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from Michael Jackson, Before he was king
by Todd Gary
While on tour, the Jacksons would reserve and secure a complete floor of the hotel and keep their individual doors unlocked, resulting in a sort of clubhouse atmosphere full of practical jokes. In this shot I had just entered Michael’s room and woken him up with the flash of my camera. Michael vowed that he would pay me back for merciless call, and he did just a few days later on the tour.
In this photograph I’m standing among the fans as Marlon moves into to touch their hand. Earlier this evening I was a victim of one of Michael’s practical jokes, payback for having woken him up days before at the hotel using my camera flash. Before the concert, Michael instructed me to be at the left front side of the stage when he performed “She is out of my life”; he said he was going to do “something special” and wanted me there to photograph it. He wouldn’t say what---“Just be ready to get the shot”. In the middle of the song, he walked toward the foot of the stage, stopped directly in front of me , made eye contact, nodded his head slightly, signaling me to get ready , then dropped to the floor in anguish and cried out unexpectedly, “I’m so lonely—will somebody please come and touch me? I need you, come to me” A huge wave of girls surged forward, and I was pinned between the girls and the stage, unable to even free my arms to take the shot. I looked up see Michael smirking, a little twinkle in his eye. After the show in the limo, I said ”oh, so you think you are cute. I was crushed out there!” Michael replied, “what are you talking about!” Me ”you know what I am talking about, Michael. You told me to stand in front of the stage and then call out to all those girls to rush the stage and trap me “ Michael “You are crazy, Todd. I don’t know what you are talking about.” After more pressing, he finally said “ Todd, I donot plan these things. The spirit just moves me and I do it without thinking.”
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