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5. Michael Jackson, Moonwalk, 258.
6. John Branca, interview by author, Los Angeles, California, February 2013.
7. Rusty Lemorande, interview by author, Anaheim, California, February 2013.
8. Michael Bush, interview by author, New York, New York, November 2012.
9. Matt Forger, electronic message to author, September 2013.
10. Rusty Lemorande, interview by author, Anaheim, California, February 2013.
11. Michael Jackson, Moonwalk, 258.
12. Rusty Lemorande, interview by author, Anaheim, California, February 2013.
13. Michael Bush, interview by author, New York, New York, November 2012.
14. Matt Forger, telephone conversation with author, November 2012.
15. Rusty Lemorande, interview by author, Anaheim, California, February 2013.
16. Walter Yetnikoff, interview by author, New York, New York, April 2013.
17. Vincent Canby, “ ‘Big Screen’ Takes on New Meaning,” New York Times, April 19, 1987, http://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/19/movies/big-screen-takes-on-new-meaning.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm.
18. Chris Kohler, “Michael Jackson’s Revived Captain EO Is Still Wired, Slightly Tired,” Wired, March 22, 2010, http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/03/captain-eo-tribute/.
19. Rusty Lemorande, interview by author, Anaheim, California, February 2013.
CHAPTER NINE: GOOD AND BAD
1. Michael Levine, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012.
2. John Branca, interview by author, Los Angeles, California, February 2013.
3. RIAA staff, Gold and Platinum database, various searches, http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php.
4. Joseph Vogel, Man in the Music, 97; electronic message to author, June 2012.
5. Michael Jackson, “Thoughts on Work and Secrecy,” unpublished notes (circa 1985), dictated to author by Karen Langford via telephone, July 2013.
6. Neil Harris, Humbug: The Art of P.T. Barnum, 4.
7. Ibid, 57.
8. Michael Levine, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012.
9. John Antczak, “Superstar Buying Oxygen Therapy Device; Physician Warns Against It,” Associated Press, September 16, 1986.
10. United Press International staff, “Michael Jackson Told to Avoid Oxygen Unit,” San Francisco Chronicle, September 20, 1986.
11. Michael Levine, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012.
12. J. Randy Taraborrelli, Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness, 361–363.
13. Neil Harris, Humbug: The Art of P. T. Barnum, 27.
14. Jon Wiener, “Beatles Buy-Out,” New Republic, May 11, 1987, http://www.newrepublic.com/article/music/beatles-buy-out.
15. Marty Bandier, interview by author, New York, New York, January 2013.
16. John Branca, interview by author, Los Angeles, California, February 2013.
17. Paul McCartney, interview with David Letterman, The Late Show, July 15, 2009, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4cVsqUF7GQ.
18. Jonathan Takiff, “Commercial Viewers Getting a Different Look at Beatles,” Houston Chronicle, June 13, 1987.
19. Patrick Goldstein, “Revolting Trend in TV Commercials?” Los Angeles Times, May 10, 1987.
20. Jon Wiener, “Beatles Buy-Out,” New Republic, May 11, 1987, http://www.newrepublic.com/article/music/beatles-buy-out.
21. Alan Light, “Changes in Mellencamp Country,” New York Times, January 22, 2007, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/arts/music/22mell.html.
22. Joseph Vogel, electronic message to author, June 2012.
23. John Branca, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012.
24. Matt Forger, telephone conversation with author, November 2012.
25. Bruce Swedien, telephone conversation with author, November 2012.
26. Bea Swedien, telephone conversation with author, November 2012.
27. John Branca, interview by author, Los Angeles, California, February 2013.
28. Karen Langford, electronic message to author, October 2013.
29. Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite, interview by author, Brooklyn, New York, January 2013.
30. Jon Pareles, “Pop: Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad,’ Follow-Up to a Blockbuster,” New York Times, August 31, 1987, http://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/31/arts/pop-michael-jackson-s-bad-follow-up-to-a-blockbuster.html.
31. Richard Cromelin, “Michael Jackson Has a Good Thing in ‘Bad,’ ” Los Angeles Times, August 31, 1987, http://www.latimes.com/la-archive-bad-review-aug31,0,7199736.story.
