Hear secret Michael Jackson tapes
Shock Neverland tapes reveal what Jacko really thought about family
MICHAEL Jackson made a series of blistering attacks on his family in secret taped interviews, we can reveal.
The singer branded his brothers in the Jackson 5 LAZY MOANERS who just sat around relying on him to make them money.
One by one he dubbed them DULL, a COPYCAT, a WOMANISER and ARGUMENTATIVE. Then he bitched about sisters La Toya and Janet.
And he even called MUM Katherine "disappointing" in astonishing rants recorded with the ghost writer of his autobiography Moonwalk.
Then Jacko, who died in June, realised he'd gone too far several times, snapping: "You can't print that."
But today we can - and the revelations will stun fans and his family members who have spent weeks lavishing praise on the dead singer and gushing about how close they were.
"The brothers didn't give me support," he snipes on one tape. "We'd be working on a TV show or video and they'd be sitting around moaning and groaning but I'd be watching and learning.
"It takes a talent, but some people are lazy and don't want to develop anything." Then he goes through the original band members - Jackie, 58, Tito, 55, Jermaine, 54, and Marlon, 52 - in turn.
ON TITO: "Tito is into the anatomy of how a car is built," scoffs Jacko who pinpoints him as one of the biggest whingers in the band. "He is a grease monkey.
"He still goes to the hobby shop and buys airplanes and flys them. He loves putting them together - they're on these plastic things and you glue them. That is so boring."
ON MARLON: "People used to call him ugly and make fun of him - and people would say, 'Which brother is that one?'.
"He constantly imitates me on stage. Whatever I do he'll do right after me. I hate when that happens because he looks too "doo woppy" and so old-fashioned."
ON JERMAINE: Jackson accused Jermaine - who split from first wife Hazel over a fling with another beauty - of being a womaniser and not having the self-belief to follow him as a successful solo act.
Jermaine would either be looking for girls or going along with the jokes," said Jacko.
As a songwriter he lambasted him for "always letting outside influences change what style and beauty he's created.
"It always ends up not being his creation and changed in some type of way."
ON JACKIE: The eldest brother was simply dismissed as stubborn and argumentative.
"He approaches everything with so much negativity and doubting," stormed Jacko.
ON RANDY: His youngest brother - who joined the group when they became The Jacksons - made the mistake of never taking Jacko's advice. "He doesn't listen and is real hard-headed," he said of Randy, now 47. "You say it's dark - he'll say it's daylight. And he has to be macho. I'll never forget the day we had a meeting with our producer who said you've got to stand up on your own.
"Randy stood up and said: "I'm a man' - we are all started laughing."
Jacko's venom didn't stop at his brothers. The women in the family are all told to Beat It too.
ON HIS MUM: Publicly Jackson has always insisted that Katherine, 78, was "the closest person in his life, a great mother and provider."
But on the secret tapes he said: "She disappointed me. She did an interview (about him). I don't like her to talk. It's none of those people's business."
And he revealed how his mother never wanted daughters. "She wished she would have had all boys. She told my sisters that - and they agreed! That's how my sisters are - they are prejudiced against other girls."
And so it was the turn of La Toya, 53, and 43-year-old Janet for the Jacko treatment.
ON LA TOYA: "To me she is Mrs Nice and Nasty. I come in her room (and she says), 'You can't sit on her couch, sit on the bed or walk on the carpet', She wants to keep everything fresh.
"If you cough at the table she covers her plate. If you sneeze forget it, she's in another room. If you clear your throat, you can't do that while she is eating."
"And forget about going to the movies. She doesn't understand what I see in Star Wars, Close Encounters or Jaws."
ON JANET: He was consumed with jealousy when his favourite sister left home to marry pop producer James DeBarge in 1984. Within a year it was over.
"Janet is a tomboy. That is why it kills me to see her off and married. We did everything together and were just alike. We write a whole schedule for the day and follow it. It's a terrible loss."
While she gets off fairly lightly, the 80-year-old father who beat him as a child naturally receives both barrels.
ON DAD JOE: "I would suffer if I had to spend a whole day with him.
"He would sit in a chair with a belt or a switch and we'd do our performance. And if we messed up he hit you."
"To tell you the truth, I never have felt close to him. He has always been like a mystery man."
But when it came to Michael Jackson, the Moonwalk ghost writer was left in no doubt about his high self-esteem. He insisted it was he who got them away from Motown, paving the way for his family to amass a fortune.
