel
As an artist, Michael Jackson always stood out for his magic.
24. Remember, it will be us today’s children who will make the future world a better and happier place
Every grain of sand we put in can mean a change for the future of the planet.
25. Anything I sing I really feel, when I sing a song I don’t sing it if I don’t feel it
Few artists feel music as much as Michael Jackson.
26. If you can dream it, you can do it
Although this is not always the case, in most cases, wanting something with all our might can lead us to get what we want.
27. Good music and great melodies are immortal. Culture changes, fashion changes, clothes… Good music is immortal
One of the characteristics of Michael Jackson’s music is that his music has always been ahead of its time.
28. If you want to make the world a better place, look at yourself and make that change.
We cannot change the world without first changing our attitudes.
29. Sometimes when you are treated unfairly, it makes you stronger and more determined. I admire that kind of strength. People who have suffered it stand up and put their blood and soul into what they believe in.
Pain can make us stronger when we know how to take advantage of bad moments to learn.
30. Just because they print it doesn’t mean it’s the gospel, people write negative things because they feel that’s what sells, good news doesn’t sell.
The media criticized Michael Jackson and lied a lot about his life because they knew he was a very popular character.
31. Thinking is the biggest mistake a dancer can make. There’s no need to think, lets feel
To dance well, you have to feel the music as part of the body, or make the body part of the music.
32. What encourages me is the medium. The art. That’s the world I feel most comfortable in.
Michael Jackson is considered one of the greatest artists of all time.
33. Every brother and sister is completely different. As in any family, there are different elements…That is what makes it a family
Michael Jackson formed, along with his brothers, the well-known group called “The Jackson Five.”
34. I am color blind. That is why one of my favorite symbols is the peacock, in whose feathers all colors come together in harmony.
Michael Jackson confessing his admiration for real fear.
35. For me, the greatest sin of all sins is to receive a gift and not cultivate it, so that it grows, since talent is a divine gift
We all have talents to develop. It’s great when we are passionate about them and develop them.
36. It’s good that people think I’m a person and not a personality. Because when you grow up in the public eye, like I did, you automatically tend to be different.
Michael Jackson always missed not being able to be a normal person, because he grew up famous.
37. I have been an artist most of my life and I have never attacked a partner. Great artists don’t do that.
Michael Jackson was always a very noble person.
38. Each song represents something special, from charity, from relationships, from world peace, I can’t choose one, because they all come from the soul. They are not just written words that rhyme
A reflection by Michael Jackson on his music.
39. The innocence of a child is a source of inexhaustible energy
Since he lost much of his childhood, Michael always missed not having enjoyed his childhood like any other child.
40. My happiness is in giving and sharing, and having innocent fun
Despite having everything, Michael Jackson was always present in great causes, those that helped the less fortunate.
41. I am a black American. I’m proud of it, I’m proud of my race and who I am.
The controversy over his appearance was one of the scandals that most haunted him throughout his life.
42. You have to live with envy, at least they talk about you. When they stop talking is when you should worry
Throughout his professional career, he was always involved in major scandals, many of them fabricated by the press.
43. I am happy to be alive. I am happy to be who I am
He always knew how to be grateful for everything good that life gave him.
44. I am a perfectionist. I’ll work until I drop
His constant perfectionism allowed him to become the biggest star on the planet.
45. In a world full of hate we must dare to have hope
One of the many positive messages he sent with his songs.
46. I am like anyone else. I cut and bleed and am easily embarrassed
Despite being the King of Pop, he always seemed like a completely normal person.
47. Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to emphasize that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult.
Message that appears at the beginning of the “Thriller” video clip, in which he openly shows himself as a person with strong Christian convictions.
48. All of us are products of our childhood
The hard childhood that Michael had to live through, with constant abuse from his father, marked him significantly in his adult life.
49. I’m not like the other kids. What I want to say is that I am different
His role as an actor in his music videos was also recognized throughout his career. This is one of the most famous phrases from the “Thriller” video clip.
50. I come here all the time. I ride the carousel and play classical music
Jackson had a real amusement park built on his California estate, which he visited daily.
51. When I wrote Billie Jean I was driving down Vintree Boulevard and I told myself I wanted to write a song with strong bass.
On multiple occasions, Michael recognized that his work came from divine inspiration in the most unexpected moments.
52. The moonwalk emerged from the beautiful black children living in the ghettos, who are brilliant and have a natural talent for dancing.
Michael always knew how to be inspired by the best, wherever they came from.
53. I love doing things for children and I try to imitate Jesus
One of the most memorable phrases he said to Oprah Winfrey in the interview he had with her in 1993.
54. They say that being parents is like dancing. If you take one step, your child takes another
Becoming a father was one of the biggest milestones in his life, something that was not without controversy.
55. Doing as well as last time is not enough
One of the many examples of his great perfectionism.
56. When all life is seen as divine, everyone grows wings.
His relationship with the Christian faith was very important, both in his private and professional life.
57. When they say the sky is the limit for me, that’s really true
Jackson managed to shatter all records at a very young age and always had a legion of fans who supported him.
58. People ask me how I make music. I tell them it’s like entering a river and joining the flow. Every moment on the river has its song
Michael was and will be, without a doubt, one of the greatest composers in the history of music.
59. When children listen to music, they don’t just listen. They melt into the melody and flow with the rhythm. Something inside begins to spread its wings, soon the child and the music are one
Living life with the innocence of a child, that was one of the maxims on which he based his existence.
60. I just want to say that they don’t really care about us.
One of the most remembered phrases from his song “They don’t care about us”.
61. I used to say “I” and “my”, now it’s “we”, now it’s “our”
The songs that little Michael sang in his early days were absolute hits around the world and were loaded with very positive messages.
62. Elizabeth Taylor is beautiful, beautiful, and still is today, I am crazy about her
Elizabeth Taylor was one of her best friends and one of the pillars on which she always leaned.
63. I will always be Peter Pan in my heart
The myth of Peter Pan was always one of the stories that most fascinated Michael, due to his desire to always be a child.
64. Let’s put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who had plastic surgery went on vacation, there would be no one left in town.
Michael also had very acidic criticisms against Hollywood and against those who accused him of having had excessive facial surgery.
65. Leave me alone
The title and chorus of one of his best-known songs (Leave me alone), in which he denounced the permanent scrutiny to which he was subjected by the tabloid press throughout his career.