32. Davitt Sigerson, “Bad,” Rolling Stone, October 22, 1987, http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/bad-19871022.
33. Joseph Vogel, Man in the Music, 93.
34. Paul Richter and William K. Knoedelseder Jr., “Sony Buys CBS Record Division For $2 Billion After Months of Talks,” Los Angeles Times, November 19, 1987.
35. Walter Yetnikoff, interview by author, New York, New York, April 2013.
36. Michael Jackson, BAD 25 liner notes, MJJ Productions/Epic, 2012.
37. Bruce Swedien, telephone conversation with author, November 2012.
38. Michael Cohl, telephone conversation with author, September 2013.
39. Michael Bush, interview by author, New York, New York, November 2012.
40. Dale Kawashima, telephone conversation with author, December 2012.
41. Jon Bon Jovi, telephone conversation with author, August 2012.
42. Sheryl Crow, telephone conversation with author, September 2013.
43. Michael Levine, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012.
44. James Baldwin, The Price of the Ticket (New York: Macmillan, 1985), 689.
CHAPTER TEN: OFF TO NEVERLAND
1. Author’s observation, Neverland Valley Ranch, Santa Ynez, California, August 2012.
2. Tom Barrack, telephone conversation with author, August 2012.
3. Author’s observation, Neverland Valley Ranch, Santa Ynez, California, August 2012.
4. John Branca, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012.
5. Don Kaplan, “Liz & Jacko: Hollywood’s Odd Couple,” New York Post, March 24, 2011.
6. Elizabeth Taylor, interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson Talks to . . . Oprah Live, 1993, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1dTHdckzg.
7. Michael Jackson, Moonwalk, 281.
8. John Branca, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012.
9. Les Bider, telephone conversation with author, October 2013.
10. Karen Langford, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.
11. RIAA staff, “Moonwalker,” RIAA searchable database, http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=moonwalker&artist=michael%20jackson&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25.
12. Karen Langford, electronic message to author, August 2013.
13. Shaye Areheart, interview by author, New York, New York, September 2013.
14. John Branca, telephone conversation with author, October 2013.
15. Ken Tucker, “Firing Your Father Isn’t Easy,” New York Times, June 5, 1988, http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/05/books/summer-reading-firing-your-father-isn-t-easy.html.
16. Shaye Areheart, interview by author, New York, New York, September 2013.
17. Walter Yetnikoff, interview by author, New York, New York, April 2013.
18. Priscilla Giraldo, electronic message to author, October 2012.
19. David Geffen, electronic message to author, April 2013.
20. Karen Langford, electronic message to author, August 2013.
21. Walter Yetnikoff, interview by author, New York, New York, April 2013.
22. AllMusic staff, “Original Soundtrack: Days of Thunder,” AllMusic.com, date unknown, http://www.allmusic.com/album/days-of-thunder-mw0000308768/awards.
23. Tom Mesereau, intervie
w by author, Los Angeles, California, August 2012.
24. Donny B. Lord, telephone conversation with author, March 2013.
25. Melanie Cohen, “Custody of Jackson Children May Be Marred by Bankruptcy Filing,” Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2009, http://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2009/07/01/custody-of-jackson-children-may-be-marred-by-bankruptcy-filing/.
26. Joe Jackson, interview by author, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 2012.
27. Josh Altman, telephone conversation with author, October 2013.
CHAPTER ELEVEN: NEW SHOES
1. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, interview by author, New York, New York, March 2013.