ON HIMSELF: "They (the brothers) thought I was naïve, soft and sweet and wimpy, but I wasn't. It was me who went to Berry Gordy (Motown's chief) and said, 'We're gonna leave'.
"I am the captain of my ship. I take suggestions and listen to what everyone has to say, but the final decision is mine."
That's apart from when he did the famous Pepsi commercial in which his hair was set on fire.
He revealed he couldn't stand the drink.
"I hate Pepsi. I hated doing that dumb commercial," he said.
"The only thing I liked about it was working with the children."
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This article has 102 comments
I would just like to say that all of the above biography is all about getting things off his chest. They made him mad so rather than say it all to their faces it helped by putting it all down on tape. I have no doubt that Michael loved his family, including his dad Joe. Michael and his dad just clashed as they were so like minded when it came down to success. This does not excuse Joe from some of the wrongs that he committed but that really was down to the two of them to sort out between themselves.
Joe has already said in a statement that if he had his time over that he would do things differently with Michael.
This means that he is sorry for wrong doings but didn't get the chance to appologise before he died.
People think they have forever to put things right but never seem to think what is around the corner.
Everything I have read seems to be about normal to do with his brother's and sister's and mum, see mums can be embarrising at times and siblings always seem to want to be the centre of attention over each other, or want what the other one has.
Hope those dancing legs I sent you Michael were up to scratch, And hope they arrived in one piece.
We all love you so much Michael, you will never
die in our hearts you will live on forever.
You will always be my Peter Pan.
LOVE ALWAYS THE WILLIS FAMILY:
By w. j. willis. Posted November 10 2009 at 11:52 PM.
I love michael jackson more than any one
By Dylan James Bell. Posted October 10 2009 at 1:52 PM.
I love you Michael forever,,,,you will always be remembered...and you are alive by the amazing art you offered to the world...you put your soul in your work so you will be always alive between us..
Rest in peace and harmony MJ
By Yosra. Posted October 4 2009 at 10:05 PM.
Michael was real! the press made him out to be what they wanted him to be, not normal like he really was. He was truly blessed by God with his talent. He will always be remembered with LOVE!
By patti. Posted October 2 2009 at 2:27 PM.
what ever michael said is all "NORMAL" he spoke out the things as they were! every one does the same! we just know one thing that WE LOVE HIM DEARLY AND WE ARE PAINFUL AND HURT FOR HE LEFT US!
YOUR FANS WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU MJ!
LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!
By LOVE"MJ"forever. Posted September 30 2009 at 10:55 PM.
This doesn't change a thing about how i feel about Michael. He was and still is the greatest artist of all. What is the purpose of this tape and when will people ever stop reaping off of this guy??? So what if he voiced his feelings about his family some 20 years ago? All of us who have family have thought worse things about our siblings and parents before.
I had a strict dad and no doubt there were times when i hated all his rules, because no kidding he brought my siblings and i up like the Von Trapp family ( Sound of music, and he made us watch that too, lol!). Also, break any rules and you'll definitely be beaten!
As an adult, i wouldn't bring up my kids that way but i love my dad and view the past as the past.
Back to Michael, i certainly believe everyone tried to cash in on his fame and so he was always skeptical of people, not knowing what hidden agenda they had.
I wish all the media will leave him alone in death as they never did in life.
Love you always Michael.
By delsie. Posted September 30 2009 at 4:23 AM.
he left out rebbie i wondr if she wuz the best
By m. Posted September 29 2009 at 12:24 AM.
I LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON 1958-2009
By domonique. Posted September 29 2009 at 12:24 AM.
Michael Jackson was a wizard at manageing his carreer. Unfortunately he was a failure at manageing his personal life. And in the end his personal life ended his carreer.
By bill. Posted September 28 2009 at 11:30 PM.
michael jackson was a great man.all he wanted was love and hugs.he didnt understand why his father new daughter got them and not him,thats hard to take.personal things why do people care.maybe he meet a girl that didnt have money and truly loved him i think it would of worked.i miss him and wished he was with us and everyone could help him{fans} by letting him enjoy his life as a human going out around town.maureen
By maureen. Posted September 28 2009 at 8:45 PM.
Like every family the Jacksons had their conflicts. No family is perfect but it does not mean that they do not love and care for each other. You must try and take this in context - for example, what was Michael going through when he made these comments? Could it be that someone betrayed or let him down? It would hardly be surprising if that were the case.
