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Michael Jackson's Thriller
Summary
"The 40th Anniversary of the Greatest Pop Album Ever By the late 1970s, Michael Jackson was eager to see how far his talent could take him—alone, without his brothers. It was an exciting dream for Michael, but also a scary one. He wasn’t sure he was ready for some of the harsh realities of adulthood, let alone the music industry. “I was raised on the stage and that’s where I’m comfortable,” he said in a 1983 interview. “Everything else is foreign to me.” Ready or not, Michael’s ambition drove him forward. He wanted to do something amazing, something spectacular, something that would make people remember the name Michael Jackson forever. That vision eventually led to Thriller. "