
While the two musicians never publicly acknowledged their feud, newly surfaced audio from 1988 hears Jackson discuss his disdain for Prince. The audio, obtained by Daily Mirror, was recorded as Jackson wrote his biography Moonwalker.
“I don’t like to be compared to Prince at all,” Jackson is quoted as saying. “I have proven myself since I was real little. It’s not fair. He feels like I’m his opponent. I hope he changes because boy, he’s gonna get hurt. He’s the type that might commit suicide or something.”
“He was so rude, one of rudest people I have ever met,” Jackson reportedly added. “Prince is very competitive. He has been very mean and nasty to my family.”
Jackson also mocked a 1983 on-stage collaboration in which he and Prince backed James Brown. During the performance (which you can watch above), Prince mistook a fake stage lamp post for a real one and fell into the crowd. “He made a fool of himself. He was a joke,” Jackson said. “People were running and screaming. I was so embarrassed. It was all on video.”

Michael Jackson really hated Prince