When Marlon Jackson Decided It Was His Time to Shine

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I'm glad I'm not caught up in all this autotune bullshyt

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Marlon, marlon, marlon.

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Michael the showman. :wow:

The Jacksons killed it collectively. But collectively they wanted to kill Marlon.
:wow:

Ya’ll SEE the look on Michael’s face:russ:


That was the og “who man’s is this look”:mjlol:


For real though I think they planned that

It was planned but the brothers weren't talking during that tour...they were fighting..Mike never wanted to do the tour but was pressured by his mother because some of the brothers needed the money..

Then the way the tickets were handled, you had to buy a block of 4 tickets by getting them in a newspaper,the brothers voted it..Mike didn't want it, and it was public backlash....James Brown criticized them and refused an invite for an appearance(Mike looked up to James so you know he was sad)...
King, Sullivan and the Jacksons' father Joe Jackson (who no longer managed any of his sons by that point) came up with a way to generate additional revenue from ticket sales. Those wishing to attend would have to send a postal money order for $120 ($280 in modern dollars[1]) along with a special form to a lottery to buy blocks of four tickets at $30 apiece (US$71 in 2017 dollars[1]), ostensibly to curtail scalpers. Upon receipt the money was to be deposited into a standard money market account earning 7% annual interest; it would take six to eight weeks for the lottery to be held and money to be refunded to the unsuccessful purchasers. Since only one in ten purchasers would win the lottery and receive tickets, there would be more money in the bank for that time period than there were tickets to sell, and they expected to earn $10–12 million in interest.[8]

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Despite a pretour agreement that only the Jacksons themselves could ride in the van chartered to take them to shows, Michael began taking child star Emmanuel Lewis along with them. Later, after a similar agreement over a helicopter that took the brothers to a show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Michael showed up with Julian Lennon (son of slain ex-Beatle John Lennon), and his brothers glared at him for the entire flight.


Then you figure he didn't really want to do the pepsi deal or commercial...he does it...then gets half his hair burned off :wow:
 

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Heartbreak Hotel is Michael’s most underrated vocal performance. And Tito DESTROYED that Guitar Solo
That groove:wow:

The lyrics :ohlawd:

Jacksons Live is a top 5 live album period for me.

"Live and sin
Ten years ago on this day, my heart was yearning
I promised I would never ever be returning
Where my baby broke my heart and left me yearning
As we walked into the room, there were faces
Staring, glaring, tearing through me
Someone said welcome to your doom
Then they smiled with eyes that looked as if they knew me

THIS IS SCARRRRING MEE:shaqsing:"
 
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