There is no denying that his family rode the coattails of his fame. If you read "The Magic and The Madness" you will see that very often, the family would commit to concerts without even consulting him and then they would use every means possible to coerce him into going along. The Jackson 5 or The Jacksons as they were later known were nothing without Michael and they knew it. Even when he had his own solo career going they would still want him to do concerts with them. Should he have felt frustrated or disappointed - most definitely. His family, like a lot of others used him. It was hardly surprising that he felt alone and was not able to get close to people. Everyone wanted something from him.......no one cared enough to get to know the real Michael.
By Theresa-KE. Posted September 28 2009 at 1:52 PM.
Lets face it Michael Jackson is HUMAN!! Like you and I he has his up and downs with his family. No one can say they didn't love each other they just had differences. After reading the article all i see his Michael wanted approval from his family. I am glad that he spoke out about what he was going threw with each one of his family members.
The sad part of it all is that some of his family members are still trying to make money of his fame. Michael did all the work and they are trying to cash in on it. I hope that the greed doesnt get the best of them.
With all the money coming in I hope that at least one of his family members keeps up his good deeds with all the sick children. May god watch over michael and I pray for his children that the world will not be so cruel to them as they where to there Father... RIP Michael
By JAM. Posted September 28 2009 at 1:49 AM.
these sound like perfectly normal feelings. He is really being pretty nice after Latoya turned on him during the charges in '93 and Jermaine wrote a whole song about how Michael stole his fame. And his Mom let him get beat all the time and never really did anything and we all know about Joe. I'd say Michaels comments are being easy on his family.
By tina. Posted September 27 2009 at 1:42 AM.
I grew up with micheal since he was on tv watched the cartoon listen to his music in the 80s went to a concert . friends and I took his misic everywhere we were. 90 still adored MJ and I believed in him till the end and I always will.
By lydia. Posted September 26 2009 at 11:08 PM.
He left out Rebbie... guess she was perfect :)
By samira. Posted September 26 2009 at 7:40 PM.
i highly doubt that this is how MJ felt. whoever had access to those "tapes" purposely choose the take out the bad comments and make MJ look bad. MJ always talked about love and no, i don't think he hates anyone, especially not his family. there are things he doesn't like, no one is perfect, doesn't mean MJ hates them.
By someone. Posted September 26 2009 at 5:47 AM.
U r my legend mikey, but would luv 2 hear what made Latoya so estranged from her family.Is she jelous or what.Cudnt resist buying ur no 1 hits 3 dvd weeks back,I play it everyday..RIP Mike
By Desmond. Posted September 26 2009 at 1:07 AM.
This was when he was writing 'Moonwalk' in 1988. So what, he has feelings too & he is allowed to express them. I'm sure he was being truthful & it didn't take away from his love for his family members. R.I.P Michael...hehe, shamone.
By Betty. Posted September 26 2009 at 12:53 AM.
No doubt that Michael was the captain of his ship. He was the one with brains, the ideas and the talent to make the jackson 5 and more so himself the incredible success he is today! Note I say today because as far as I am concerned Michael will always be the best. No one can or ever will compare to him. I'm not taking anything away from the Jackson 5 because I love them also but Michael was the most determined and disiplined when it came to hard slog and the results where amazing.
By Alison. Posted September 25 2009 at 12:32 PM.
I see someone has said that Michaels family were horrible to him but I think that is a very unfair comment. Michaels family loved him as Michael loved his family but they are just a family that have up and downs and fall outs with each other as all familys do. Michaels father tormented when he was yonger but Michael forgave his father for all of it. He did not have the realationship he would of liked with his father and it must of been awful for Michael to have his father say not to call him daddy "your Joseph to me". Really cruel but Michael forgave him it all. Michael is sincere in everything he says and shoudl not be slated in any way for making comments on his family. Love you most MIchael xxxx
By Alison. Posted September 25 2009 at 9:41 AM.
Loved hearing MJ, he's been a normal guy all along but could never express it because he was so misunderstood. Still missing him.......
By StrangerinMoscow. Posted September 25 2009 at 7:56 AM.
wow he's so honest here, makes me love him even more if that's possible.
"We'd be working on a TV show or video and they'd be sitting around moaning and groaning but I'd be watching and learning."
and that's why YOU became such a big and talented star Michael, and why you're brothers did not.
They just used him for his fame, and they're still using him now and trying to cash in more money after his death! shame on them...
By Marielle. Posted September 24 2009 at 6:08 PM.
Do people not yet realise that Michael was human and that he had a family like everyone else. He had family he loved and who loved him but who also had their ups and downs. Michael was entitled to his opinion on his family as they were about Michael. He cried, he loved, he cared, he suffered, he got embarrased easily. He was a human being just like us.