2. Walter LaFeber, Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2002), 60–65.
3. Russell Simmons, electronic message to author, July 2013.
4. Sandy Saemann, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.
5. Walter LaFeber, Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism, 65.
6. John Branca, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012; telephone conversation with author, April 2013.
7. Sandy Saemann, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.
8. Michael Jackson, LA Gear press conference, 1992, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPlKYYQa8Ow.
9. John Branca, interview by author, Los Angeles, California, February 2013.
10. Walter Yetnikoff, telephone conversation with author, November 2013.
11. John Branca, interview by author, Los Angeles, California, February 2013.
12. Walter Yetnikoff, telephone conversation with author, November 2013.
13. Michael Jackson, memo to Gary Stiffelman (circa 1990).
14. Author’s note: When reached via telephone, Grubman declined to be interviewed for this book.
15. Sandy Gallin, telephone conversation with author, August 2013.
16. Michael Jackson, LA Gear commercial, 1990, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNueHwzCS2M.
17. Sandy Saemann, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.
18. Bruce Horovitz, “Michael Jackson Starts Selling LA Gear’s Soles,” Los Angeles Times, August 6, 1990, http://articles.latimes.com/1990-08-06/business/fi-189_1_michael-jackson.
19. Michael Lev, “Shares of LA Gear Drop on News of Loss,” New York Times, January 22, 1991, http://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/22/business/company-news-shares-of-la-gear-drop-on-news-of-loss.html.
20. Stuart Silverstein, “LA Gear’s No. 2 Executive, Sandy Saemann, Is Leaving,” Los Angeles Times, June 13, 1991, http://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-13/business/fi-776_1_stock-market.
21. Sandy Saemann, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.
22. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, interview by author, New York, New York, March 2013.
CHAPTER TWELVE: DANGEROUS VENTURES
1. Author’s note: According to Riley, Jones had removed himself from consideration for the role of producer. (“I’m tired, Michael,” he had supposedly told the King of Pop. “I need to rest on this one, but I got your man.”) Bruce Swedien and others, however, insisted that the decision was Jackson’s.
2. Bruce Swedien, telephone conversation with author, November 2012.
3. Teddy Riley, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.
4. Matt Forger, telephone conversation with author, November 2012.
5. Alan Cintron and Chuck Philips, “Michael Jackson Agrees to Huge Contract with Sony,” Los Angeles Times, March 21, 1991, http://www.latimes.com/la-me-jacksontimeline-sony,0,6376836,print.story.
6. Sandy Gallin, telephone conversation with author, August 2013.
7. Chris Willman, “Michael Jackson’s Dangerous,” Los Angeles Times, November 24, 1991, http://www.latimes.com/la-archive-dangerous-review-nov24,0,5763920.story.
8. Jon Pareles, “Michael Jackson in the Electronic Wilderness,” November 24, 1991, http://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/24/arts/recordings-view-michael-jackson-in-the-electronic-wilderness.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm.
9. Alan Light, “Michael Jackson: Dangerous,” Rolling Stone, January 1, 1992, http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dangerous-19920101.
10. Joseph Vogel, Man in the Music, 149, 131.
11. Karen Langford, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.
12. Dale Kawashima, telephone conversation with author, December 2012.
13. Saul “Slash” Hudson, interview by author, New York, New York, September 2012.
14. Sandy Gallin, telephone conversation with author, August 2013.
15. New York Times staff, “Super Bowl XXVII; Overnight TV Rating Higher,” New York Times, February 2, 1993, http://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/02/sports/super-bowl-xxvii-overnight-tv-rating-higher.html.
16. Brian McCarthy, electronic message to author, January 2013.
17. Greg Aiello, electronic message to author, January 2013. Author’s note: Aiello said the NFL didn’t have a record of the payment; as for the reported figure, he was “confident that it is accurate.”
18. Brad Buxer, electronic message to author, August 2013.
19. Michael Jackson, Super Bowl XXVII Halftime Show, 1993, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5cB6yyivY.
20. New York Times staff, “Super Bowl XXVII; Overnight TV Rating Higher,” New York Times, February 2, 1993, http://www.nytimes.com/1993/02/02/sports/super-bowl-xxvii-overnight-tv-rating-higher.html.
21. Michael Jackson, interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson Talks to . . . Oprah Live, 1993, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1dTHdckzg.
22. Oprah.com staff, “25 Highest-Rated Oprah Show Episodes,” Oprah.com, April 29, 2011, http://www.oprah.com/own-where-are-they-now/25-most-watched-oprah-show-episodes/26.
23. Sandy Gallin, telephone conversation with author, August 2013.
24. Jermaine Jackson, You Are Not Alone, 315.
25. Elizabeth Taylor, interview with Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson Talks to . . . Oprah Live, 1993, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1dTHdckzg.
