How did you first get into Michael Jackson’s music?

[WolfMJJ]

Just interested to know, was it Radio play, being the most famous person on the planet or something else that got you listening to MJ for the first time?

 

[wendijane]

It was M working with David Lynch for me. Good thread idea ..I hope we get some good discussion flowing here.
Welcome to the forum.

 

[AdhesiveAaron]

My mom. Before I knew of him, she would always say "Michael Jackson died on my birthday", as she was born on June 25th. I'd always be like, "Whose Michael Jackson?". Then I looked him up.

 

[WolfMJJ]

It was M working with David Lynch for me. Good thread idea ..I hope we get some good discussion flowing here.
Welcome to the forum.

Wow that's very interesting, funnily enough I only know who David Lynch is due to Michael Jackson lol

 

[WolfMJJ]

My mom. Before I knew of him, she would always say "Michael Jackson died on my birthday", as she was born on June 25th. I'd always be like, "Whose Michael Jackson?". Then I looked him up.

Its amazing the effect MJ has on people even after death. He truly was Bad, Dangerous, Invincible and created History.

 

[Liberian.Boy]

I saw the Bad Video on TV (in 2014) i was six at the time. And I instantly fell in love with Michael.

 

[Liberian.Boy]

It was M working with David Lynch for me. Good thread idea ..I hope we get some good discussion flowing here.
Welcome to the forum.

MJ was so iconic for working with all these amazing directors. Martin Scorsesse, Spike Lee, David Lynch. Being a cinephile myself, it is so nice to see that MJ and I shared the same passion

 

[🌻Applemar🌻]

9th grade i got into him after hearing thriller on the radio then i forgot about him until honestly last fall when i got back onto the community

 

[someplace_else]

The first things I remember is watching History Tour and Ghosts on TV when I was 5/6 years old. I am from Germany, so as a kid I didn't understand what he was singing about, but I immediately felt a connection, especially watching Ghosts.

I guess I heard some songs of him earlier, too, because my mom also likes his music and they were played on the radio, too, of course in the 90s. But Ghosts was mesmerising to me and still is

 

[Liberian.Boy]

I'm from germany aswell! I realy love that era (97 HIStory Tour Era) Do you know "Blitz Spezial"? They followed MJ on the tour! I used to watch that at least once a week.

 

[someplace_else]

I'm from germany aswell! I realy love that era (97 HIStory Tour Era) Do you know "Blitz Spezial"? They followed MJ on the tour! I used to watch that at least once a week.

Doesn't ring a bell atm, but my brain is not reliable .

 

[wendijane]

Wow that's very interesting, funnily enough I only know who David Lynch is due to Michael Jackson lol

I couldn't resist the mystery of the dangerous promo! no-one could resist the magnitude of mystery appearing on the telly in between regular programs ,...i wondered what was going on

 

[Liberian.Boy]

Here is the link:

 

[wendijane]

MJ was so iconic for working with all these amazing directors.

This ..
welcome to the forum

Martin Scorsesse, Spike Lee, David Lynch. Being a cinephile myself, it is so nice to see that MJ and I shared the same passion

yep. you got it ..and the humanity messages within his body of work they all resonated. No-one else was doing that.

 

[Liberian.Boy]

One reason why Mike was the greatest to ever do it! King!!!

 

[someplace_else]

Here is the link:

Gotta check that out - just watched the first seconds now and cringed because of how they speak .

 

[wendijane]

Gotta check that out - just watched the first seconds now and cringed because of how they speak .

omg SAT 1 this ... that voice over brings it all back .. another i'd watch RTL ... yeah all this was on my vhs ...was my life.

 

[Hot_Street]

I got Dangerous on cassette for my Walkman in the early 90s and the sound and his voice were like a drug.
At that time, the RTT and BoW videos impressed me with their special effects.

 

[Masonh]

My first MJ video was RTT too!

 

[mthalen]

Elementary school. Billie Jean probably.

 

[wendijane]

Ray Cokes on MtV Europe [1992] would be another presenter who would introduce the short films alot , I saw the promo of RTT on his show .. I had cable television and later had Sky. BoW was the first video that came on lol M was always on the telly.

I got Dangerous on cassette

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

for my Walkman in the early 90s and the sound and his voice were like a drug.

yep

At that time, the RTT and BoW videos impressed me with their special effects.

I put tiny pictures of him and some of his quotes all over my walkman... and loved my keyrings so much ..i wore some faves as a necklace

 

[R1chard]

I'd heard Thriller and Beat It on the radio when I was about 5 or 6, but I wouldn't say that made me a fan.

I guess it was Bad and TWYMMF. I saw the videos for those and thought they were cool. Then some kid in school danced to Dirty Diana at a school disco and I thought it was amazing. I copied the Bad album from a friend, then went to see Moonwalker, got the videogame, etc. I was a major fan by the time Black or White came out, and for a whole year me and all my friends waited for each video to come out.

Also, here's a similar thread:

When did you become a MJ fan?

Quite surprised not to have seen a similar topic.

www.mjjcommunity.com

 

[Albion]

Late 1972 Jackson 5. Lookin' thru the windows. Massively underrated song. Loved it (yes I am very old).

 

[MJbr2]

Went with my dad to visit a friend of his from work. It was 2008, I was 10.

The man's wife was a massive fan and I just happened to see her pile of CDs and DVDs. She noticed it had caught my attention and started talking to me about MJ. When we were leaving, she gave me a copy of Thriller 25. Once we came back home, I instantly put it on a little portable CD player I had and pressed play.

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' started playing (it was the first MJ song I ever heard voluntarily). Then, the others followed.

Been a fan since.

 

[Ganesh]

1997. Saw the Munich History concert on a random German satellite TV channel. The Dangerous performance swung it.

 

[anniina81]

1986 i was around 4 years old. My a few year older friend was a fan and we used to watch Mtv and we tried dancing those songs Billie Jean, Thriller...later Bad etc... Later we travelled and went see Michael's concerts etc. many times in 90's and 00's.

 

[Rara_MjsPrincess]

I was around 5 when i saw a poster of him in a box that my mum had in the garage. When i tell you i fell in love, I FELL in LOVE!

 

[WolfMJJ]

Went with my dad to visit a friend of his from work. It was 2008, I was 10.

The man's wife was a massive fan and I just happened to see her pile of CDs and DVDs. She noticed it had caught my attention and started talking to me about MJ. When we were leaving, she gave me a copy of Thriller 25. Once we came back home, I instantly put it on a little portable CD player I had and pressed play.

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' started playing (it was the first MJ song I ever heard voluntarily). Then, the others followed.

Been a fan since.

Great story, the real question is........... do you still have that copy of Thriller 25? I am sure it is a core memory for you my fellow moonwalker.

 

[Michaels Lover]

I had some friends who were fans and I became a fan that way

 

[mikey82james]

Being born in the 80s I’ve always heard MJ in house as a kid, I remember vividly seeing moonwalker and thriller around the same time. I must have been 6 I just found him to be magical as a child that stuck with me the visuals. The music is so good too.

As a kid I remember being mesmerised
Michael transformed in to a werecat, a zombie, a robot, a spaceship, a panther.
Wow is all I can remember no one else was doing it the way MJ did.