Inthis#1NewYorkTimesbestseller,MichaelJacksontellsthestoryofhislife,inhiswords.InthisintimateandoftenmovingpersonalaccountofMichaelJackson’spublicandprivatelife,herecallsachildhoodthatwasbothharshandjoyfulbutalwaysformidable.MichaelandhisbrothersplayedamateurmusicshowsandseamyChicagostripjointsuntilMotown’scorporateimagemakersturnedtheJackson5intoworldwidesuperstars.Hetalksaboutthehappypranksterdaysofhisyouth,travelingwithhisbrothers,andofhissometimesdifficultrelationshipswithhisfamilyovertheyears.Hespeakscandidlyabouttheinspirationbehindhismusic,hismesmerizingdancemoves,andthecompulsivedrivetocreatethathasmadehimoneofthebiggeststarsinthemusicbusinessandalegendinhisowntime.Jacksonalsoshareshispersonalfeelingsaboutsomeofhismostpublicfriends...friendslikeDianaRoss,BerryGordy,QuincyJones,PaulMcCartney,FredAstaire,MarlonBrando,andKatharineHepburn.Hetalksopenlyaboutthecrushingisolationofhisfame,ofhisfirstlove,ofhisplasticsurgery,andofhiswhollyexceptionalcareerandtheoftenbizarreandunfairrumorsthathavesurroundedit.IllustratedwithrarephotographsfromJacksonfamilyalbumsandMichael’spersonalphotographicarchives,aswellasadrawingdonebyMichaelexclusivelyforthisbook,Moonwalkisamemorablejourneytotheveryheartandsoulofamodernmusicalgenius.
