Making Michael delves deep inside the career of one of the most successful, enigmatic and controversial entertainers of all time: Michael Jackson.
Side-stepping sensationalism, journalist Mike Smallcombe paints a vivid portrait of a man few people truly knew, the Michael Jackson who made making music his life’s work rather than the one portrayed on the front pages of the tabloids.
Interviewing over sixty of Jackson's associates including managers, lawyers, music executives, producers, musicians and engineers – many of whom are speaking about their experiences publicly for the first time – he provides exclusive access to one of the biggest-selling recording artists in history.
Featuring a foreword by Matt Forger, one of Jackson's longest serving and most loyal collaborators, Making Michael takes readers into the studio with the King of Pop, charting the creation of record-breaking albums including Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous and HIStory and the twists and turns that occurred along the way. Untold stories, revelations and secrets finally see the light of day as Jackson's career outside the studio is also examined.
Supported by the people who shared the journey with him, Making Michael takes readers behind the scenes, revealing Jackson at his best; and at his most unrelenting, ruthlessly pursuing perfection and displaying a cutthroat shrewdness and competitiveness few knew existed.
He is one of the most iconic musicians of the 20th century and his songs form the soundtrack for many of our lives.
Michael Jackson has sold almost 200 million records and continues to gain new fans, even after his death in 2009.
These previously unseen pictures of the King of Pop show his life journey from young singing sensation to seasoned superstar, charting a dramatic change in his looks because of his extensive cosmetic surgery.
They are behind-the-scenes images which accompany a new, revelatory book which documents his meteoric rise and runaway career.
Making Michael delves deep inside the success story of one of the most enigmatic entertainers of all time.
But these candid snaps show the megastar off guard and in the wings while working and recording his hit albums Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and HIStory.
And there are outtakes from the cover shoot for his classic 1979 album Off The Wall, taken at the Griffith Observatory in California.
And he's photographed with collaborators including legendary music producer Quincy Jones.
Author Mike Smallcombe interviews managers, lawyers, producers, musicians and engineers who worked with the star, from his beginnings in The Jackson 5 in 1963 to his final weeks in 2009.
