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Learning Lessons from Michael Jackson - Follow in MJ's steps!


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In this thread you can see a full list of what Michael loved. It is meant as a guiding reference for those who want to learn more about him and follow his steps, just like was meant with the original thread on this board that’s been started a while ago here. The information comes from this thread and several other sources.

This FACT-file by MJJC Legacy Project will be updated regularly,as I research and find more people,places and things Michael Jackson admired and out of new information you will be able to post here or in the original thread. I know I worked many hours a day digging up the information listed below. It was fun as well as interesting to find out what MJ admired. Special Thank you's to Bianca for organizing the information neatly - and to all those who contributed to the orginal thread.

We encourage you to help, do your part and research more so that we will have an amazing file full of great information to keep his legacy alive and to never be done with learning about new, interesting things Michael has left us!.

In this thread you are able to discuss the facts, add new facts or just tell what you've learned!

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Books/Stories:
Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie--------------------------------------------------------(Childrens story)
Peter and the Wolf - Sergei Prokofiev--------------------------------------(Childrens Story)
Pinocchio – Pierre Lambert---------------------------------------------------(Childrens Story)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach-------------------------------(Spiritual)
The Old Man And The Sea – Ernest Hemingway--------------------------(Tragedy)
Rip Van Winkle – Washington Irving----------------------------------------(Short Story)
To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee------------------------------------------(Novel)
They Cage The Animals At Night – Jennings Michael Burch-------------(Novel)
Before The Mayflower – Lerone Bennet Jr.---------------------------------(History)
In Praise Of Black Woman, Volume 1 – Simone Schwarz-Bart----------(History)
The Sinking Of The Titanic - Bruce M. Caplan-----------------------------(History)
Encyclopedia of Disney's Animated Characters – John Grant------------(Art)
Building A Dream: The Art of Disney Architecture – Beth Dunlop------(Art)
Before The Animation Begins – John Canemaker-------------------------(Art)
The Art of Walt Disney – Christopher Finch--------------------------------(Art)
Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia – Dave Smith-------------------(Art)
Le Cartoon A Hollywood – Lambert Pierre----------------------------------(Art)
The History Of Animation – Charles Solomon------------------------------(Art)
No Strings Attached – Matt Bacon-------------------------------------------(Art)
Things We Said Today: Beatles’ Songs – Colin Campbell-----------------(Art)
The Lion King: Pride Rock On Broadway – Julie Taymor-----------------(Theatre)
Marilyn Monroe And The Camera – Jane Russell--------------------------(Photography)
Elvis Day by Day – Peter Guralnick-------------------------------------------(Biography)
The Rolling Stones : A Life On The Road – Jools Holland a.o------------(Biography)
The Greatest Salesman In The Worked - Og Mandino---------------------(Self Help)

Writers:
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ernest Hemingway
Charles Dickens
Shakespeare
Edgar Allen Poe
Walt Whitman
Mark Twain


Music:
Albums:
Rodeo, Fanfare Common Man & Lincoln Portrait – Aaron Copland---------(Classical)
West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein-------------------------------------------(Film Music)
To Kill A Mockingbird – Elmer Bernstein----------------------------------------(Film Music)
Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet Jackson-------------------------------------------(Pop)
Billy The Kid - Aaron Copland----------------------------------------------------(Folk)

Songs:
Arabesque No. 1 – Claude Debussy--------------------------------------------(Classical)
Prélude à l'Après-Midi D'un Faune – Claude Debussy------------------------(Classical)
Clair De Lune – Claude Debussy------------------------------------------------(Classical)
Ignition - R. Kelly------------------------------------------------------------------(R&B)
Smile - Charlie Chaplin------------------------------------------------------------(Pop)
The Knowledge - Janet Jackson-------------------------------------------------(Pop)
Artists:
James Brown
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Ray Charles
Sammy Davis Jr.
The Bee Gees
The Temptations
The Delfonics
Barry Manilow
Little Richard
The O'Jays
Whitney Houston
Barbra Streisand
Nat King Cole

