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    King In the Mirror: The Reflection of Michael Jackson Vol.1
    King In the Mirror: The Reflection of Michael Jackson Vol.1
    King In the Mirror: The Reflection of Michael Jackson Vol.1
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    King In the Mirror: The Reflection of Michael Jackson Vol.1

    By Ryusui Seiryoin

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    Born into an impoverished large family in Gary, Indiana, a boy was to become the youngest singer to have a #1 hit in the United States as a member of The Jackson 5 and the first to inscribe his name in music history. Later, he made Thriller, the highest selling album on the planet. His music crossed all borders, achieving many unprecedented feats one after the other. This book is a fictionalized true story, a type of self-help book, and aims to discover truths about our own life from that of the legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson. This work is the first half of a book originally published by PHP Institute in Japan in 2010 and rewritten for English readers in 2012. This made-in-Japan content belongs to the BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateNov 28, 2012
    ISBN9781300456421
    King In the Mirror: The Reflection of Michael Jackson Vol.1

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      King In the Mirror - Ryusui Seiryoin

      King In the Mirror: The Reflection of Michael Jackson Vol.1

      King In The Mirror: The Reflection Of Michael Jackson Vol.1

      Originally written in Japanese and translated by Ryusui Seiryoin

      Cover illustration by Kai Chamberlain

      Cover design by Tanya

      This book is first published in Japan in 2010.

      Japanese edition copyright © 2010 Ryusui Seiryoin / PHP Institute

      English edition copyright © 2012 Ryusui Seiryoin / The BBB: Breakthrough Bandwagon Books

      All rights reserved.

      ISBN: 978-1-300-45642-1

      Prefatory Note

      Do you wanna be starting something?

      Like a thriller?

      Foreword

      At times, I ask the man in the mirror a question:

      Do you remember when the course of your (my) life was decided?

      * * *

      When I was a child, I just followed the path my parents had set for me, like many people do.

      While some people might only follow that early path, I suppose the majority must follow intently the other path that they later choose for themselves.

      At least in my case, this was true.

      Then, I wonder, when did I choose this path for my life?

      * * *

      There was definitely a big sign. Yeah ... I remember it well.

      A sign that can change the path of your life often turns out to be an encounter with a particular person.

      Of course, an encounter with a book can also change your life.

      * * *

      A moving reading experience is similar to an encounter with that special person.

      Introduction: The Mystery of a Gift

      To the south of Lake Michigan lies Gary, Indiana. Smoke rising from the chimneys of steel mills clouds the vision of this city, which has the highest African American population in the United States. A man was born here into a large, impoverished family and was given a name with the initials MJ.

      When this man was born, he already had brothers and sisters. More siblings were born after him. His parents and their nine children lived in a small house. They never imagined that the initials MJ would become a kind of icon that would stand for Michael Jackson, that they would later become the most famous musical family in the world.

      The mother, Katherine, had a very beautiful voice and was good at playing the piano and clarinet. If she hadn’t suffered from polio and become disabled, she, too, might have aspired to a career as a singer.

      While working as a crane operator at a local steel mill, the father, Joseph, also played and sang with an amateur R&B band called the Falcons that his brother also played in. They always rehearsed at Joseph’s house, so their family could watch them every time. Joseph singing and playing the guitar looked much cooler to his children than any other superstar.

      When Joseph was away, his children would secretly bring out their father’s precious guitar from the closet and practice with it. Their mother soon noticed, but kept their secret. She seemed to regard their actions as far more sensible than their becoming juvenile delinquents in street gangs. Thanks to music, none of her children became gangsters.

      One day, the second oldest son, Tito, broke a guitar string while practicing. Joseph found out that his children had been playing his precious

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