26. Frank Cascio, My Friend Michael (New York: William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2011), 12, 17.
27. Greg Campbell, interview by author, Gary, Indiana, July 2012.
28. Oprah Winfrey, monologue, Michael Jackson Talks to . . . Oprah Live, 1993, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1dTHdckzg.
29. Jermaine Jackson, You Are Not Alone, 317.
30. Frank Cascio, My Friend Michael, 42.
31. Mary A. Fischer, “Was Michael Jackson Framed?” GQ, October 1994.
32. Jermaine Jackson, You Are Not Alone, 318.
33. J. Randy Taraborrelli, Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness, 485.
34. Jermaine Jackson, You Are Not Alone, 318.
35. Mary A. Fischer, “Was Michael Jackson Framed?” GQ, October 1994.
36. Rusty Lemorande, interview by author, Anaheim, California, February 2013.
37. Newsweek staff, “Michael’s World,” Newsweek, September 5, 1993.
38. Jermaine Jackson, You Are Not Alone, 319–320.
39. Ibid.
40. Frank Cascio, My Friend Michael, 37, 63–35.
41. John Branca, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012; electronic message to author, February 2012.
42. Author’s note: Branca says he fired Fields; Fields says he resigned.
43. Bert Fields, electronic message to author, September 2013.
44. Frank Cascio, My Friend Michael, 67.
45. J. Randy Taraborrelli, Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness, 525, 530.
46. Jermaine Jackson, You Are Not Alone, 328.
47. Bill Hutchinson, “Evan Chandler, Dad of Boy Who Accused Michael Jackson of Molestation, Commits Suicide in New Jersey,” New York Daily News, November 17, 2009, http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/evan-chandler-dad-boy-accused-michael-jackson-molestation-commits-suicide-new-jersey-article-1.417751.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: HISTORY LESSON
1. John Branca, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, August 2012.
2. Karen
Langford, electronic message to author, August 2013.
3. Brad Buxer, electronic message to author, August 2013.
4. Karen Langford, electronic message to author, October 2013.
5. Matt Forger, electronic message to author, September 2013.
6. Karen Langford, electronic message to author, August 2013.
7. Jermaine Jackson, You Are Not Alone, 334 –335.
8. Richard N. Lelby, “One Theory on Michael-Lisa: It’s All a Plot,” Seattle Times, August 9, 1994, http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940809&slug=1924408.
9. Tony Ortega, “Lisa Marie Presley Says ‘So Long’ to Scientology,” The Village Voice, May 13, 2012, http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/05/lisa_marie_presley_says_so_long_to_scientology.php.
10. Anne Bergman, “Jackson-Presley Union Sparks Shock, Doubt, Laughs,” Los Angeles Times, August 3, 1994, http://articles.latimes.com/1994-08-03/entertainment/ca-22934_1_michael-jackson.
11. Jermaine Jackson, You Are Not Alone, 335.
12. Episode Unknown, Oprah, CTV, date unknown, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paqnj3dDUOY.
13. Frank Cascio, My Friend Michael, 84.
14. Michael Jackson and Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, press conference, 1997, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LxRAweU7Fs&feature=related.
15. John Branca, interview by author, Beverly Hills, California, February 2013.
16. Sandy Gallin, telephone conversation with author, August 2013.
17. Karen Langford, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.
18. Brooks Barnes and Michael Cieply, “Disney Swoops into Action, Buying Marvel for $4 Billion,” New York Times, August 31, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/business/media/01disney.html.
19. Heba Fatani, electronic message to author, September 2013.
20. Marty Bandier, interview by author, New York, New York, January 2013.
21. Karen Langford, electronic message to the author, October 2013.
22. Marty Bandier, interview by author, New York, New York, January 2013.
23. Tommy Mottola, telephone conversation with author, December 2012.
24. Marty Bandier, interview by author, New York, New York, January 2013.
25. Sean “Diddy” Combs, telephone conversation with author, June 2013.
26. Teddy Riley, telephone conversation with author, July 2013.