Composers:
Claude Debussy
Aaron Copland
 Tchaikovsky
Leonard Bernstein
Burt Bacharach
Irving Berlin
Johnny Mercer
Lerner and Loewe
Harold Arlen
Rogers and Hammerstein
 Holland–Dozier–Holland



Movies/Musicals:
Peter Pan (1953)-------------------------------------------------(Animation)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)-------------------------------(Science Fiction)
On The Waterfront (1954)--------------------------------------(Drama)
To Kill A Mockingbird (1963)------------------------------------(Drama)
My Life As A Dog (1985)----------------------------------------(Drama)
Patch Adams (1998)---------------------------------------------(Comedy-Drama)
Shane (1953)-----------------------------------------------------(Western)
Men In Black (1997)---------------------------------------------(Science Fiction/Action)
Pirates Of The Carribean----------------------------------------(Adventure Film)
Wall-E (2008)-----------------------------------------------------(Animation)
The Lion King (1994)--------------------------------------------(Animation)
Oliver! (1968)-----------------------------------------------------(Musical/Film)
The Sound Of Music (1959)-------------------------------------(Musical/Film)
 The Nutcracker----------------------------------------------------(Ballet)

 Cartoons/Comics:
Batman-------------------------------------------------------------(Film/Comic)
Spiderman---------------------------------------------------------(Film/Comic)
X-men--------------------------------------------------------------(Film/Comic)
Television/other:
The Simpsons-----------------------------------------------------(Sitcom)
Malcolm In The Middle------------------------------------------(Comedy Series)
The Three Stooges-----------------------------------------------(Slapstick/Comedy)



Stores:
Hamley's Toy Store @ St. Regent Street----------------------(London, UK)
Harrods @ Brompton Road--------------------------------------(London, UK)

Food:
(Big Red) Bubblegum
Sweets
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
Idian food
Carrot Cake
Fruit
Juices
Beans
Pancakes

Sports:
Boxing
Martial Arts

Other Activities/Likes:
Watergun fights
Drawing
Shopping
Monkeys
Toys
Gadgets



Scents/Parfume:
Bal a Versailles
Black Orchid by Tom Ford


People:
Charlie Chaplin-----------------------------------------(Actor/Comedian/Director/Composer)
Walt Disney---------------------------------------------(Film Producer/Entertainer/Animator)
Marcel Marceau----------------------------------------(Mime Actor)
Michelangelo--------------------------------------------(Painter/Sculptor/Architect/Poet)
Gene Kelly-----------------------------------------------(Dancer/Actor/Singer/Film Director)
Fred Astaire---------------------------------------------(Dancer/Choreographer/Singer/Actor)
J.M. Barrie-----------------------------------------------(Author/Dramatist)
Andy Warhol--------------------------------------------(Painter/Printmaker/Filmmaker)
Martin Luther King/Martin Luther King, Jr. --------(Clergyman/Civil Rights Activist)
Shirley Temple Black-----------------------------------(Child Actress)
Muhammad Ali-----------------------------------------(Boxer)
Princess Diana of Wales-------------------------------(Royal Princess)
David Nordahl------------------------------------------(Painter)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 'Ghandi'-----------(Spiritual Leader)
Dame Elizabeth Taylor---------------------------------(Actress)
Mikhail Baryshnikov------------------------------------(Dancer/Choreographer/Actor)
Thomas Edison-----------------------------------------(Inventor/Scientist/Businessman)
Johannes Vermeer-------------------------------------(Painter)
Marlon Brando------------------------------------------(Actor)
The Electric Boogaloos--------------------------------(Dance Group)
Nelson Mandela----------------------------------------(President/Civil Rights Activist)
The Wright Brothers-----------------------------------(Inventors)
Rogers and Hammerstein-----------------------------(Songwriters)
Liza Minnelli---------------------------------------------(Singer/Actress)
Anthony Newley----------------------------------------(Actor/Singer/Songwriter)
Bob Fosse------------------------------------------------(Dancer/Choreographer/Director)
Richard Bernard Skelton-------------------------------(Comedian)
Maxfield Parrish-----------------------------------------(Painter)








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Last edited by souldreamer7; 18-05-2012 at 05:26 AM.
 
