MJ (68 page)

Calabasas tension
: Sullivan,
Untouchable
, pp. 570–74.

Beau Rivage casino and “Hold On, I’m Comin’ ” in hallway
: Author observations.

“One of the cruelties of stardom”
: Susan Fast,
33
¹
/
₃
:
Dangerous
(New York: Bloomsbury, 2014), p. 5.

“You got little kids that run around”
: Author interview with Ghostface Killah.

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ABC,
40
,
52
,
236
,
281
,
297

“ABC” (Jackson
5
),
41
–42,
48
,
52
,
60
,
87
,
364

ABC
(Jackson
5
),
42

Abdul, Paula,
146
,
239
,
239
n

Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa,
298
–301,
303
,
312

Abrams, Lee,
116

Abrams, Mathis,
210
–11,
212

AEG Live

concerns about MJ’s health,
317
,
326
,
327
,
350
,
360

Katherine Jackson’s lawsuit against,
360
,
362

MJ memorial and,
347

MJ’s death and,
339
,
341
–42

MJ’s estate’s contract with,
350

Murray hired as MJ’s doctor by,
317
,
335
,
350

This Is It
documentary and,
322
,
351
–52

See also
This Is It concerts

Akon,
309
–10,
353

“Al Capone” (MJ),
356

Ales, Barney,
52

Aletti, Vince,
56

Alexenburg, Ron,
58
–59,
62
–64,
66
–67

Ali, Muhammad,
65
–66

Allocco, Patrick,
310
–11

Alvarez, Alberto,
319
,
328
,
337
–38,
339
,
340

Ambrosius, Marsha,
261

“Another Part of Me” (MJ),
157
,
159

Anschutz, Phil,
314
,
315
,
316

Ant, Adam,
124

Apollo Theater, New York City,
25
–26,
27
,
33
,
343
,
346

Arnold, Larkin,
111
–12,
115

Arons, Richard,
59

Arvizo, Davellin,
277
,
291
–92,
295

Arvizo, David,
276
–78

Arvizo, Gavin

Bashir’s interview and,
280
–81

MJ’s relationship with,
276
–78,
282
,
283
,
284

trial and,
290
,
291
,
293
–94

Arvizo, Janet,
276
–78,
282
,
283
,
287
,
291
,
295
–96

Arvizo, Star,
277
,
278
,
284
,
292
–93

Arvizo trial,
288
–97,
310

fans and,
288
–89,
297

impact on MJ of,
299
,
300

jury in,
289
,
297

media in,
288
–89

MJ’s behavior during,
292
,
293
,
297

Santa Maria setting for,
275
–76,
287
–88

verdict in,
296
–97

Asher, Dick,
95

Astaire, Fred,
68
,
71
–72,
84
,
85
,
100
,
103
,
118
,
119
,
125
,
126
–27,
128
,
131
,
132
,
171

ATV Music Publishing,
155
–56,
187
,
223
–24,
256
,
268
,
303
,
348
,
355

Aubrey, Henry,
257
,
263
,
270
–71,
270
n,
271
n,
309
,
332

Austen, Jake,
21
–22

Averill, Brent,
90

Awkward, Michael,
202

Backerman, Stuart,
281
,
284
,
285

“Bad” (MJ),
322

video for,
167
,
168
,
169
,
243

writing and recording of,
160
,
166
,
167
,
168
–69,
171
,
232
,
322

Bad
(MJ),
365

cover of,
167
–68

reissue of,
356

tour for,
171
–80,
177
n,
200

video for,
167

writing and recording of,
151
–52,
160
,
162
,
163
–67,
169
–71,
174
,
177
,
186
,
190
,
192
,
245

