You know how you either grow up in a Michael Jackson house or a Prince house? For me it was Michael Jackson. I could never decide whether I wanted to be Michael Jackson or marry him.
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Related When I was a kid, I remember seeing Michael Jackson. I thought he was an alien. You don't grow u... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE It could be fun to sing with Prince or Michael Jackson. Justin Timberlake has an amazing new sound n... TARYN MANNING When I was 17, my producer Rodney Jerkins was working with Michael Jackson at the time. He knew how ... BRANDY NORWOOD I really wanted to be a dancer, actually. Michael Jackson inspired me a lot. CHARICE PEMPENGCO Got a light skinned friend, look like Michael Jackson,Got a dark skinned friend, look like Michael J... KANYE WEST When I was 4 years old, I thought that I wanted to be a dancer like Michael Jackson. CHARICE PEMPENGCO My inspiration is R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and Prince - for the vocals, anyway. THE WEEKND I mean, Janet Jackson? She's like Michael Jackson with hair. RONNIE SPECTOR Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all. VANESSA MAE I created my lane. No one can ever run my lane because it's mine. I'm the Michael Jackson of... YOUNG JEEZY If somebody says, "He sounds just like Michael Jackson," well there's already a Michael Jackson. You... CHARLIE DANIELS Living with Michael Jackson. MARTIN BASHIR Was Michael Jackson ever on a single call? ROBERT SANGER I don't know who's worse with little boys, Mario or Michael Jackson. DUSTIN DIAMOND I leave the hip thrusts to Michael Jackson. JUSTIN BIEBER [Bain said Jackson] felt that there was some betrayal there ... Living With Michael Jackson. MARTIN BASHIR Michael Jackson Raped Zac Studeman, he told me BOBMCFRANK MCONALD From Michael Jackson to Peggy Lee, I like it all. CYRILLE AIMEE Michael Jackson has an insatiable appetite for money. GORDON AUCHINCLOSS Michael Jackson should be held responsible for what he did, RON ZONEN Michael Jackson is an inspiration and we are approaching him, LOUIS WALSH We never had a billionaire brand in music; the closest thing we had was Michael Jackson. Michael Jac... BIRDMAN MTV was such a great training for me. I did live interviews with everyone from Michael Jackson to Ma... CARSON DALY MTV was such a great training for me. I did (live interviews) with everyone from Michael Jackson to ... CARSON DALY All true artists in the world from all countries and all genres are influenced by Michael Jackson. T... SONU NIGAM Michael Jackson, the 49ers and the Lakers - that's what I know about the '80s. DULE HILL I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into... CHANCE THE RAPPER If there's one thing that I love as an entertainer, it's a spectacle. We all have looked up ... JC CHASEZ He will be beginning a brand new chapter in the Michael Jackson legend. LATOYA JACKSON Dewey is so old, Michael Jackson stopped watching. FRANKIE MUNIZ I love a good lyricist - always have. The thing that inspired me most was the different performers, ... JENNIFER LOPEZ I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else. KAREN O I liked Michael Jackson and used to practice his steps. I enjoy dancing! VIJAY I had just done a Michael Jackson 30th anniversary celebration. We did well over $20 million. And we... DAVID GEST Everything Michael Jackson does on stage is exactly right. SAMMY DAVIS, JR. Nicole Richie invited me to her birthday party, and it was at Michael Jackson's Neverland! GABY HOFFMANN I think, in some ways, Michael Jackson is out of touch with reality, and I don't think he has people... ED BRADLEY I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn't want to be considered... BARRY SONNENFELD The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.' OLLY MURS I asked him point blank if he had ever slept in bed with Michael Jackson. He said no. IRENE PETERS Michael Jackson believed in making music that made people feel good. NE-YO My favorites growing up were always Billy Joel, Michael Jackson... and Placido Domingo. JOSH YOUNG Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra... TRACY MORGAN I can tell you categorically that we at 60 Minutes did not pay Michael Jackson one cent. DON HEWITT There's no such thing as a soul. It's just something they made up to scare kids, like the boogeyman ... BART SIMPSON This is an all-out vindication for Michael Jackson and his supporters. DAN ABRAMS As late Michael Jackson songs goes: “We are the world. EMA DAN When I think of musical geniuses, I think of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Prince.... R. KELLY I had a very curly perm in the '80s, thanks to the 'Way You Make Me Feel' Michael Jackso... PENELOPE CRUZ I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't ... NE-YO I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn't want to be consid... BARRY SONNENFELD Michael Jackson seems to have a lock on the number one spot for the foreseeable future. JEFF BARGE I'm not a natural. I had to teach myself - or be taught - everything I do. I just spent hours an... NE-YO