Top 40 quotes by Michael Jackson, the King of Pop

We review the best famous quotes of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.

Few musicians have had such an impact on the evolution of modern music as Michael Jackson, considered the King of Pop.considered the King of Pop. He began his career as a musician with his brothers in the group "The Jackson Five", but after continuing his solo career, he became a worldwide megastar with his album "Thriller", the best-selling album in history.

Although his last years of life were difficult, as he was accompanied by several scandals, Michael Jackson will always be remembered as one of the greatest stars of the world scene. Sadly, in 2009, MJ's star was extinguished forever.

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Michael Jackson's best quotes

Over the years, Michael Jackson uttered some great famous quotes. In this article we review them.

Don't try to write the music, let it write itself.

Creativity appears when we are in a state of flow. The same happens when writing music.

Nation by Nation, everyone should unite to face the problems we see. Maybe then we can solve them somehow. I asked my neighbor for a favor. She said "later." What has happened to people, have we lost love, or what? I have to find my inner peace because no one leaves me alone. False prophets cry disasters. What are the chances? I told my brother "there will be trouble", "times and tears out of fear". But we have to live each day as if it were our last.

A verse of that appears in the song "Jam". It is a critique of how human beings can behave when we are alienated by the system.

3. My music aims to unite all races, so that we all live as one family.

Music was key to the integration of African-Americans in the United States, especially since the 1960s.

4. There is a place in your heart and I know it is love, and this place can be much brighter tomorrow. And if you really try you'll find there's no need to cry in this place, you'll feel there's no pain and no sorrow.

A verse that appears in the song "Heal the World." It talks about how people should save the world.

5. Peter Pan represents something very special in my heart. It represents youth, childhood, never growing up, magic, flying, everything that has to do with children, wonder and magic.

Michael Jackson did not enjoy his childhood, as he was always considered a child prodigy in music. For that reason, he was always fascinated by the world of Peter Pan and Disney stories.

6. The world keeps changing. Minds and ways of thinking are renewed. Predictions brimming with tragedy. The baby boom is coming of age. We'll figure it out. I told my siblings. "Don't ask me for favors. I'm conditioned by the system. Don't talk to me. Don't yell and scream." She prays to God, to Buddha, then sings a song from the Talmud. Confusions make our "I" contradict itself until we don't know what is right from what is wrong. I just want you to recognize me in the temple. You can't hurt me because I found inner peace.

Another excerpt from the song "Jam", which is about how by finding inner peace, we can stand up to social impositions.

7. People will always be willing to think the worst of you

There are always people who will enjoy it when things go wrong for you.

8. I believe that humans also have the capacity to fly; the problem is that we do not know how to conceive the right thoughts that will allow us to levitate.

A quote that refers to flying in the sense of achieving our dreams.

9. I believe that the ultimate purpose of all forms of art consists in the union between the material and the spiritual, the human and the divine.

A reflection on the essence of human beings.

10. The secret of the actor is to be oneself

A phrase that may seem contradictory, but which refers to how we people can know ourselves.

11. I believe that I was chosen as an instrument to give music, love and harmony to the world.

No one can doubt that Michael Jackson has a rare talent for music.

12. Animals do not attack out of malice, but to survive, the same goes for those who criticize, they want your blood, not your pain.

In his life, Michael Jackson always endured criticism from his detractors.

13. I'm going to make a change, and I'm going to feel good.

When we help others, we feel good about ourselves.

14. I see children in the street, without enough to eat. Who am I to be blind? By pretending I don't see their needs

A quote that appears in his song "Man in the mirror". A clear reference to how we look the other way when we come across people in need.

15. If you care enough about life make a little room, make a better place.

For Michael Jackson, it's up to us to live in a better world.

16. I used to dream. I used to look beyond the stars. Now I don't know where we are. Though I know we've drifted far away

Sometimes we can lose faith, when we see how we've destroyed the planet and how we kill each other.

17. If you don't have faith, you can go mad.

When we lose faith, we may feel weak in the face of adversity.

18. If I could tear down the walls that keep us apart. I know I could claim your heart and our perfect love would begin.

It is common for people, when they are angry, to put up a barrier that only further spoils the relationship.

19. I'm standing next to the man in the mirror. I ask him to change the way he does things.

To change the world, we must first change ourselves.

20. If you don't have that childhood memory of love, you're doomed to search the world over for something to fill that void. But no matter how much money you make or how famous you become, you will always continue to feel empty.

Michael Jackson, because he didn't enjoy his childhood, was always a child in an adult body.

21. Lies run short races, but the truth runs marathons.

It is better not to lie, because when you lie, you may get caught.

22. The bigger the star, the bigger the goal.

People who have bigger goals, go farther.

23. I love to create magic, to do something that is so strange, so unexpected, that people are amazed.

As an artist, Michael Jackson always stood out for his magic.

24. Remember, it will be us, the children of today, who will make the future world a better and happier place.

Every grain of sand we put in can make a difference for the future of the planet.

25. Whatever I sing I really feel it, when I sing a song I don't sing it if I don't feel it.

Few artists feel music as much as Michael Jackson.

26. If you can dream it, you can do it

Although it is not always the case, in most cases, wishing for something with all our might can lead us to get what we want.

27. Good music and great melodies are immortal. Culture changes, fashion changes, clothes change... Good music is immortal.

One of the characteristics of Michael Jackson's music is that his music has always been ahead of its time.

28. If you want to make the world a better place, look at yourself and make that change.

We cannot change the world without first changing our attitudes.

29. Sometimes when you are treated unfairly, it makes you stronger and more determined. I admire that kind of strength. People who have suffered get up and put their Blood and soul into what they believe in.

Pain can make us stronger when we know how to use bad times to learn.

30. Just because it's printed doesn't mean it's the gospel, people write negative things because they feel that's what sells, good news doesn't sell.

The media criticized Michael Jackson and lied a lot about his life because they knew he was a very popular character.

31. Thinking is the biggest mistake a dancer can make. You don't have to think, you have to feel

To dance well, you have to feel the music as part of the body, or make the body part of the music.

32. What encourages me is the medium. The art. That's the world in which I feel most comfortable.

Michael Jackson is considered one of the greatest artists of all time.

33. Every brother and sister is completely different. As in any family, there are different elements... That's what makes it a family.

Michael Jackson formed, together with his siblings, the well-known group called "The Jackson Five".

34. I am color blind. That's why one of my favorite symbols is the peacock, in whose feathers all the colors come together in harmony.

Michael Jackson confessing his admiration for the Peacocks.

35. For me, the greatest sin of all sins is to receive a gift and not cultivate it, so that it grows, since talent is a divine gift.

We all have talents to develop. It is great when we are passionate about them and develop them.

36. It is good that people think that I am a person and not a personality. Because when you grow up in the public eye, as I did, you tend to be automatically different.

Michael Jackson always missed not being able to be an ordinary person, because he grew up famous.

37. I've been an artist most of my life and I've never attacked a fellow artist. Great artists don't do that.

Michael Jackson was always a very noble person.

38. Every song represents something special, from charity, from relationships, from world peace, I can't choose one, because they all come from the soul. It's not just written words that rhyme

A reflection of Michael Jackson on his music.

39. The innocence of a child is an inexhaustible source of energy.

Since he lost much of his childhood, Michael always missed not having enjoyed his childhood like any other child.

40. My happiness is in giving and sharing, and having innocent fun.

Despite having everything, Michael Jackson was always present for great causes, those that helped the underprivileged.