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Michael Jackson Movies List - 5 Films

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5 movies Michael Jackson enjoyed watching. Michael was a fan of an old-school classic films, check out how many movies from his list you've seen!

Gone with the Wind

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In case of emergencies, Jackson carried around the Oscar statue for Gone With the Wind and a briefcase of $200,000 and passports.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

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Michael's Favorite movie ever was the movie E.T. , he wrote this himself in his book Moonwalk. He liked the movie E.T. so much he decided to work together with Steven Spielberg on the E.T. children story book. Michael related to odd looking creature E.T. , who came from space.

Books

As a Man Thinketh

A long-standing classic, this book is a must read for anyone interested in bettering themselves. The human mind is more powerful than most people know and this book provides readers with a major key in teaching us how to use it properly. Thoughts are what truly control your life, and this can well be considered a kind of owners manual for the mind. The teachings are simple but powerful. Once you take its teachings to heart, changes begin to unfold. Chapters include Thought and Character, Effect of Thought on Circumstances, Effect of Thought on Health and the Body, Thought and Purpose, The Thought-Factor in Achievement, Visions and Ideals, and Serenity.

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"She just wanted to give Jackson a gift and she remembered his fondness for antique tomes. As fate would have it, it was “As a Man Thinketh,” a 1902 volume by James Allen. “He looked at me and almost kind of jumped back. He said, ‘What made you give me this? What made you pick this one?,'” said Suzi. He told her it was his “favorite book in the world.” The title is based on Chapter 23, Verse 7 of the Bible’s Book of Proverbs: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is.”"

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Michael Jackson 4 Favorite Books

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4 Absolute favorite reads from Michael Jackson library.

Music

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Michael Jackson 4 Musical Influences

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4 Musicians that influenced musical style of Michael Jackson.

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Favorite Classical Musicians - 4 Artists

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Michael was a fan of classical music. Here are 4 classical musicians he loved the most.

I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) — Daryl Hall & John Oates

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As Hall remembers it, Jackson approached him during the “We Are the World” recording and admitted to cribbing the bass line from “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” for “Billie Jean.”

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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"Ever since I was a little boy, I would study composition. And it was Tchaikovsky that influenced me the most. If you take an album like Nutcracker Suite, every song is a killer, every one. So I said to myself, 'Why can't there be a pop album where every [song is a killer]?'

Ain't No Sunshine — Bill Withers

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For many, Michael arrived with 1979’s Off the Wall, but he released his debut solo album, Got to Be There, in 1972. It was a solid collection of soul and pop, with covers of Leon Ware’s I Wanna Be Where You Are and Bill Withers’s Ain't no Sunshine.

I Wanna Be Where You Are — Leon Ware

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For many, Michael arrived with 1979’s Off the Wall, but he released his debut solo album, Got to Be There, in 1972. It was a solid collection of soul and pop, with covers of Leon Ware’s I Wanna Be Where You Are and Bill Withers’s Ain't no Sunshine.

My Prerogative — Bobby Brown

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One of his favorite songs, according to the movie? Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative."

It Wasn't Me — Shaggy, Rik Rok

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The fun really starts, though, when Shaggy pauses the performance, takes the microphone, climbs on a speaker, and asks Jackson—the King of Pop himself—to join in because he has heard that this is one of Jackson’s favorite tunes. Jackson instantly confirms this with a nod and a smile.