king-of-pop:

When I was like 12,13,14,15 years old, I remember the ceiling of my bedroom was at an angle and I remember having Michael’s posters in my bedroom.
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When I saw his movie, you know at one point whatever we see in newspapers, whatever we hear in the radio we take some and we leave alot, but even sometimes we take some, even us in show business. And I thought at one point that Michael was sick. And when I said ‘Ya know it’s not fair to go through this being sick like that.’ But when I saw the movie I was very mad because he was in top shape and I was very mad that he is no longer with us.
-Oprah Winfrey interview, 2010

When I was 15 years old, I saw Michael on television and he changed my life. I was never the same after that and because of him I decided that I needed to learn how to speak and sing in English. He came to see my show a few years ago, he even sat in that seat right over there…and I don’t think I saw anybody else that night other than him.
-Return To Las Vegas Show, 2011