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Hello Everyone. :waving:
Just dropping in to say Hello. If I've overlooked anything - post it. :) Remember to try and add as much info. as you can to anything you guys find - example: if it's a song etc. try to leave the name & the artist -so I'll be able to put it in the belonging category.

Many Thanks for your patience & help.

Now let's have some fun learning about MJ!

:wub:
souldreamer7
MJJC Legacy Project


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What an awesome thread..
Thank you Souldreamer for putting this treasure of info together.
If there's anything missing or if you need help just let me know.
I will search my own archives in case I find something more to add.
Congratulations!

:) :) :clap:
 
^ That would be Great! :) You can leave your research here or in 'our room'
Thanks everyone.
 
This is indeed a beautiful and inspiring thread!

Kudos to Mrs. Music who worked really hard on gathering the initial information and to souldreamer7 for taking up the mantle.

There is so much to learn from and about Michael!!!
 
TheChosenOne said:
This is indeed a beautiful and inspiring thread!

Kudos to Mrs. Music who worked really hard on gathering the initial information and to souldreamer7 for taking up the mantle.

There is so much to learn from and about Michael!!!
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Welll actaully both of Us worked on this project.

I gathered the initial infomation above (other than what other members found in the thread made by general members) look in the legacy team room where I placed most of my research...and mrs. music/jazzebel organised it very well,with the help of MJJLaugh's format. I worked very hard on the this project,too. I believe Team work is key in a Team as well as fairness & team communication.
Other wise I would have just left the thread as it was under the Former Legacy Project team mate.
With Love & Respect
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I love this thread and I love to learn new things about MJ!!
Keep up the good work Souldreamer7!
 
I guess this belongs here. Some of the books are already mentioned, some are not, but here it is:

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These past days I've been browsing the web and I have run into an interesting blog. Although we're mostly aware of the lessons Michael taught us, it felt so good to be reminded!

The Lesson of Oneness:
We are all one; we are all connected. Your hunger is my hunger. So, Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie wrote the rallying anthem, “We are the World,” which garnered awareness and raised millions for the poor and hungry in both the U.S. and Africa.

The Lesson of Responsibility:
Michael Jackson did not turn away from those in need; he felt a sense of responsibility for his homeless, sick, hungry, and disenfranchised world brethren.

Think, again, of the evocative song, “We are the World.” The lyrics say it all: in order to save ourselves, we need to help each other. Jackson understood this and acted accordingly; he shared his considerable wealth across the globe. He was, even, awarded a Guinness World Record for his long-standing support of 39 charities.

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The Lesson of Sameness:
Think of the video from “Black and White” where the images morphed and shifted across racial and gender lines. The message here: we are all the same. It does not matter if we are black, white, male, or female; we are all souls in human outerwear.

The Lesson of Courage and Vision
Michael Jackson thought big. He had large visions; he did not rely on the tried and true, or what had been previously done. He morphed the music video into an art form. He created dance steps and choreography that influences dancers today.

For all of the discussion about who he was or wasn’t, Michael Jackson was not afraid to be himself, his full, out-in-the-world, out-of-the-box self. That is a huge lesson to all of us. Give up fear, think above and beyond, and do not be afraid to let your light shine in its fullness.

Karen Bishop of www.whatsuponplanetearth.com sees Michael Jackson as a high vibratory soul, who had completed his soul work.

And if you are interested in taking more of a walk on the wild side and are a believer in reincarnation, Walter Semkiw, M.D., is noted past-life researcher as well as a psychiatrist, author, and lecturer. Dr. Semkiw (www.johnadams.net) posits that throughout various lifetimes the soul carries forward some facial features, personality traits, passions, talents and skills. Semkiw has written about Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop,” being the reincarnation of Charles Dassoucy, the “Emperor of Entertainment,” as well as his lifetime as part of the Child Crusades.

http://www.religionandspirituality.com/view/post/1247548149196/
 
OMG! :cheeky: Now that's what I call a cool list... You gotta kidding me that I love some many things Michael 'loved' and I didn't even knew it... :doh:

Adding to the list:

Music:
Ne-Yo "The year of the gentlman"
Ne-Yo played that CD for Michael and he loved it...