Badeaux, John,
113
–14

Bähler, Tom,
72
,
82

Bailey, Bill,
122
,
123

Bain, Raymone,
305
,
311

Baker, Roy Thomas,
76

Barnes, Brett,
198
,
203
,
207
,
216
,
296
,
361

Barnes, John,
151
,
159
,
163
,
164

Barrack, Thomas,
313
–14

Barron, Steve,
116

Bashir, Martin,
278
–81,
282
,
283
,
291

Batten, Jennifer,
171
–72,
174
,
176
,
204

Baudrillard, Jean,
94

Baxter, Tony,
292

Bearden, Michael,
321
,
321
n,
322
–23,
325

“Beat It” (MJ),
172
,
176
,
251

choreography for,
118
–23,
324

release of,
115
–16,
115
n,
117
–18

writing and recording of,
90
,
103
,
108
–9,
108
n,
110
,
166

Beatles,
17
,
42
,
47
,
102
,
103
,
124
,
247

Beatles song catalog,
155
–56,
223
,
256
,
268
,
268
n,
302
,
302
–3,
348
,
355

Beck, Dan,
228
–29,
241
,
247
,
249

Belafonte, Harry,
152
–53,
193

“Ben” (MJ),
63
,
87
,
99
,
145

Ben
(MJ),
53

Bender, Kevin,
158

Berg, Richard,
242
,
243

“Best of Joy” (MJ),
312
,
353

Bettis, John,
108

“Big Boy” (Jackson
5
),
21
–22,
23
–24,
25

“Billie Jean” (MJ),
364
–65

choreography for,
122
,
127
–28,
252

later performances of,
145
,
172
,
204
,
205
,
251
,
267
,
310

Motown
25
introduction of,
125
–28

Pepsi commercial with,
137
,
138

success of,
128
,
198

video for,
116
,
130

writing and recording of,
90
,
103
,
105
–7,
111
,
112
,
115
–17,
115
n,
121
,
122
,
123
,
125
–26,
127
,
128
,
137
,
162

Birchim, Russ,
222

Birnstein, Lauren Weis,
217

Black, Tony,
228
,
229
,
230
,
231

“Black or White” (MJ),
186
–87,
193
,
194
–97,
205
,
250
,
287
,
365

“Blame It on the Boogie” (The Jacksons),
74
–76,
77
,
87

Blank, Kim,
133

Blasingaine, Larry,
22

Bloom, Howard,
147

Bottrell, Bill,
151
,
159
,
163
–64,
186
–87,
189
–91,
192
,
229
,
233

Bowes, Peter,
290
,
293

Bowie, David,
116
,
122
,
140

Branca, John,
363

ATV music catalog and,
155
–56,
223
–24,
303

firings of,
185
,
205
,
268

as MJ’s attorney,
96
,
109
,
130
,
134
,
180
,
183
–84,
185
,
223
,
238

MJ’s estate managed by,
348
–51,
355
,
356
,
363

MJ’s scalp burns from Pepsi commercial filming and,
139

Neverland’s purchase and,
182

Thriller
album and,
129
,
133

Victory tour and,
140
,
141

Brando, Marlon,
132
,
144
,
176
,
266
,
274

Brando, Miko,
138

Brandt, Nick,
243
–44

Branton, Allen,
173
,
180

Braun, David,
95
–96,
367

Bray, Bill,
47
,
65
,
66
,
90
,
133
,
141
,
222

“Break of Dawn” (MJ),
254
,
258

“Breaking News” (MJ),
354

Brenna, Tony,
158

Bridgeman, Delroy,
22
–23

Brothers Johnson,
80
,
81
,
82

Brown, Gordon,
344

Brown, James,
24
,
25
,
116
,
123

death of,
305
,
306
–7

influence on MJ,
14
,
16
,
27
,
31
,
61
,
62
,
66
,
77
,
104
,
107
,
119
,
122
,
127
,
161
,
176
,
307
,
323

Jackson
5
’s use of songs by,
15
,
19
,
31

Brown, Samm,
48
–49

Browne, David,
368

Bubbles (pet chimpanzee),
150
–51,
164
–65,
194
,
307

Burke, Clarence,
25
,
267

Burkle, Ron,
301
–2

Burns, Justin,
336

Bush, Michael,
173
,
325
,
342

“Butterflies” (MJ),
261
,
263

Buxer, Brad,
193
,
229
–30,
232
,
233
,
248
,
258
,
262

Candidate, Casper,
122
–23,
127

“Can You Feel It” (The Jacksons),
97
,
98
,
305
,
364

Captain EO
(film),
152
,
157
–58,
159
,
179
,
184
,
185
,
208
,
249

Carnes, Kim,
154

Carter, Lynda “Wonder Woman,”
68

Cartman, Shirley,
12
n,
20
–21,
22

Cascio, Eddie “Angel,”
203
,
312
,
354

Cascio, Frank,
203
,
266
–67,
270
–71,
292
,
295
,
309
,
312
,
332
,
354

Cascio recordings,
353
–54

CBS Records,
57
,
62
–64,
66
–67,
74
,
75
,
79
–80,
95
–96,
101
,
111
,
116
–17,
131
,
146
,
159
,
168
,
184
,
185

CBS-TV,
67
–69

Chamberlin, John,
189
–90,
190
–91

Chancler, Ndugu,
106
,
110