staywild23
Premium Member
I was born in '88. I don't remember ever not knowing Michael Jackson. If I'm being really technical, my first memory of Michael is probably the Jam video. It is an incredibly foggy memory, but I remember asking my father to repeatedly explain to me the difference between Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson lol. Still, I also feel like there was never a time I didn't know him.
My parents weren't fans of Michael, but they never said a single bad thing about him. I recall watching the Beat it and Bad music videos a lot for some reason. I also have a strong memory of making my Barbies dance like Michael (inspired by a 'leather' Barbie jacket). I recall being VERY curious about Michael as a child. I used to read my parents encyclopedias for fun, and I remember reading about him wearing 1 glove and immediately marching up to my father and demanding an explanation for why a person would wear 1 glove. I thought it was an amazing concept and I think I wore 1 glove around the house for a few days after that, lol.
But these are all memories I forgot about until becoming a fan in December 2021. I had completely forgotten all of this, but these memories have trickled back to me since then.
My parents weren't fans of Michael, but they never said a single bad thing about him. I recall watching the Beat it and Bad music videos a lot for some reason. I also have a strong memory of making my Barbies dance like Michael (inspired by a 'leather' Barbie jacket). I recall being VERY curious about Michael as a child. I used to read my parents encyclopedias for fun, and I remember reading about him wearing 1 glove and immediately marching up to my father and demanding an explanation for why a person would wear 1 glove. I thought it was an amazing concept and I think I wore 1 glove around the house for a few days after that, lol.
But these are all memories I forgot about until becoming a fan in December 2021. I had completely forgotten all of this, but these memories have trickled back to me since then.