Lets scrap all this pish posh trash and talk about all the charaties Michael supported instead. That will be a far more interesting and worthy subject. lets talk about all the orphanges he visited over the years and the children whos hearts melted when he entered a room. lets talk about Michael the person not the personality. Lets talk about Michael the inspiration to so many. Lets continue to sing and dance to his incredible music. I'm content to disccuss all of these wonderful things about Michael but have no time for those of you who have been sucked into all those ugly lies over the years and just want want to slate him. Love you most Michael xxxxx
By Alison. Posted September 24 2009 at 4:44 PM.
That explains why he is so successful and the rest of his family wasn't that successful.
He always put his all into it, including his own money when he had to.
As somebody once said: "It's having a talent that makes the difference, but what you do with it."
Michael Jackson certainly made his talent work for him.
By Geo-man. Posted September 24 2009 at 4:34 PM.
THERE ISN'T 1 THING THAT COULD MAKE ME NOT LONE MICHAEL....SO WHAT HE HAS FAMILY PROBLEMS, AFTER GETTING TO KNOW HIS FAMILY WHO EXPLOITS HIS DEATH, CAN YOU BLAME HIM?
By Yazmeen. Posted September 24 2009 at 1:52 PM.
every family is going to disagree, this is apart of being human. the jacksons are a showbiz family so they are subject to more rumors. i don't think micheal ever doubted his families love.you know how we do hiding our feeling from each other.at the same time;we will love that person very much.we will go to bat for that person time and again.we all vent our anger in one way or another. its better to let your anger out holding it in causes depression . micheal is intitled to his feeling. there have been family members i stop talking to at times. its no big deal that micheal feels this way. hes human first then the king of pop.
By jay. Posted September 24 2009 at 1:48 PM.
So much for his childlike and saintly image, huh? He sounds like a petulant little boy who's whining about everyone else's faults while ignoring his own.
By demented. Posted September 24 2009 at 5:19 AM.
The way this tape was played out to be I thought I was going to hear something awful - but it sounded just like every other American household - sibling rivalry! Since the whole tape wasn't played here maybe there is shattering testimony somewhere in it and by the way, why was it portrayed as secret tapes when you heard Michael say don't print that -he obviously knew, he wasn't dumb. And if he did say some not so nice stuff, so what? Michael is human, maybe more people should have looked at him that way and he would still be here (or are you?). I will love him no matter what - faults, flaws - I don't care. I still think he was/is an absolute wonderful human being, hot and sexy and can't wait for the movie! Love you Michael!!
By Kim. Posted September 24 2009 at 3:16 AM.
Well yes thats sounds just about right i didn't know that Michael was so sensible and grounded at least on those issues its a shame he wasn't the same way when looking at himself the nutter
By Steve. Posted September 24 2009 at 12:29 AM.
MJ is truly the best.
Not only was he a great entertainer, charity giver and father, he was also hilariously funny!
I don't blame him being that way. Gosh, I would be exactly the same if I had a leaching family too (which I have, by the way!) You love them, but you have to also voice your own opinion.
MJ totally ROCKS! I love him...
By Chrissie. Posted September 24 2009 at 12:25 AM.
this sounds so normal...i guess evryone of us has negative side too..we do have some disappoinments to our brothers and sisters coz were just human being...were not perfect..michael is just honest about his feelings towards his family...i believe evry words he said..and there's nothing wrong with it..i still love michael
By oohjuliet. Posted September 23 2009 at 11:55 PM.
Listen to the actual video and not what's written. Michael doesn't sound mean-spirited at all. He sounds sad if anything.
By chris. Posted September 23 2009 at 11:42 PM.
Michael Jackson was a great person. He would never ever hurt anyone. And I believe him, he would never lie about his family. And I also felt sad for when Janet left the folks to marry a guy. Everone, and I mean EVERYONE knows that Janet is his favorite sister. But what I hear was that MJ was jealous, ooooo!!! But it's no big freaken deal for me. Everyone has a little jealousy in them.
Anyway, MJ, you are my favorite singer and always will be. And I bet no one will beat your record
By john. Posted September 23 2009 at 10:11 PM.
Michael was the unigue person,and native simply
have not understood it. Well he has forgiven them
also everything, unless it is not enough of it.
By Irina. Posted September 23 2009 at 1:46 PM.
