Michael's Birthday Interview On Good Morning America!!

(04-09-08) Still one of the biggest stars in the world and one of the most private, on the eve of his 50th Birthday, Michael Jackson gave us (Good Morning America) a rare interview.

Chris Connelly: How do bạn plan to celebrate your 50th birthday?

Michael: Oh, I'll just have a little cake with my children and we'll probably
watch some cartoons.

Facing a personal milestone that finds many people looking back, Jackson is focused on the future, which he thinks is brighter then ever.

Chris: As bạn look back on your career Michael, what would bạn have
done differently?

Michael: I am still looking phía trước, chuyển tiếp to doing a lot of great things, so that's
hard....I think the best is yet to come in my true humble opinion.

Well that would take some doing. Consider the electrifying start to his career in 1969 as the eleven năm old front man for the Jackson 5, serving up the catchiest tunes in Motown history with hát and dancing skills that seemed almost unearthly. Some four decades later it seems his tastes haven't changed that much.

Michael: I am just watching, bạn know, a little James Brown hiển thị right now.

Chris: Is that right?

Michael: I tình yêu James Brown. Yes.

As successful as he was with his brothers in the Jackson 5, Michael's career and his subsequent celebrity exploded when he went solo, leading to he says, "The best days of his life."

Chris: As bạn look back on 50 years in your career, at what point in
your career do bạn think bạn were the happiest?

Michael: The happiest? The recording of "Thriller" and the "Off The Wall" albums.
That meant very much to me and seemed to be received so beautifully bởi the
public and the world, bạn know. I enjoyed it very much.

While "Off the Wall" had a huge debut, "Thriller" would become the biggest success in âm nhạc business history and redefine the landscape of pop. "Thriller" spawned mega hits like 'Billie Jean' and 'Beat It,' and with that, at MTV and elsewhere, kicked down the doors s