Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson had been a guitarist, but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Michael's mother Katherine Jackson (née Katherine Esther Scruse). Together, they prodded their growing family's musical interests at home. By the early 1960s, the older boys Jackie, Tito and Jermaine had begun performing around the city; by 1964, Michael and Marlon had joined in.

邁克爾•約瑟夫•傑克遜1958年8月29日出生於印第安納州的加里市，他幾乎一生都在取悅觀眾。他的父親，喬•傑克遜曾是一名吉他手，但在他與邁克爾的母親凱瑟琳•傑克遜（née Katherine Esther Scruse）結婚後，被迫放棄了音樂抱負。他們在家中一起激發了濃厚的音樂興趣。到了20世紀60年代初，年齡較大的傑基、蒂託和傑梅因開始在城市裡演出；到了1964年，邁克爾和馬龍也加入了演出。

A musical prodigy, Michael's singing and dancing talents were amazingly mature, and he soon became the dominant voice and focus of the Jackson 5. An opening act for such soul groups as the O-Jays and James Brown, it was Gladys Knight (not Diana Ross) who officially brought the group to Berry Gordy's attention, and by 1969, the boys were producing back-to-back chart-busting hits as Motown artists ("I Want You Back," "ABC," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Got to Be There," etc.). As a product of the 1970s, the boys emerged as one of the most accomplished black pop / soul vocal groups in music history, successfully evolving from a group like The Temptations to a disco phenomenon.

作為一個音樂天才，邁克爾的歌舞天賦驚人地成熟，他很快成為了Jackson 5樂隊的主唱和焦點人物。作為O-Jays和James Brown等靈魂級樂隊的開場表演節目，是Gladys Knight（而不是Diana Ross）正式將這個音樂組合推薦給Berry Gordy並引起對方關注。到1969年，Jackson 5樂隊作為Motown的藝術家接連地創作了“獨霸”排行榜的熱門作品（代表作品有，“我要你回來”，“ABC”，“永遠不能說再見”，“必須在場”等）。作為20世紀70年代的產物，Jackson 5樂隊成為音樂史上最有成就的黑人流行/靈魂聲樂團體之一，成功地從一個類似“誘惑樂隊”

的團體演變為一種迪斯科現象。

Solo success for Michael was inevitable, and by the 1980s, he had become infinitely more popular than his brotherly group. Record sales consistently orbited, culminating in the biggest-selling album of all time, "Thriller" in 1982. A TV natural, he ventured rather uneasily into films, such as playing the Scarecrow in The Wiz (1978), but had much better luck with elaborate music videos.

邁克爾的成功是不可避免的。到了20世紀80年代，邁克爾•約瑟夫•傑克遜變得比他的兄弟們更受歡迎。他的唱片銷量一直保持在既定軌道上，最終在1982年創下有史以來銷量最大的專輯《顫慄》。作為一個天生的電視演員，他相當惴惴不安地冒險去拍電影，比如在《巫師》中扮演稻草人（1978），但在製作精美的音樂錄影帶方面，他的運氣要好得多。

In the 1990s, the downside as an 1980s pop phenomenon began to rear itself. Michael grew terribly child-like and introverted by his peerless celebrity. A rather timorous, androgynous figure to begin with, his physical appearance began to change drastically, and his behavior grew alarmingly bizarre, making him a consistent target for scandal-making, despite his numerous charitable acts. Two brief marriages -- one to Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley -- were forged and two children produced by his second wife during that time.

上世紀90年代，作為80年代流行現象的負面效應開始抬頭。邁克爾長得像個孩子，人們被他那無與倫比的名人效應所吸引，人們開始關注這個膽怯、雌雄同體的人物。他的外表開始發生巨大變化，他的行為變得異常怪異，儘管他有無數的慈善行為，這還是使他始終成為製造醜聞的目標。他有過兩段短暫的婚姻——一段是貓王的女兒麗莎•瑪麗•普雷斯利，另一段婚姻由他的第二任妻子生下兩個孩子。

Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. His passion and artistry as a singer, dancer, writer and businessman were unparalleled, and it is these prodigious talents that will ultimately prevail over the extremely negative aspects of his troubled adult life.

邁克爾傑克遜於2009年6月25日在加利福尼亞州洛杉磯去世。他作為歌手、舞蹈家、作家和商人的熱情和藝術性是無與倫比的，正是這些非凡的才能最終將超越困擾他成人生活中極為消極的方面。

邁克爾·傑克遜獨創的藝術專利·Trade Mark

The Moonwalk 太空舞步

Single sequined white glove 單亮片白手套

He always wore white socks with black shoes 他總是穿白襪子配黑鞋子

Often wore a black hat and a jacket with a ribbon around one sleeve

經常戴一頂黑帽子和一件袖子上纏著絲帶的夾克

Lyrics reflecting his social concerns and hopes for a better world

歌詞反映了他對社會的關注和對美好世界的希望

Long black hair 黑色長髮

High pitched voice 高音

The crotch grab 抓襠

Distinctive soft voice 有辨識度的柔和的聲音

Fluid and energetic dancing 流暢精力充沛的舞蹈

Impeccable beatboxing ability 無可挑剔的搏擊能力

Michael Jackson quotes邁克爾·傑克遜名言

1.People think they know me, but they don't. Not really. Actually, I am one of the loneliest people on this earth. I cry sometimes, because it hurts. It does. To be honest, I guess you could say that it hurts to be me.

