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1984

Wins American Video Award

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Jackson wins the American Video Award for Best Long Form Video for Thriller, and Best Home Video,

9 Dec, 1984

Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) performance

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Jackson performs Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) with the Jacksons in Los Angeles, California on the Victory tour. Jackson does a solo song and dance performance with a call and response from the audience where he reminds them that this is the final tour with his brothers.

The Jacksons Victory Tour final!! "Shake your Body" (rare) HQ

28 Jan, 1985

We Are The World documentary

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Jackson releases a behind-the-scenes look at the making of We are the World. Jackson chose to write the song with a group of multi-racial popular singers to sing as an ensemble to fight the famine in Africa. The documentary is hosted by Jane Fonda.

First I’d like to thank God and I’d like to just thank you for choosing Lionel and myself to write We are the World. I thank Quincy Jones who’s the greatest producer to me. I’d also like to say when you leave here, remember the children.

8 Aug, 1987

America’s Top 10 interview

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Jackson is interviewed by Kasem, who asks him about his origins in Gary, Indiana, his obsession with the word “magic”, the film’s that inspire him to create his work. They also ask Jackson about alternative career choices if he was not doing music.

When I see magic, I mean wonderment, that excitement, escapism, another world. There are other people that do that sort of thing like Steven Spielberg, Walt Disney. For the spectator it’s exciting, it’s entertaining, it’s joy, it’s love. I like to create magic, myself, I love magic.

MICHAEL JACKSON RARE INTERVIEW

31 Aug, 1987

Bad

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aJackson releases Bad, his seventh album, five years after the release of Thriller. Co-producer is Jones. Hit singles are Just Can’t Stop Loving You,  Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man In The Mirror, Dirty Diana, Another Part Of Me, Smooth Criminal, Leave Me Alone, Liberian Girl.

I feel rejuvenated…it is like I’m happy, I’m done.

Michael Jackson BAD - Release Interview 1987 - Part 1 of 2

9 Oct, 1987

Molly Meldrum interview

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Jackson is interviewed during his Bad tour with Molly Meldrum. This compilation shows his first interview with Meldrum where he reflects on the sacrifice he had to make to complete his education while on the road and trying to have a normal life. He also talks about his role on the making of The Wiz and Thriller with Quincy Jones and John Landis.

I like to sneak into theaters without being noticed sometime. Sometimes it’s really nothing you can do about it. That’s the price you have to pay. I have incredible disguises. I can fool my own mother. I enjoy doing it because I can see life the way it really is.

Michael Jackson | Molly Meldrum Interview 1987 *Logo Removed*

13 Nov, 1987

Ebony/Jet interview

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Jackson talks to Daryl Dennard about his inspiration to create the Bad video. He also talks about his love for his fans, romantic life, going on tour and his profound interest in making the world a better place.

It is quite different than anything I have ever recorded before or ever written. It’s a bold statement to say but I mean it in all good will you know don’t take it too seriously. Yeah I’m saying, it’s like a way of saying “you’re cool, you’re alright, you’re tough” I’m not saying I’m criminally bad, of course that’s how people would take it. It’s a bold statement to make.