Scent:
"Escape" and "Obession" from Calvin Klein
"Spruce" scent: This is confirmed by a fan who met our dear Michael :wub:

"Cinnamon" and "vanilla" flavour and scent...
I read in an interview that Michael's home had this scents filling the rooms... Well, he has a sweet tooth hey and Cinnamon is very calming :better:

Food:

Did you guys mention 'custard' already?
Oh and "french toast"
Paris said 'Dad makes the best 'french toast' ever :D

More on food... Did you guys read "Michael Jackson conspiracy" by Aphrodite Jones? There is a whole page of Michael's fave food in it :cheeky:

So much more to tell... that'll be for another post... :timer:
Blame the :tease: hurting fingers!
 
:waving:
I'm glad that you liked the list. I have a list stored on a flash drive of many more things than I've researched here, that I could add to this list - I'll find some time and work on that longer list.
Thank you for your findings as well. I'll add it all in due time.
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souldreamer7
 
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12:02 pm Tuesday Jan 11, 2011 by Judy Berman
http://flavorwire.com/141846/celebs...-rich-and-famous/comment-page-1#comment-51279

Celebrities may live glamorous lives, but at the end of the day, we&#8217;d like to think that a good number of them curl up at home with a good book. And that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so gratifying to learn that a completely unexpected famous person possesses a ton of books. We gained newfound respect for Karl Lagerfeld, for instance, when the Observer published a photo of his enormous (and, of course, gorgeous) home library. Curious to find out which other celebrities are bookworms behind closed doors, we rounded up ten photos of famous bookshelves, from Woody Allen and Oprah to Greta Garbo and Michael Jackson.

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As many of you know I have personally toured Michael Jackson's Neverland Valley Ranch Library.
It is filled with volumes of well-read books and beautiful antique model sailing ships.
I hope some day Michael's children, members of the public, and I, are allowed to tour Michael's beloved
Library at Neverland, again. In the meanwhile we can read and search for the meaning of these quotes
from the well-read Michael Jackson:

"In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe."

"The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation."





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I really hope this belongs here, or else it could be moved to a thread about MJ Unfinished Projects.

July 10, 2009
More details on instrumental album Michael Jackson started before his death, and his love of classical music
TV and film composer and conductor David Michael Frank may have been one of the last persons to collaborate with Michael Jackson on an artistic project. The pop singer’s untimely death left that project in an uncertain state. Initial reports suggested that Jackson planned to do an album of “classical music” he had written; the pieces were to be orchestrated by Frank. Actually, Frank says, the pieces were closer to film music and would have gone into an all-instrumental album had Jackson lived. The Baltimore-born Frank, interviewed by phone in California, gives an account here of his experience with the King of Pop:

Four or five months ago, I received a call from Michael Jackson’s longtime personal recording engineer, Michael Prince, who told me Michael was looking for someone to arrange some music for orchestra. I thought it was going to be for the tour he was going to do. For the next month or two, he would call, saying, ‘Michael Jackson says he’s going to call you.’

At the end of April, another Michael, Michael Jackson’s personal assistant, called me and asked me to come the next day at 10 a.m. and asked me the make and model of my car. I drove to the Holmby Hills home. I drove up to the front door, and was met by an assistant who told me to go inside. I was met there by a woman dressed like a housekeeper, but with a white turban on her head. She said, ‘Michael Jackson will be with you shortly.’ About two minutes later, he came down the stairs.

I was reluctant to shake his hand because I had heard that he was concerned about germs, but he immediately stuck his hand out and gave me a very firm handshake. He was very skinny, but not the least bit frail. He was wearing a suit and a hat. He was going to rehearsal later for the tour. He said, ‘You look familiar.’ I told him a long time ago I worked on a TV tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr. at Shrine Auditorium [that he had participated in]. I told him I had met him briefly there.’ He said, ‘I never forget a face.’

He told me, ‘I have three projects going on simultaneously.’ One was the tour that the whole world knew about. The other two I believe no one knew about. One was to be an album of pop songs. Then he said, ‘The other one is that I want to record an album of classical music’ — what he called classical music.