There is no denying that MJ is a musical genius and an amazing talent. But I always found him to be slightly narcissistic. I almost vomited when I saw his family and the likes of Madonna swooning over him and praising him like he was some sort of God. I mean where the hell was Madonna when he was accused of child molestation??? It seems like everyone is coming out of the wood work, but none of them where there when he died alone with nothing more than pain killers in his stomach....
By Michelle Jones. Posted September 23 2009 at 11:17 AM.
He doesnt seem like such a nice guy at all, he was very nasty, yes all families are screwed up in some way, but you dont share that with the world.
By Anna. Posted September 23 2009 at 7:28 AM.
and so? tabloidjunkies, that wont make us, the fans, to stop loving the king.
LOVE YOU MICHAEL
p.s. He is Jackson, not "jacko"
By Astrid. Posted September 23 2009 at 3:53 AM.
I love him more with each day, no matter what he said.
By Freda. Posted September 23 2009 at 1:57 AM.
i love it ! hahahahaha the la toya bit is soooo funny :P i actually laughed and i had to keep re-reading it, i dont think what he said is bad, families are like that are'nt to be honest everyone can think of at least 3 things they hate about everyone in their family
By naomi. Posted September 23 2009 at 1:55 AM.
This is awesome! The more MJ's revealed as a regular guy w/ the same complaints & frustrations about his family & the world @ large the more I love him. Nice people have feelings, too.
Can't wait to hear more.
MJ Forever!
By e. Posted September 23 2009 at 1:41 AM.
I love you more Michael. you are an angel to me forever
By hang. Posted September 22 2009 at 9:06 PM.
Did not anybody complained about their family?
even their father or mother? I don't think so!
By Emma. Posted September 22 2009 at 6:27 PM.
I love you Michael!!!
I miss you so much!!!
By TANYA. Posted September 22 2009 at 6:12 PM.
He seems like a normal guy to be honest. You can tell that he's thought about the effects this has had long and hard. I don't think anyone could go through bullying and abuse (especially if it came from your family) without at least having some kind of thoughts and feelings of disappointment. I think he's entitled to it, it's quite normal. I'd distance myself from my family too if I'd had this upbringing. More respect to the man!
By paps. Posted September 22 2009 at 4:38 PM.
HE TOLD THE TRUTH. If anything it makes me love him billions of times more. Nothing surprising or new in what he said, it's all there documented in his biography Moonwalk, and the latest of Taraborelli "The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story". His family took and continues to take advantage of him and is using every given opportunity to turn HIS fame to their benefit! He is a genius, extremely talented, highly sophisticated HUMAN BEING, not to mention a great business man and loving father, no one can deny that.
I loved the part about "Mrs. Nice and Nasty"; spot on Michael! Who can forget her damaging and extremely "nasty" untruthful remarks against Michael when she confirmed the allegations against him?! What kind of a sister does that! She didn’t think twice about what this would do to her own flesh and blood. I don’t care if her husband forced her to say those lies; her explanation is JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH, NO ONE SELLS THEIR SOUL TO THE DEVIL IN RETURN FOR A FEW SLIMY BUCKS?! She should count her blessings for having an angel for a brother who managed to forgive her and forget what she did. Millions of others in his place would never have granted her that opportunity. And just look at the rest of the family, they all seem to be in a marathon trying to milk whatever they can from Michael's fame, it's disgusting to say the least! They can't wait to get on talk shows, do "tributes" … the list jut goes on!! We grieved and cried more than they did, till this day I DON’T WANT TO BELIEVE MICHAEL IS GONE, and prefer to think he is very much alive and in a happy place where he deserves to be. God knows this has been my prayer since that awful day in June. I love you Michael, God bless your kids and bless you wherever you are.
By su237. Posted September 22 2009 at 10:47 AM.
I am a big Michael jackson fan but the more I hear this leaked conversations the more I start to wonder if he was the sweet innocent people think he was..........all this story about his father, the all think make me believe that he probably was an attention seeker who regret a lot of bad mistakes he done when money went over his had........saying for instance on plastic surgery he sweared he had only two, we all know it not true, so what else could he be lying about?
By Bruno. Posted September 22 2009 at 10:11 AM.
I don't like how sneaky this article was written. But I'm not surprised, tabloidjunkies! This is just to TRY to alter our postive views and love for him. It will never work and has never. Everyone has sibling rivary but they all still have for eachother, these are things that he would of even said to their faces. For goodness sake when will you leave him be ?
By Jennifer. Posted September 22 2009 at 8:40 AM.
