That is the power of what he achieved.
That is his legacy.
That’s my brother.
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THE EARLY YEARS: Me as a boy.
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Bathtime for Michael and Marlon.
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Joseph’s pride and joy – his guitar, before Tito broke it.
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2300 Jackson Street.
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Mother as the young woman who caught our father’s eye.
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HOPEFUL BEGINNINGS: Our first performance as the Jackson 5 was hyped as part of the ‘Tiny Tots’ “Jamboree”’. Notice the bandage over my eye in this publicity photo – I was still nursing my Katz Kittens collision wound!
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Our ‘discovery by Diana Ross’ was also big news.
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As this family photo shows, it was all about smiling for the cameras from an early age.
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LEARNING CURVES: A weathered photo of Michael, Marlon, Randy and Janet standing outside our Queens Road home in Hollywood.
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Michael went on to score good grades at Montclair School.
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He made our tutor, Rose Fine, proud.
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THE JACKSON 5 YEARS: We always seemed to be posing, rehearsing or going to fancy places.
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LIFE’S A BEACH: Michael leads the way as our front man during a TV performance on Soul Train.
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When we had down-time, we loved nothing more than hitting the beach in Santa Monica or Malibu.
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HEADLINERS: Front covers and inside spreads; we were always making news somewhere!
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BACKSTAGE: One of the greatest moments in our careers – meeting Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Show, London.
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Michael and me relaxing backstage somewhere.
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HOMECOMING: Goin’ Back to Indiana in 1971 where it seemed that half of Gary turned out, re-naming our street ‘Jackson 5 Blvd’ for the day.
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And then we started growing up before the onset of teenage years changed everything.
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BROTHERS UNITED: Michael comes to my rescue with the mic during Motown 25 – the spark for the ‘Victory’ tour.
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Michael with his record-breaking clutch of 8 Grammys.
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A food fight is about to begin backstage, with Michael at its centre.
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Indulging in some magic backstage during ‘Victory’.
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Show time!.
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PICTURE GALLERY: Going up the stairs into Michael’s ‘memory room’ – the first image you see is ‘Just Kids With A Dream’ with my brother’s poem on a plaque alongside it.
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HAYVENHURST: Inside one of the ‘memory rooms’ with Michael’s ‘celebrity wall’ to the left of the door.
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Hayvenhurst from the rear garden, showing the studio on the left, the picture gallery across the courtyard in the middle, and Michael’s quarters and balcony on the right. In the foreground hangs one of his signs: ‘Follow Your Dreams Wherever They May Lead’.
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OFF DUTY: Michael recording with Paul McCartney, whose hit ‘Say, Say, Say’ led my brother to find Neverland.
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Michael always liked to goof around, even in the studio.
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He was also the master of disguise – look at him here as ‘Uncle Willy’ with Kevin Wilson. Yes, that’s Michael on the left!
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And has a joke at the expense of Pepsi.
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Michael turns the tables on the media.
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GOOD COMPANY: Michael with Berry Gordy and Bill Bray.
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Randy and me with Madonna during ‘Victory’.
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And his idol Fred Astaire.
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Michael meets Muhammad Ali.
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Michael spent a lot of time with Elizabeth Taylor.
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Whitney Houston and me walk towards the set to perform our duet ‘Nobody Loves Me Like You Do’.
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Michael and Bubbles, seen here on stage in Tokyo, were constant companions.
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A precious memory for both of us was being guests of Nelson Mandela.
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Michael with Lisa Marie Presley.
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Performing at the 30th Anniversary special in New York on the eve of 9/11.
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With Michael at the 2005 court case when Michael cried that he was ‘the most misunderstood person in the world’ before his infamous ‘pyjama day’.
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66 days after the trial started, I hold up news of the verdict: Not Guilty.
THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER: ‘The Comeback King’ announces his ‘This Is It’ concerts in London.
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Months earlier, he had the world fooled with a deliberate act of frailty, being pushed in a wheelchair … but it was all part of his clever plan!
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Singing ‘Smile’ at the memorial service, the toughest performance of my life.
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A HAPPY, FINAL MEMORY: Our last ‘Family Day’ with Michael as we all came together on 14 May to celebrate 60 years of marriage between Joseph and Mother. It was the last time we’d see our brother alive – but I’ll always remember his good spirits and laughter from that day.
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The brothers wheeling in Michael’s coffin at the memorial service – there’s Randy and me (right) up front, then Jackie behind me, Marlon opposite him and Tito at the rear.
Acknowledgements
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS long ago in my head, but it has waited for the right moment and people to come along and make it a reality.
I reserve my first and foremost gratitude to ghostwriter Steve Dennis who has shared my determination to do justice to the memory of Michael. Over many months he helped me shape my beginning, middle and end. His name might be invisible but his craft is on every page.
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Andrew Higgie and David Foster because it was these two gentleman who first believed in this project and steered me to agent Gordon Wise, from Curtis Brown, London. His faith and guidance kept me on track. He made this book happen, and introduced me to publishers who have been a joy to work with: Natalie Jerome at Harper Collins in the UK and Stacy Creamer at Simon & Schuster (Touchstone Books) in the US, both of whom embraced this project with a mutual passion.
In London, Natalie led a classy production, bringing a special touch to this project. In New York, Stacy brought her infectious energy and her direction has been invaluable. I can’t thank enough their teams of people for working so tirelessly on this book. Special thanks to Hazel Orme, Graham Holmes, Moni
ca Green, Carole Tonkinson, Georgina Atsiaris, Ruth Deary, Andrew Cunning, Kevin Cahill, Joshua Karpf and Cherlynne Li. Also Ali Qamber, Harrison Funk, Hazel Gordy, Joy Robson, Viraf Sarkari, Andre Timmens, Lori Shapiro, and the brothers and sisters I bothered with ‘Do you remember whens?’: Marlon, Randy, Tito, Janet and Rebbie. My biggest gratitude in this regard, though, goes to Mother who greeted my endless questions about the past with patience and a memory that never falters.
Other people I would like to acknowledge are: Mr Berry Gordy, Clive Davis, Bobby Taylor, Suzanne de Passe, David Ritz, Deysha Britt, Janice Smith, Joel Katz, Allan J Freidman, Al Sharpton, Larry King, Brett Livingstone-Strong, Jillian Branco, Robert Sebree, Simmie Williams, Christophe Charlot, Maarten Mulder and my mother-in-law Laila Rashid whose fine cuisine provided sustenance during those endless nights of writing. There are also anonymous people who I cannot name for their assistance. You know who you are and my gratitude to each of you is immense.
The fondest memories I hold dear are those times as brothers. Sometimes, we don’t express it enough to one another but Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Randy – and Michael – I am proud to call each one of you my brother, and remain proud of what we all built and achieved. Love and thanks also to Rebbie, La Toya, and Janet. Of course my gratitude to Mother and Joseph is immeasurable for the life, love and dreams you made happen.
As for my own children – Jermaine junior, Autumn, Jeremy, Jamie, Jourdyn, Jaafar and Jermajesty – you each make me proud as a father in your own different ways. I love you all.
And then my wife, Halima, for giving me the love and the strength over the years we’ve been together. It is your belief in me – and force for good – that always keeps me going. I love you.
Finally, to Michael whose spirit is with me every day. I never got the chance to properly express my gratitude before you left us, but I hope this book does some justice to the love, life and memories we shared. The world misses you.
JERMAINE JACKSON, September 2011
About the Author
JERMAINE JACKSON WAS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE JACKSON 5.
Singer, record producer and composer, Jermaine is the father to seven children and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Halima.
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