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So much has now been said and written about the life and career of Michael Jackson that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth. Recent revelations are only the latest instalments of a saga that began decades ago. This book is the fruit of over 30 years of research and hundreds of exclusive interviews with a remarkable level of access to the very closest circles of the Jackson family - including Michael himself. Cutting through tabloid rumours, J. Randy Taraborrelli traces the real story behind the Michael Jackson we see and hear today, from his drilling as a child star through the blooming of his talent to his ever-changing personal appearance and bizarre publicity stunts. This major biography includes the behind-the-scenes story to many of the landmarks in Jackson's life: his legal and commercial battles, his marriages to Lisa Marie Presley and Debbie Rowe, his passions and addictions, his children. Objective and revealing, it carries the hallmarks of all of Taraborrelli's best-sellers: impeccable research, brilliant storytelling and definitive documentation.
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"Some of the rumors are true, some of the rumors are false, and a lot of the tales are just plain weird. There are speculations about sex, allegations of unchecked greed and suggestions of a highly dysfunctional family."
THE BOSTON GLOBE
After hundreds of interviews, celebrity biography J. Randy Taraborrelli tackes the rujors andinnendo that hover over the extraordinarily popular and talented family from Gary, Indiana. He traces the real story behind Michael's extensive plastic surgery; his bizarre publicity stunts; the mini-Disneyland built for his private use; the exciting Motown days of chart-busting records and tours; the phenomenal solo success that has brought Michael undreamed-of wealth and also great personal pain, and much more. It's the whole Jackson Family saga, and it's all in here.
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本書はマイケルの友人であるジャーナリストがマイケルの人生、キャリア、事件などをある一定の距離をとって冷静に記述してあるため、バイオグラフィーと言うより読み物として大変興味深く、長編でありながらあっという間に読み切れてしまう面白さであった。
マイケルジャクソンはキャリアなどでは非常に器用に多くのことを成し遂げた。しかし、彼のキャリア以外の人生の出来事は殆どといって崩壊に向かってしまう。彼が望んでいなくても、大スターになった彼には、一人の人生であるはずなのに、多くの力が彼の人生を曲げていってしまう。時にコントロールを失い、それでも自分の信念を最後まで曲げなかったように思う。その中で彼はスターとしてではなく、一人の人間として苦しみ、光を求めて、純粋に人生を探求していく。が、純粋が故に常人には理解されなかったり、裏切られたりと多くの苦痛を一般人の私達と同じように体験していたことがこの本によって少しだけわかったような気がした。
今彼が亡くなった今私がイチファンとして言えるのは、彼のうわべは幸福と思われる人生の中で彼は必死に人間として生きる意味、虐待された過去から脱却、世の中の彼への過度と思われる期待に一生懸命答えようとして生き、そして彼は彼の成すべきことをすべて成し、この世を去ったということだ。
最後に、安らかにお眠りください。
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本書はマイケルの友人であるジャーナリストがマイケルの人生、キャリア、事件などをある一定の距離をとって冷静に記述してあるため、バイオグラフィーと言うより読み物として大変興味深く、長編でありながらあっという間に読み切れてしまう面白さであった。
マイケルジャクソンはキャリアなどでは非常に器用に多くのことを成し遂げた。しかし、彼のキャリア以外の人生の出来事は殆どといって崩壊に向かってしまう。彼が望んでいなくても、大スターになった彼には、一人の人生であるはずなのに、多くの力が彼の人生を曲げていってしまう。時にコントロールを失い、それでも自分の信念を最後まで曲げなかったように思う。その中で彼はスターとしてではなく、一人の人間として苦しみ、光を求めて、純粋に人生を探求していく。が、純粋が故に常人には理解されなかったり、裏切られたりと多くの苦痛を一般人の私達と同じように体験していたことがこの本によって少しだけわかったような気がした。
今彼が亡くなった今私がイチファンとして言えるのは、彼のうわべは幸福と思われる人生の中で彼は必死に人間として生きる意味、虐待された過去から脱却、世の中の彼への過度と思われる期待に一生懸命答えようとして生き、そして彼は彼の成すべきことをすべて成し、この世を去ったということだ。
最後に、安らかにお眠りください。
（英語のレベルとしてはそんなに難しくはありませんでした。）
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分厚い本なので、読むことに専念できない場合はかなり読破まで時間が掛かることは確かです。読み解きながら、怒ったり胸苦しくなったり、スラスラ勧めたかと思えば、内容が辛くて一向にはかどらなかったりという日もあり。読後はやはり著者の結論を見届けたくなり、続編をやはり原書で購入しました。
読んで後悔はありません。著者への評判が好悪両方ともにあり、自分の分別を持って、冷静に判断するしか無いと思いながら読んでいます。どう影響されるかは、結局は本人次第、ということなのだと思います。あくまで自分の責任において、自分で調べてみたいという気持ちが強い人に、お勧めします。
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50 人中、48人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Eccentric but not Evil
2008/5/23
形式:ペーパーバック
I loved this book. I read it so fast and it's a thick book. I recently read "Be Careful who you Love". And it was so obviously biased and tabloid cheap- it left a really bad taste in my mouth. People have labeled that one un-biased ok not true for sure.
This author has a lot more legitimate interviews and a lot more compassion. But he is also real about how Michael is eccentric he has played the victim role a lot rather than take hold of his life.