It might be that listening to these tapes and realising that he was after all a human being brings us any closer to the big hearted human being that Michael Jackson was. More likely it will cause more attempts to put him or his family down. Is that really helpful?? And do these tapes really give us the right to be jugdemental once again, be it positive or negative?
And: why do you people from the press not stop calling Michael Jackson "Jacko"? It is a name he did not like, it is demeaning. I appreciate the fact, that there is the wish to understand Michael Jackson's life, but it would be nice if, at least after his death, information could be passed on in a respectful manner.
By christine. Posted September 22 2009 at 11:10 AM.
MJ Is God Of Music!!
By v. Posted September 22 2009 at 3:53 AM.
So... his brothers prove everything he says...
By PepeGrillo. Posted September 22 2009 at 2:21 AM.
People he was a NORMAL HUMAN BEING...its the media who tried to make him look like he was a bizarre and abnormal man. I am glad to know he had it in him to be angry with his family from time to time. I know what its like...I can relate to that.
By Sandra. Posted September 21 2009 at 10:55 PM.
Normal family bickering methinks.....
By Savateuse. Posted September 21 2009 at 8:37 PM.
He sounds like he's just being honest. What's wrong with that?
Thanks for posting this...
By sc341. Posted September 21 2009 at 9:11 PM.
Everyone bitches about their family sometime. Get over it. He's human too and I hate pepsi. It sucks.
By Reinhard. Posted September 21 2009 at 7:59 PM.
OMG leave Michael alone and let his family, children and fans grieve. I know everyone at some stage has got angry with a family member, its call being human and no matter what MJ said our didn't say he loved his family unconditionally. We all say things in anger doesn't mean Michael meant it.
I love Mj forever and I will never stop loving him, his music his legacy RIP my angel xxxx
By Faith Mucaj. Posted September 21 2009 at 7:50 PM.
I think he didn't say anything wrong so far.If it wasn't for Michael's big talent and hard work, they all still were living at 2300 Jackson Street! ;)
By Astrid. Posted September 21 2009 at 7:49 PM.
we love you michael!!
you were not a mean person..
you will always jave m y respect, my admiration and my love!
Your family dissapointed you in all these years, you were right to be upset on them!
You had ALL THE RIGHTS IN THIS WORLD!!
You were a good hearted human being!
I miss you so much!!
By donatella. Posted September 21 2009 at 7:43 PM.
He told the truth
By Márcia. Posted September 21 2009 at 7:00 PM.
I love you Michael and thank you for your honesty.R.I.P my love
By Clara. Posted September 21 2009 at 5:53 PM.
I think everyone has some negative views of their family members. Its called being normal. Even though you love them unconditionally, and Im sure he did, you still know their bad side along with the good.
By LaSondra. Posted September 21 2009 at 4:43 PM.
Poor Mike who had to stick with family for 28 odd years of his life.. he worth alot more. But what he is saying in the interview is simply mormal i hate my sister Lol.
You rock mj.
Rip 4EVA
By Misty. Posted September 21 2009 at 3:11 PM.
So, this MJ's tapes show, that there wasn't any connection between him and his family. Instead of that, I'm sure, they loved him and there wans't anybody exept his relatives, who really could understand him. And I think he felt it.
By Anthony. Posted September 21 2009 at 7:07 AM.
I Love you Michael~~everywhere~~`
By iamdeyn. Posted September 21 2009 at 7:01 AM.
so greate stuff. Michael was so smart and beautiful humen being. Love more Michael. :)
By aga. Posted September 21 2009 at 6:56 AM.
This interview shows that Mike has a normal family. A family like everybody. The problems between them are like many families in the world. Dont get too much surprised
By Jose. Posted September 21 2009 at 4:13 AM.
I really love u ,Michael because u say what u think not fake.
You are a normal human being man.Miss u so much.
You are a self-confident man who do everything that u want without caring commercial reason but your fans still love u.
RIP Michael !!!!!!
By annie. Posted September 21 2009 at 3:44 AM.
come on!!!! these are his opinions....ok
he was a human...
his family were use him...
he was so perfect....
R.I.P
i love u MJ
i miss u!!! soooo much...
By yuliana. Posted September 21 2009 at 3:25 AM.
IN MY OPINION THIS INTERVIEW ISNT TOO MUCH, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS BEEN SELECTED FROM DIFFERENT INTERVIEWS, WHO EVER IS RELEASING THIS IS TRYING TO GET EVERYONE TO THINK HE IS TWO FACED. BUT TO ME IS SOUNDS NORMAL EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN OPINION ABOUT THEIR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS, NOT EVENYONE IS PERFECT.
