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water_ledgling said:
1) He had three elephants (Ali, Baba, and Gypsy) one of which was a gift from Liz Taylor.
2) He actually had 10 brothers and sisters... Marlon had a twin brother that died a few hours after birth and Joseph had another child with another woman.
3) He was one of Nicole Richie's god fathers. (Quincy Jones was the other.)
4) He considered himself one of the lonliest people on this Earth.
5) He was originally a Jehovah's Witness but then started studying Judaism. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach was his spiritual advisor.
6) He played guitar, keyboard, synthesizer, and percussin on "Scream", the song he did with his little sister, Janet.
7) At the MTV Video Music Awards on August 29, when Britney Spears presented him with a statue to commemorate his 44th birthday he thought he was receiving an "Artist of the Millenium" award and proceeded to give a long, emotional acceptance speech to a stunned audience.
8) "You Are Not Alone" was the first song ever in Bilboard Hot 100 history to go straight to No. 1 within a week of its release in 1995. It was also Michael's last No. 1 hit in the U.S. during his lifetime.
9) His favorite movie was E.T. because "it reminds me of me. Someone from another world coming down and you becoming friends with them."
10) His friendship with Elizabeth Taylor began in the mid 1980s after she walked out of one of his shows in L.A. because her seats were so bad. He later phoned her to apologize and they became close pals.
11) He loved children. He once said: "When I see children, I see the face of God. That's why I love them so much. That's what I see."
12) He was painfully shy.
13) His kids were his entire world!
14) It was actually Jackie who came up with the idea of him wearing a single white glove.
15) His dear friend and business executive, Susan De Passe, nicknamed him Casper, after Casper the Friendly Ghost.
WE LOVE YOU MICHAEL! ALWAYS AND FOREVER!
REST IN PEACE MICHAEL JOSEPH JACKSON!
AUGUST 29, 1958 - JUNE 25, 2009!
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