**In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Michael Jackson tells the
story of his life, in his words.
**
In this intimate and often moving personal account of Michael Jackson's
public and private life, he recalls a childhood that was both harsh and
joyful but always formidable. Michael and his brothers played amateur
music shows and seamy Chicago strip joints until Motown's corporate
image makers turned the Jackson 5 into worldwide superstars. He talks
about the happy prankster days of his youth, traveling with his
brothers, and of his sometimes difficult relationships with his family
over the years. He speaks candidly about the inspiration behind his
music, his mesmerizing dance moves, and the compulsive drive to create
that has made him one of the biggest stars in the music business and a
legend in his own time.
Jackson also shares his personal feelings about some of his most public
friends...friends like Diana Ross, Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, Paul
McCartney, Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, and Katharine Hepburn. He talks
openly about the crushing isolation of his fame, of his first love, of
his plastic surgery, and of his wholly exceptional career and the often
bizarre and unfair rumors that have surrounded it.
Illustrated with rare photographs from Jackson family albums and
Michael's personal photographic archives, as well as a drawing done by
Michael exclusively for this book, Moonwalk is a memorable journey to
the very heart and soul of a modern musical genius.