人們以為他們認識我，但其實不認識。實際上，我是世界上最孤獨的人之一。我有時會哭，因為心裡很痛。是的。老實說，我想你可以說做我很痛苦。

2."Just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a TV screen doesn't make it factual. To buy it is to feed it." ——about tabloid magazines.

僅僅因為你在雜誌上讀到或者在電視屏幕上看到小報雜誌，並不能使它成為事實。買它就是養活它。——關於小報雜誌。

3.I made a terrible mistake. I got caught up in the excitement of the moment. I would never intentionally endanger the lives of my children.

我犯了一個可怕的錯誤。我被那一刻的興奮所吸引。我決不會故意危害我孩子們的生命。

4.You ain't seen nothing yet, and the best is yet to come.(1999)

你什麼也沒看到，好戲還在後頭。（1999）

5.There is a lot of sadness in my past life. My father beat me. It was difficult to take being beaten and then going on stage. He was strict; very hard and stern.

在我過去的生活中有很多悲傷。我父親打過我。很難忍受捱打然後上臺。他很嚴厲；非常嚴厲。

6.Elizabeth Taylor used to feed me, to hand-feed me, at times. Please, I don't want anybody to think I'm starving, I'm not. My health is perfect, actually.

伊麗莎白·泰勒過去常常給我提供食物， 有時親手餵我。拜託，我不想讓任何人認為我餓了，我不餓。實際上，我的健康很好。

7.I just want to say to fans in every corner of the earth, every nationality, every race, every language: I love you from the bottom of my heart. I would love your prayers and your goodwill, and please be patient and be with me and believe in me because I am completely, completely innocent. But please know a lot of conspiracy is going on as we speak.

我只想對世界每一個角落，每一個民族，每一個種族，每一種語言的粉絲說：我從心底愛你。我愛你的祈禱和善意，請你耐心點，和我在一起，相信我，因為我是完全，完全無辜的。但請你知道我們談話的時候有很多陰謀在暗流湧動。

8.Marlon Brando has been pushing. He's a wonderful man. He's a god. He wants a lot of money. He wants to get things done right now. ——On a video about acting which he was planning to make with Brando in 2001

馬龍·白蘭度一直在鼓勵我。他是個了不起的人。他是上帝。他想要很多錢。他想馬上把事情做完。-談到2001年他打算和白蘭度拍一段關於表演的視頻

9.Elizabeth Taylor is a warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle up to and cover myself with. I can confide in her and trust her. She's Mother Teresa, Princess Diana, the Queen of England, and Wendy.

伊麗莎白·泰勒是一條溫暖的毛毯，我喜歡依偎著它，用它來覆蓋自己。我可以信任她。她是特蕾莎修女、戴安娜王妃、英國女王和溫迪。

10.I am always writing a potpourri of music. I want to give the world escapism through the wonder of great music and to reach the masses.

我總是在寫一大堆的音樂。我想通過偉大音樂的奇蹟給世界帶來逃避現實的感覺，並讓大眾瞭解我。

What was Michael Jackson in the Guinness Book of Records for?

邁克爾·傑克遜擁有哪些吉尼斯世界紀錄？

1. Youngest vocalist to top the US singles chart, (aged 11, fronting The Jackson Five)

美國單曲排行榜上最年輕的歌手（11歲，排在傑克遜五人組前面）

2. First vocalist to enter the US single chart at No.1 (You Are Not Alone)

第一位進入美國單曲排行榜第一名的歌手（“你並不孤單。You Are Not Alone"）

3. Most weeks at the top of the US album charts (non-soundtrack) (37 weeks for Thriller)

在美國唱片排行榜上排名第一的大多數週（非原聲帶）（ Thriller，37周）

4. Most successful music video (Thriller sold over 1 million units)

最成功的音樂視頻（Thriller銷量超過100萬）

5. First entertainer to earn more than $100 million in a year to Highest paid entertainer of all time ($125 million in 1989 Forbes list).

第一位一年收入超過1億美元的藝人。成為有史以來收入最高的藝人（1989年福布斯榜單為1.25億美元）。

6. Most successful concert series. Seven nights sold out at Wembley Stadium, London, England in 1988. Attendance: 504,000.

最成功的系列音樂會。1988年，在英國倫敦溫布利體育場，七晚門票售罄。出席人數：504000人。

7.Biggest selling album of all time. Thriller sold 50 million copies worldwide.

有史以來銷量最大的專輯。Thriller在全球售出5000萬。

8.Most Grammy Awards. Eight Grammy awards in one year (1984).

獲最多格萊美獎的人。一年八次格萊美獎（1984）。

9.Largest Contracts. Contracts totalling $890 million with Sony (prospective earnings of $1 billion).

最大的合同。與索尼的合同總額為8.9億美元（預期收益10億美元）。

10. Greatest Audience. Michael was spotlighted during the half-time performance at the Super Bowl XXVII in 1993, with a televised (NBC) audience of 133.4 million.

最多的觀眾。1993年，邁克爾在第二十七屆超級碗賽中場休息時的表現備受矚目，全國廣播公司（NBC）的觀眾達1.334億。

11. Highest Paid Commercial Spokesperson. Michael was paid $12 million to do four commercials for Pepsi Cola.

薪酬最高的商業代理人。邁克爾得到1200萬美元的報酬，為百事可樂做了四個廣告。

12. Bad Tour. Michael's world tour grossed over $124 million in 1987-88.

“糟糕的旅行”世界巡演。1987-1988年，邁克爾的世界巡演總收入超過1.24億。