Absolutely fantastic book. RIP, Michael Jackson. ( )

Most likely, I've exhausted the subject of Michael Jackson and this will be the last book I'll read about him. Still, no matter how much is read, I'm always left with the sad, sad feeling of a small boy with amazing talent who remained a small boy with amazing talents and then threw it all away.

With top hit after top hit and concerts that brought the house down, Jackson was set to live a comfortable life until, things spiraled out of control when he was accused of molestation of young boys. Though not a shred of evidence was ever produced to substantiate the claims, Michael willingly paid off the parents.

With a family that perhaps loved his money more than him, there were little few people to guide him. And, his poor judgement did not enable him to listen to those who did provide clear suggestions. When drugs became a necessity, his emaciated body at the age of 50 simply could not sustain a soon to be on tour of a projected 50 concerts. Sadly, and it always will be sad, no matter how one feels about him, he died before the King of Pop could not regain his ruined perception of his life.

Taraborrelli writes a stellar depiction of a boy, like Peter Pan, who lived on an island surrounded by other children. Jackson's NeverLand with all his rides and game galleries enable him to remain childlike to the end. ( )

Michael Jackson, lahjakas muusikko, suosittu ja ihailtu. Michael Jackson, outo lintu, vihattu, syytetty. Yleisö ei koskaan tule tietämään kuka Michael Jackson oli, mitä hän ajatteli ja miltä hänestä tuntui. Oliko elämä hänestä ihanaa vai täyttä kidutusta? Kirjallisuus antaa ymmärtää, ettei hänkään ymmärtänyt niin sanottuja ystäviään, bisnespartnereitaan tai toimittajia. Hänen lahjakkuuttaan ja suosiotaan kukaan ei voi kiistää ja hänen persoonansa tulee ikuisesti kiehtomaan ihmisiä. Lopulta, nurkkaan ajettuna ja lopen väsyneenä hänestä tuli vain ihminen. Michael Jackson kuoli nukutusaineen yliannostukseen kesällä 2009, eikä kukaan oikeastaan tiedä miksi ja miten. Popin kuninkaan musiikki elää kuitenkin ikuisesti.
Taraborellin kirjoittama elämäkerta on laaja ja keskittyy henkilöhistoriaan. Kirjoittaja on onnistunut melko hyvin olemaan neutraali kuvaaja ennemmin kuin arvostelija. Hän tunsi Jacksonin nuoruusvuosilta ja teki tästä useita juttuja vuosien saatossa. Kirja sisältää valokuvia. ( )

While the book does provide insight into Michael's life outside the spotlight, I cant help but feel that Randy emblished many of the suppose conversations, emotions and reactions he writes about. It doesn't help that Randy and Michael havent been close since around Thriller, which makes anything Randy has written after this time basically hearsay. I would ingest anything shared about Michael's personal life after the Jackson years with a grain of salt. ( )

An fascinating yet exciting biography of one of the world's best know celebrity, dubbed the King Of Pop by many. It provided a truthful insight into many of the controversy surrounding him. The plotting was ever exciting and there was not a time when it was boring. ( )