Most people know Michael Jackson for his music, but I'm about to provide evidence that is not what Mr. Jackson actually wanted to be known for, and he actually devoted his life to fighting another battle.
Example 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NZLuFgfCy4
If you can't make out his phonecall, here's the transcript.
"They suck... They’re like leeches. I’m so tired of it. They start out the most popular person in the world, make a lot of money, big house, cars and everything. End up penniless. It is conspiracy. The Jews do it on purpose.“
Sounds like a fluke, right? Nope.
Example 2:
Exactly 10 years before, Michael Jackson went to Brazil, and against everyone's advice, he refused to change these lyrics
"Jew me, sue me, everybody do me/ Kick me, kike me, don't you black or white me."
In a song literally called "They don't care about us".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjDJfVbKn1o
So what was going on for 10 years straight, that Michael Jackson had this opinion of Jews? Well, most people think he was just a Singer/Dancer, but his real success story was, he owned The Beatles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Music_Publishing#Sale_of_ATV_Music_to_Michael_Jackson
In 1981, American singer Michael Jackson collaborated with Paul McCartney, writing and recording several songs together. Jackson stayed at the home of McCartney and his wife Linda during the recording sessions, becoming friendly with both. One evening while at the dining table, McCartney brought out a thick, bound notebook displaying all the songs to which he owned the publishing rights. Jackson grew more excited as he examined the pages. He inquired about how to buy songs and how the songs were used.[13] McCartney explained that music publishing was a lucrative part of the music business. Jackson replied by telling McCartney that he would buy the Beatles' songs one day. McCartney laughed, saying "Great. Good joke."[14]
Jackson was first informed that the ATV catalog was up for sale in September 1984 by his attorney, John Branca, who had put together Jackson's earlier catalogue acquisitions. Warned of the competition he would face in buying such popular songs, Jackson remained resolute in his decision to purchase them.[13][15] Branca approached McCartney's attorney to query whether the Beatle was planning to bid. The attorney stated he wasn't; it was "too pricey."[15][16] According to Bert Reuter, who negotiated the sale of ATV Music for Holmes à Court, "We had given Paul McCartney first right of refusal but Paul didn't want it at that time."[17] Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono had been contacted as well but also did not enter bidding.[16]
The competitors in the 1984 sale of ATV Music included Charles Koppelman and Marty Bandier's New York-based the Entertainment Co., Virgin Records, New York real estate tycoon Samuel J. LeFrak, and financier Charles Knapp. On November 20, 1984, Jackson sent a bid of $46 million to Holmes à Court. Branca suggested the amount of the bid after having spent time evaluating the earnings of the catalogue and learning of another bid for $39 million. Jackson was only interested in the music copyrights, but the package also included buildings, a recording studio and studio equipment. The two sides signed a non-binding memorandum of mutual interest in December 1984 and Jackson's team began a four-month process of verifying ATV Music's legal documents, financial reports, and every significant composition in the nearly 4000-song catalog.[13]
The two sides began drafting contracts in January 1985 and follow-through meetings began on March 16. Jackson's team described the negotiations as frustrating, with frequent shifts of position by the seller. One Holmes à Court representative described the negotiations as a "game of poker". Jackson's team thought they had reached a deal several times, but new bidders would enter the picture or they would encounter new areas of debate. The prospective deal went through eight drafts. In May 1985, Jackson's team walked away from negotiations after having spent hundreds of hours and over $1 million. In June 1985, they learned Koppelman/Bandier had made a tentative agreement with Holmes à Court to buy the catalog for $50 million.[13]
But in early August, Holmes à Court contacted Jackson and talks resumed. Jackson only raised his bid to $47.5 million, but he had the advantage of being able to close the deal faster, having completed due diligence of ATV Music prior to any formal agreement.[13] He also agreed to visit Australia as a guest of Holmes à Court and appear on the Channel Seven Perth Telethon.[13][17] Holmes à Court included some more assets and agreed to establish a scholarship in Jackson's name at a U.S. university.[13] Branca closed the deal and purchased ATV Music on Jackson's behalf for $47.5 million on August 10. 1985.[13][15] In October 1985, Jackson fulfilled his contract provision to visit Perth, Western Australia and appear on the telethon, where he spoke briefly and met with two children.[13][17]
The only Beatles song in the Northern Songs catalog that was excluded from the sale was "Penny Lane", the rights to which were gifted by Holmes à Court to his then-teenage daughter Catherine before the sale, as it was her favorite Beatles song.[18][19]
He only offered to sell half of his controlling stake to Sony in 1995, but we all saw what came after that. He was hit by "molestation" accusations and finally, got whacked in 2009 by his Doctor.
With Jacko finally dead, Sony went ahead and could now buy the entire rights to The Beatles songs.
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