7 Pieces Of Advice Michael Jackson Gives In His Music

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Michael Jackson was a superstar. The greatest entertainer that ever lived. Starting from the age of five, he spent his entire life entertaining audiences from all over the world.

Emulated by millions with fans impersonating his dancing, his singing and his style, inspiring millions of others with his artistry and successes, with populations following the words in his art, he understood his role as a public figure well, taking it with the weight it carried.

“It’s incredible the power and influence an entertainer can have on people to make them do things. Entertainers have incredible power. It frightens me. Sometimes I get real scared about that. See, the thing I’m afraid about an entertainer can be built up to be a monster in his field. I mean so big to the world that whatever that entertainer do or say, the world will see it, they listen to it, they follow it. He begins to have more power and influence on the people than the presidents and the Kings of the world. He sets an example and he has to be very careful I mean, the world’s watching. The lyrics of his songs , the way he dresses, the way he talks — everything. People follow this.” He told Soul Magazine in 1979.