Early inspirations included Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Lio... NE-YO My absolute idols growing up were Michael Jackson and Prince, and so, to get the stamp of approval f... JUSSIE SMOLLETT We [Michael Jackson and I] talk all the time. I think we understand each other in a way that most pe... MACAULAY CULKIN I'd die if I was Madonna. I'd die. God, what a horrible way to live. And Michael Jackson! To be so f... ALICIA SILVERSTONE You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a ... BRUNO MARS Part of the reason I fell in love with dance so early was because of people like Janet Jackson, Mich... TINASHE Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Pa... BARRY SONNENFELD the allegations of sexual abuse by Michael Jackson were unfounded at that time. IRENE PETERS I like jazz of course, but jazz is almost classic. I like some Italian pop music. When I was a teena... CECILIA BARTOLI Growing up, I was surrounded by music by the Stones, Carole King, and the Beach Boys. I didn't k... OPHELIA LOVIBOND Musically, I actually grew up listening to country music as a kid, like George Strait, Alan Jackson.... AUSTIN MAHONE I wanna thank Biggie Smalls, Redman, Jadakiss, Tupac and Michael Jackson for being my theme music th... ALLEN IVERSON One day in 1984, at the height of his fame, Michael Jackson made a visit to the White House. Preside... MONICA CROWLEY I mean, I produced a Frank Sinatra special - Elizabeth Taylor, with Michael Jackson, Gregory Peck, I... DAVID GEST Losing Michael Jackson is a handicap. It's the Lakers trying to win a championship without Kobe ... TITO JACKSON I went to a party at the Playboy Mansion once. For a Halloween Party. And everyone wasn't in costume... JANUARY JONES Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe - they were myths of greatness... RITA ORA Anyone who still supports George Bush would still let Michael Jackson babysit their kids. HAL SPARKS I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so M... JAY-Z I knew I wanted to do music at eight years of age. I listened to a lot of Motown growing up, and it ... CONRAD SEWELL That may not surprise people who think it might contain genuine breaking news about Michael Jackson. CAROLE THERIAULT One of the first times I ever performed in front of a big group of people was at my kindergarten gra... CHANCE THE RAPPER I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a ... JAMIE FOXX The artist I wanna be like is Michael Jackson. I'll get the house with the roller coaster and th... LIL' KIM [In reference to Michael Jackson] In my estimation he is the true King of Rock Pop and Soul ELIZABETH TAYLOR I want to state for the record, unequivocally: Michael Jackson has not sold Neverland. He is not mov... RAYMONE BAIN If I wasn't doing candy, I'd want to create the best rescue animal-shelter organization. Oth... DYLAN LAUREN You want to see the boy next door?...(then) don't go see Michael Jackson, because he ain't the boy n... SAMMY DAVIS, JR. You want to see the boy next door?...(then) don't go see Michael Jackson, because he ain't the boy n... SAMMY DAVIS JR. It's going to be the first time in a while that all the brothers and sisters will all be together in... REGGIE MILLER I was on tour with Michael Jackson for a while; I did the 'Dangerous' and 'History' ... CRIS JUDD There’s no way that Michael Jackson or whoever Jackson should have a million thousand droople bill... TUPAC SHAKUR What happens if aliens take over and their leader is actualy Michael Jackson, we all suffer BOBMCFRANK MCONALD I'm the biggest music lover in the world. I mean, I have seen everybody. I went on tour with Mic... MAGIC JOHNSON My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of ... CHANCE THE RAPPER The real Michael Jackson that has not been seen... with children, one in diapers, the other two todd... GERALDO RIVERA It used to be that Madonna or Michael Jackson was going to be on the music award show or Barbra Stre... JACK MYERS Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It caused quite a controversy, bec... CONAN O'BRIEN Michael Redd was a guy we talked a lot of about before the game. (Jackson) did a good job at the sta... RICK CARLISLE I was not so interested in night-after-night coverage of Michael Jackson's death or Britney Spea... CAMPBELL BROWN Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his... JAMES BROWN Fame has sent a number of celebrities off the deep end, and in the case of Michael Jackson, to the k... BILL MAHER As a kid, looking at Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, New Edition, the Temptations, Motown, people who ... USHER As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly... MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY Do we really want to know how Michael Jackson makes his music? No. We want to understand why he need... FRANK ZAPPA Do we really want to know how Michael Jackson makes his music? No. We want to understand why he need... FRANK ZAPPA We did a lot of fight scenes in 'Hitman: Agent 47,' so you have to learn repetitious movemen... HANNAH WARE
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