What I discovered and found most shocking really was Michael and Lisa Marie really had something sexual and honest for a minute. The truth as the author puts it really is stranger than fiction. They really did love each other.
I think Michael has been through a tedious three ring circus of a life. He has been through hell really. At the end of the day at least he has been able to maintain compassion, believe in God, Love his children his fans and despite everything his family. Personally I believe it to be his best attribute.
I thought the book was very fair. Read it if you are interested in the truth about Mr. Jackson.
This author has a lot more legitimate interviews and a lot more compassion. But he is also real about how Michael is eccentric he has played the victim role a lot rather than take hold of his life.
What I discovered and found most shocking really was Michael and Lisa Marie really had something sexual and honest for a minute. The truth as the author puts it really is stranger than fiction. They really did love each other.
I think Michael has been through a tedious three ring circus of a life. He has been through hell really. At the end of the day at least he has been able to maintain compassion, believe in God, Love his children his fans and despite everything his family. Personally I believe it to be his best attribute.
I thought the book was very fair. Read it if you are interested in the truth about Mr. Jackson.
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Engrossing and very convincing.
2003/4/29
形式:マスマーケット|Amazonが確認した購入
Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness is pretty sensationalistic. Then again, so is the star who's the focal point of this book. J. Randy Taraborelli's notorious biography of Michael Jackson is very well written, with plenty of sources and documentation to support its assertions as well as an authorative tone of investigative journalism which really leads me to believe that what it describes is true.
Some of the book's most interesting points are about Michael and the Jackson siblings' relationship to Joe and Katharine Jackson. Taraborelli's thesis about the domination of Katharine Jackson over the Jackson children is fascinating stuff, as is his probe into the relationship between the two superstars, Michael and Janet. His analysis of Michael Jackson's music is also detailed and convincing, and he has many small anecdotal touches which add immensely to the flavour and make this book a very fast read indeed. Examples include a fan of the Jackson 5 who was allegedly seduced by Jackie Jackson; a secretary who claimed she was beaten up by Katharine and Janet Jackson; and a Soul Train dancer who may have taught Jackson his signature "Moonwalk" move but says that Jackson's version is not really a "Moonwalk".
I only have one criticism of this book, which is directed at the final few paragraphs of this book where Taraborelli steps out of objective mode and tries to state his thesis about how Michael Jackson became who he is. I felt that he had made his points well and clear before this without having to moralize about it. Nevertheless, it's a small flaw in what is otherwise a highly engaging biographical work. I've been hoping that Taraborelli would add some new chapters which would cover the turbulent decade in Jackson's career since this book's publication -- the Dangerous album, HIStory, "Scream", Blood on the Dance Floor, the marriage to Lisa Marie Presley...given his authority and smart writing, Taraborelli's observations and research into this material would be essential reading. But it's never too late, and one can always hope...
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Unputdownable
2004/7/28
形式:タートルバック
A riveting read in the typical conversational style of Taraborrelli. I zipped through it in about 1 week and couldn't put it down.
It details Jackson's early life to the present day and you definitely get an excellent interpretation of how the crazy success of his youth, coupled with difficult family relationships shaped the man and his actions today.
It is certainly testimony to the destructive nature of phenomenal wealth on a family, where greed seems to be the prime motivator even though they do love each other also. I suppose every family's dynamics are different and even difficult and the Jacksons have certainly lived theirs in the spotlight.
Taraborelli gives a very good insight into Jackson's character and you begin to understand some of the choices good and bad that he has made and is still making in his life. He is someone who has rarely experienced the word "NO" and this is obvious in his approach to situations - giving a very good impression of a belligerent teenager at times.
It's good to see photos as well, cause you can do a chronology of the changes made through plastic surgery and see finally the devastation of his face today. It is very sad, especially when you see photos of him in 1983-1984 when he was musically and physically insurmontable.
Unfortunately the way Jackson has chosen to live his life has overshadowed the incredibile musical legacy and sometimes I tend to forget what an important contributor he has been to our times.
Definitely a book for anyone who is interested in the ordinary and extraordinary - very well written - the style is only eclipsed by the subject matter - the Enigma that is Michael Jackson
It details Jackson's early life to the present day and you definitely get an excellent interpretation of how the crazy success of his youth, coupled with difficult family relationships shaped the man and his actions today.
It is certainly testimony to the destructive nature of phenomenal wealth on a family, where greed seems to be the prime motivator even though they do love each other also. I suppose every family's dynamics are different and even difficult and the Jacksons have certainly lived theirs in the spotlight.
Taraborelli gives a very good insight into Jackson's character and you begin to understand some of the choices good and bad that he has made and is still making in his life. He is someone who has rarely experienced the word "NO" and this is obvious in his approach to situations - giving a very good impression of a belligerent teenager at times.
It's good to see photos as well, cause you can do a chronology of the changes made through plastic surgery and see finally the devastation of his face today. It is very sad, especially when you see photos of him in 1983-1984 when he was musically and physically insurmontable.
Unfortunately the way Jackson has chosen to live his life has overshadowed the incredibile musical legacy and sometimes I tend to forget what an important contributor he has been to our times.
Definitely a book for anyone who is interested in the ordinary and extraordinary - very well written - the style is only eclipsed by the subject matter - the Enigma that is Michael Jackson
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