By Laura. Posted September 21 2009 at 1:36 AM.
Nice to hear MJs voice, familys talk about each other all the time. Nothing wrong with this.
By Shaz. Posted September 21 2009 at 1:00 AM.
I LOVE YOU SOOO VERY MICHAEL!!!!
By renee. Posted September 20 2009 at 11:22 PM.
who cares! All families have their ups and downs. Let's hear about his charity work.
By Jan. Posted September 20 2009 at 10:50 PM.
ive been saying this about his family for months.
he sounds jsut like any other family
i love the thing mrs. nice and nasty lol. !
yes they needed money form him. so of course he would get angry.
everybody gets angry
By fds. Posted September 20 2009 at 10:22 PM.
Love MJ forever!!! And everything u hear on the tape he knew his family would hear it ! R.I.P Angel...
By Sarah. Posted September 20 2009 at 9:54 PM.
I love Michael even more now i have read this, he woudn't have said it for nothing !
By Astrid. Posted September 20 2009 at 9:10 PM.
All families have issues - ESPECIALLY large ones. Michael was a HUMAN BEING - get over it.
That family PUSHED him and RELIED on him for money and fame from the time he was FIVE.
IMO he had a right to be a little angry with them. He was their CASH COW.
Even in his death, he still is. Who wouldn't be a little resentful about being USED and PUSHED like that all their life.
This isn't a big deal - IF THE TAPES ARE EVEN REAL (?)
By barrett. Posted September 20 2009 at 9:12 PM.
Hi, i wonder if he ever wrote secret tapes about his ex wife Lisa Marie Presley? what really was going on inside their marriage? did he love her or just married to other kings daughter? do you have any tapes on this subject?
thanx
By Kate. Posted September 20 2009 at 8:33 PM.
he sounds like a normal human to me
By deb. Posted September 20 2009 at 7:36 PM.
I miss you michael
By ornella. Posted September 20 2009 at 6:22 PM.
he was just only a simple human in this tape, everyone will angry with other one including the family. it is no special but it is an interesting tape for people to know more about him.
By stranger. Posted September 20 2009 at 6:10 PM.
I think he sounds soo sweet and c'mon everyone bitches about someone it not like no one does it cut him some slack!! I LOVE YOU MICHAEL AND ALWAYS WILL
By Sarahjane. Posted September 20 2009 at 5:22 PM.
amazing from michael he is very big and a good man.and very smart.i'll like him very batley...big michael you was the greatest never can someone be like you....
By klazien. Posted September 20 2009 at 5:05 PM.
Michael is (and will be always) the best
By toupietara. Posted September 20 2009 at 4:39 PM.
in every family there is something wrong so why not with the jacksons ,its a big family so al the childeren can not always and aldays be reale nice to each other and a human can chainge his toughts in 20 years ,but his brothers and father been also not nice to him when you here the storries of his father you understand that can never be a loving relation ship but i love and never forget michael jackson i wish he whas stil here to fight with his family that would have being better than he whas alive i hope his childeren are doing o kay
may he rest in etarnal peace i mis you mike
By michaela. Posted September 20 2009 at 4:00 PM.
..and by the way, Michael would say these things to their faces too :P
Its normal family stuff
By pLay. Posted September 20 2009 at 12:38 PM.
This was all said during the writing of Moonwalk which was 1988 - he was a lot younger and was probably feeling the pressure of being out on his own.
Things change over a period of 20 yrs ! We mature and start to see things in a different light. If he'd been asked the same questions recently, he may have had a whole new take on why his siblings were like they were.
Some may have just wanted a normal life (don't forget they'd all been performing since they were very young)...some may have been attempting to imitate MJ on stage as a sign of respect for what he could do...or may have been instructed to copy him (I can remember in a lot of older J5 clips, Randy and Marlon all did the same dance steps as MJ - they were no doubt told not to just stand at the back there....)
There's a lot of reasons for him saying what he said - it doesn't alter the fact that he loved his family and would have had the same sibling rivalry at times that we all do.
All he wanted was for his parents to be proud of him and to acknowledge that they were by showing him the same love he saw other kids getting from their parents - by that I mean physical hugs/kisses etc like most normal kids growing up get.
It was like they expected him to grow up too soon and they didn't think he still needed it.
How wrong they were with hindsight
It explains why he was so outwardly expressive with his own kids - telling them that he loved them all the time and giving them kisses whenever they wanted one.