He said he listened to ...

classical music all the time; it was his absolute favorite. I was impressed with the pieces he mentioned: Aaron Copland’s Rodeo, Fanfare for the Common Man and Lincoln Portrait; Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. I mentioned Bernstein's On the Waterfront. Then Michael mentioned that he loved Elmer Bernstein's film music, too, and he specifically mentioned To Kill a Mockingbird.

I realized that almost all the classical pieces he mentioned are childlike, very simple and pretty, like Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. He also mentioned Debussy several times, specifically Arabesque [No. 1] and Clair de lune. He was very soft-spoken when were talking about music, but when he got animated about something, he was very changed. When he mentioned how he loved Elmer Bernstein, and I said I liked the Magnificent Seven score, Michael started singing the theme very loudly, almost screaming it.

He said, ‘I’m making a CD.’ Then his son, Prince Michael, came in, and Michael asked him to find a CD player. Paris found one and brought it in with Prince. Michael played the CD. It was very pretty music. He said, ‘But a section is missing.’ He played a second piece. And he said, ‘But a section is missing, too. But I can hum it to you.’ I asked if there was a piano in the house, and he said there was one in the pool house. We headed out there, but Michael stopped when he saw the dog was outside, soaking wet from being in the pool. He didn't want us to get splattered. It was kind of funny. Michael got another assistant to hold the dog while we went to his pool house.

I sat at the piano and Michael hummed the missing part of one of the pieces. I had taken a little digital recorder with me and asked if I could record him. He was in perfect pitch. I tried to figure out chords to go with it as he hummed. He said, ‘Your instincts are totally right about the chords.’

We talked about classical music some more. I played some Debussy pieces. Michael seemed very happy and I think he felt very comfortable with me. He mentioned Leonard Bernstein again, and I played some of West Side Story. He told me he had met Bernstein once and that Bernstein had said he was a big fan of Michael’s.

Back in the house, whenever he’d go from room to room, you’d hear, ‘I love you, Daddy.’ ‘I love you, Paris.’ They all seemed pretty normal and happy.

Michael was very anxious to get the pieces orchestrated and record the music with a big orchestra. I suggested we record it at the Fox, Sony or Warner Brothers lot. I asked if he could have someone call me to discuss the budget and he said he would take care of it. When I left there were several fans outside the gate.

[Later] I talked to Michael on the phone. He asked me how the project was going and I said I was waiting to hear from someone so we could set the deal. I suggested we could record the music in London while he was doing the show there. He liked the idea. He again brought up Arabesque.

I laid the music all out on my computer and started on the orchestrations. Finally, a week before Michael died, his manager, Frank Dileo, called and asked me for an email with the budget and an electronic mock-up of the music, the costs of orchestration.

Now I have no idea what’s going to happen with this. I’m hoping the family will do something to get this done. I will not bring it up [with them] until after what I think is an appropriate time.

My guess is that each piece would be seven to ten minutes long. [Each one] is more substantial than a song. It’s very pretty music. One piece had an Irish quality about it. I suggested that we could use a Celtic harp. The pieces sound like pretty film score music, with very traditional harmony, and definitely very strong melodies. One of them was a little John Barry-ish, like in Out of Africa -- that kind of John Barry score. I could hear [in my head] sweeping strings and French horns in unison.

I told Michael I was going to use one of Leonard Bernstein’s batons I had bought at auction when we did the recording. I knew he would have gotten a big kick out of that. I guess I still will use that baton if I ever get to conduct the music.

PHOTO OF DAVID MICHAEL FRANK COURTESY OF THE COMPOSER

In honor of Michael Jackson's interest in classical music, as reported by David Michael Frank, here's a performance of Debussy's 'Arabesque' that the late singer apparently held in high regard:

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http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/ent...c/2009/07/more_details_on_instrumental_a.html
 
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Sure it does Maria MJ
This thread is for all things that Michael Jackson liked and was influenced by -by fact and to discuss those things.
Thank You for adding something new :)

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souldreamer7
 
You should add American Werewolf In London and Kentucky Fried Movie, both of those where mentioned in Making Michael Jackson's Thriller.
 
Okay I give my permission for this to be deleted as it's two years old and I've already made a new thread for our re-launch and added more Facts and updated it.
 
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