His words, “It is better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation.” Michael Jackson’s contribution to dance and music made him a worldwide figure for four decades. The king of pop has inspired souls. Here are few amazing facts about the dancing sensation presented below-
1. While the beginning of his career as a child artist, Michael suffered child abuses by his father.
2. His full name was Michael Joseph Jackson.
3. He was a pure vegetarian.
4. Very few people know that he recorded a voice-over on The Simpsons.
5. He’s received 23 Guinness World Records, 40 Billboard Awards, 13 Grammys, and 26 American Music Awards.
6. Guinness Book Of World Records recognized him in a new category for Highest-Earning Deceased Artist.
7. Macauley Culkin, ‘Home Alone’ star is the godfather of two of his children.
8. Wikipedia, AOL’s Instant Messenger and Twitter all crashed at 3:15PM on June 25, 2009. The day he died.
9. His famous moonwalk was borrowed from street dancers.
10. On Sept 11, 2001 Michael Jackson was scheduled to hold meetings in the World Trade Center but they somehow got cancelled.
11. His autopsy revealed that his lips and eyebrows were tattooed pink and dark hue respectively.
We still miss him!