By MJFan. Posted September 20 2009 at 12:36 PM.
he is amazing no one can top him in the world 4ever your biggest fan :)xxxxxxxRIP
By cody. Posted September 20 2009 at 12:06 PM.
I just cant get it into my head he's. Gone 1 minute I'm trying to buy tickets to his comeback then hear he's died I was so shocked I couldn't get out of bed because I felt sorry for his family. ;(
By Ton fenty. Posted September 20 2009 at 11:50 AM.
reading this you can tell it is old.we all have times when we dont get along with our family and say things,as this is so old he may of changed his views over the years .
By sj. Posted September 20 2009 at 11:28 AM.
Michael has said what we all know anyway. Just hope his kids are not suffering the same fate. RIP Michael
By L Brosnan. Posted September 20 2009 at 11:06 AM.
It is true in family sometime we angry with them and in next hour we again one. Its a part of life. Michael Jackson was also human like us. (yesterday night i was also angry with my sister , we did fight :) and now i am trying to again patch up with her ...hehehehe)
But I must say what media and these people wants to showing these stuffs in public ????????? (big question)
We still love him and his family God bless them. ameen
By Jabeen. Posted September 20 2009 at 10:44 AM.
No surprise in what Michael said.I always knew his brothers relied on him to make money for them and that is just sick.I do feel sorry for him and what he went through when he was alive
By Lisa. Posted September 20 2009 at 10:40 AM.
What Michael has to say about his family is no surprise. It's well documented and it's no revelation he called Janet a tomboy, because Janet said she was one as a kid because she was closer to her brothers than her two sisters. And Michael's critisim of LaToya was in his 1988 autobiography Moonwalk.
Most families are criticle of other family members, which is sad but true.
By Ben S. Posted September 20 2009 at 9:53 AM.
Yes, that Mike all right just as his fans knew him. No surprises here, he was a great person as well as a great entertainer.
By Adele. Posted September 20 2009 at 9:39 AM.
Michaels family were always awful to him. I just hope his three children are being treated better living with his mother now he has gone!
By Jeanette. Posted September 20 2009 at 9:21 AM.
Oh I just love you even more Michael...miss you so much...
By ruby. Posted September 20 2009 at 8:53 AM.
"One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life - that word is Love" "You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly" - s. keen. Michael, you are a star.
By liz. Posted September 20 2009 at 8:21 AM.
If these taped comments are real, then Michael Jackson just escalated in my estimation. Actually he went sky high.
I always thought he was meek and weak and pushed into things he didn't want to do.
Now I'm starting to think better of him.
It's just a shame the real Michael - a man who has so much to say - is no longer here to share his thoughts with us all.
I am certain the real Michael would have been truly fascinating.
By Karen. Posted September 20 2009 at 8:11 AM.
Great stuff. Can't wait to hear more of the interviews, although it makes me feel nosy. I like how Michael Jackson was soft-spoken and controlled in his manner even though he was apparently angry. I just like to hear things from his own words, instead of from someone else who hardly knows him and is only in to make a quick buck.
By natalie. Posted September 20 2009 at 7:47 AM.
LOL FINALLY! WE GET TO HEAR MICHAEL, AS A HUMAN BEING. GETTING ANGRY. HE ALWAYS SEEMED SO NICE AND SOFT SPOKEN, WHICH I LOVE, BUT ITS REFRESHING TO SEE HIS ANGRY SIDE, BECAUSE IT SHOWS HES HUMAN, AND THAT HE DID GET ANGRY. AND EVERY FAMILY HAS ISSUES, NO FAMILY ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH LOVE ONE ANOTHER 24/7. FAMILY MEMBERS TALK BAD ABOUT EACH OTHER ONE TIME IN THEIR LIFE. DOESNT MEAN THEY DIDNT LOVE THEM. SO THE ARTICLE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS SO STUPID "WHAT JACKO REALLY THOUGH OF HIS FAMILY?!".. IM PRETTY SURE HE LOVED HIS FAMILY, IT AINT LIKE HE HAD TO LOVE THEM ALL THE TIME.SOUNDS LIKE A NORMAL FAMILY TO ME.
By Ashley. Posted September 20 2009 at 6:38 AM.
oh my...can't wait for next week to hear more!!! i love michael jackson!!! and i LOVE reading this article!!! i miss him so much! i'm still broken! wonder if i'll ever get over it?
By jolie. Posted September 20 2009 at 5:14 AM.