Michael Joseph Jackson is the most popular person in the world of music. Being called the King of Popular music, Michael Jackson not only was popular, he managed to contribute to the development of the pop music, he was a person who directed all other singers in his trend.
The life and career of Michael Jackson was not that easy as it may seem as to achieve such success Michael Jackson had to work hard which in combination with his constant plastic operations and stressful working schedule influenced his health. Here were a lot of different situations and events in the life of this person which sharpened his career, however, the release of his first solo album “Thriller” and accusation in child sexual abuse may be selected as the most effected ones.
To begin with, it should be stated that the whole professional life of Michael Jackson may be divided into several periods, early life of Michael Jackson as a part of The Jackson 5 team (1958–1981), solo career which started with the release of the Thriller (1982–83), business career started with Pepsi contract (1984–85), appearance and Bad (1986–90), Dangerous (1991–93), child sexual abuse (1993–2005) and This Is It (2006–09).
These are the most general and the most important periods of Michael Jackson’s life. It is important to notice that being the most general categorization, the time periods mentioned above comprise too many other events which deserve mentioning. Dwelling upon the biography of Michael Jackson, he time periods mentioned above are going to be discussed in detail with a special notice of the events that shaped the musician’s career.
The early life of Michael Jackson as a part of The Jackson 5 team started with the family music project where Michael Jackson performed the role of a singer and dancer. The team comprised five brothers whose performances were held in different places and for various occasions. Being a part of this team, Michael Jackson got many useful acquaintances and when he tried his solo career, he was noticed.
His first attempts to present his music as a separate singer were met with success. Many well known producers were ready to work with Michael Jackson. Feeling he problems in the success of the team performances, Michael Jackson makes a decision to start a solo career. The encouraging event which supported such opinion was the receiving of the Grammy for Best Recording for Children in 1984 for the film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Michael Jackson composed.
The solo career which started with the release of the Thriller was considered as the breaking point in Michael Jackson’s professional work. Being ranked as the top album, many singles were put at the top positions of the best music charts. The Thriller album is the starting point for the music of Michael Jackson and his great success.
“The Girl Is Mine”, “Billie Jean”, “Beat It”, “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”, “Human Nature”, “P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)”, “Thriller”, “Baby Be Mine”, and “The Lady in My Life” were nine singles which are still remembered. This album made Michael Jackson a famous person all over the world, as well as one of the richest ones who managed to sell millions of albums within the shortest period of time. This is the time when Michael Jackson became the King.
Michael Jackson’s business career started with Pepsi contract, still the first attempt cannot be called successful. However, a singer continued the business career. It is possible to notice the chnage4s in the appearance of Michael Jackson. Being a colored boy, the appearance of a singer became to change in 1980s.
Some people support those changes, other consider them as inappropriate. This very period in life of a legend is connected with the release of the studio album Bad which was not that important as the Thriller, but was also successful. The release of the album Dangerous was another stage in Jackson’s life. This album was as successful as the previous one.
The next stages in the life of Michael Jackson were not so successful as the previous ones. Being accused in child sexual abuse twice, Michael Jackson close himself in one of his houses. He remained there for some time without having a desire to communicate with the press (Glaister 8). Working under the new album, Michael Jackson wanted to be useful to others, he tried to organize a concert in support to those who suffered from tornado.
However, many singers and bands refused to take part in that performance. It was a very difficult period in the life of a singer (King 3). Those people who were with Michael refused from him, he could not create new acquaintances as the news about his sexual interest was delivered all over the world.
In 2009 a singer decided to ignore dissatisfaction and to give several concerts. Unexpectedly, the demand on the tickets was so great that the concert organizers had to increase the number of the concerts (Mcshane 1). But everything was canceled because of the singer death. This Is It performance was released in a form of a movie about the King of Pop music.
Works Cited
Glaister, Dan. “Michael Jackson sexually abused boy at Neverland ranch, court told.” The Guardian 2005, 8. Print.
King, Deborah “Michael Jackson and Sexual Abuse.” Psychology Today 2009, 3. Print.
Mcshane, Larry. “Sex abuse charges plagued, tarnished Michael Jackson’s career.” Daily News 2009, 1. Print.