Whats in your Mind ?! As usual ... MICHAEL JACKSON ! What Else ?!!! THE PETER PAN OF POP By Jim Miller , January 10, 1983 . Despite his showy style , Michael Jackson remains something of an enigma . On stage , in one of his sequined jumpsuits , hes a flamboyant picture of grace , a sleek jaguar ready to pounce . In photographs hes a creature of sweet sensuality , beguiling , angelic, androgynous . In person , though , hes quiet and reserved , a gangling young man of cagey reticence , with a childlike aura of wonder . He lives with his mother and two younger sisters in a Tudor-style estate in San Fernando Valley . On the grounds he keeps a small menagerie that includes a llama named Louis , a boa constrictor named Muscles and a sheep named Mr. Tibbs . I think theyre sweet, says Michael in his willowy whisper of a voice . I like to pry into their world and watch the way they move about. I just stare at them . Magic is the key . Its the word that Jackson uses with disarming frequency , as if to conjure up a never-never land of constant enchantment . Beethoven , Rembrandt, Charlie Chaplin - all this things , to him , are magic . It was certainly magic when he met E. T. He grabbed me , he put his arms around me . He was so real that I was talking to him . I kissed him before I left . And the Magic doesnt stop there : I have dreams to this day about flying , he says , explaining his love for Steven Spielbergs airborne ExtraTerrestrial . He pauses and Leans forward : We can fly , you know ... We just dont know how to think the right thoughts and levitate ourselves off the ground . Michael Jackson as Peter Pan ? The notion sounds ridiculous - until you consider Michaels point of view. His saga has the flavor of a moder-day fairy tale Special NEWSWEEK Issue , April - May 2014 .
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:30:19 +0000
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