Michael Jackson Net Worth

Michael Jackson's Quotes

• I can't think of a better way to spread the message of world peace than by working with the NFL and being part of Super Bowl XXVII.
• I don't like pop music.
• I'll always be Peter Pan in my heart.
• People think they know me, but they don't. Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes, because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me.
• "Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a TV screen doesn't make it factual. To buy it is to feed it." - about tabloid magazines.

Interesting Facts about Michael Jackson

1. Through his "Heal the World" Foundation, Jackson spearheaded airlifts of food and medical supplies to war-torn Sarajevo, instituted mentoring, immunization and drug-abuse education programs and paid for a Hungarian child's liver transplant.
2. On 3 April 1998, his second child, with Debbie Rowe, daughter Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson, is born.
3. 13 February 1997, his wife, Debbie Rowe, gave birth to a son, named Prince Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson Jr.), in Beverly Hills, California.
4. Macaulay Culkin is godfather to his three children.
5. On 26 May 1994, he married Lisa Marie Presley in La Vega, Dominican Republic, by Judge Hugo Francisco Alvarez Perez. Witnesses present were Thomas Keough and Eve Darling (Lisa Marie's ex-brother-in-law and his wife, ex-sister-in-law).
6. He shares with Carlos Santana the record for most Grammys won in one year, with eight.
7. He was the first solo artist to generate four top ten hits on the Billboard charts on one album with "Off the Wall".
8. He was the first artist to generate seven top ten hits (USA) on one album with "Thriller".
9. Until August 2011, he was the only artist in history to generate five #1 hits (USA) from one album with "Bad". Katy Perry has since tied this record with her album "Teenage Dream".
10. With Lionel Richie, he co-wrote the song "We Are the World," and was one of its performers.
11. His 1982 album "Thriller" is the biggest selling album of all time, with confirmed sales of over 51 million, and claimed sales of over 100 million copies worldwide. His 1987 album "BAD" is one of the biggest selling albums of all time, with over 20 million copies sold worldwide. His 1991 album "Dangerous" is one of the biggest selling albums of all time, with over 20 million copies sold worldwide.
12. He was the brother of (in this order) Rebbie Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson and Janet Jackson.
13. He copied his moon walk after mime Marcel Marceau in "walk-against-the- wind" pantomime techniques.
14. He wrote and recorded a song called "On the Line", produced by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, for the film Get on the Bus (1996) that was not included on the soundtrack for the film.
15. The name of his 2700-acre ranch near Santa Ynez, California, is Neverland Valley Ranch. It contains Jackson's house, an amusement park co-designed by Macaulay Culkin, a private theater and dance stage, and exotic animals.
16. On 9 September 2001, he was sued by two former financial advisors for $25 million over alleged unpaid expenses. Jackson denied owing them anything.
17. He had a skin disease called vitiligo.
18. He was a Jehovah's Witness.
19. He was uncle of Jermaine Jackson II, Valencia Jackson, Brittany Jackson, Marlon Jackson Jr., Stevanna Jackson.
20. His estate contains a child's mini coaster, Zipper, Bumper cars, Merry go round, octopus, Giant slide and rocking dragon.. There is also a full size basketball court, water wars section (for water gun fights) 2 Trains, (one steam train) and a zoo where he has various exotic animals including elephants, giraffes, alligators, a tiger and even an Anaconda.