Ebony Jet Interview 1987

Question:  “Do you ever think about being an Ambassador, the fact that you’re accepted around this whole world?”

Michael Jackson:  “I feel I’m that already with my music, what I’ve done with music cuz it breaks all barriers.  I don’t have to make a political statement.  I do all of that with music.  It breaks all language barriers and everything to all races of people.  It goes all over the world…and, it’s fun to see kids from India, or whatever country you name, who know about the music.”

August 1977

Michael Jackson Age 19

“When I get onstage, I don’t know what happens.  It feels so good, it’s like it’s the safest place in the world for me…I was raised on stage.  Certain people were created for certain things, and I think our job is to entertain the world.  I don’t see any other thing that I could be doing.  I’ve seen the very rich and the very poor, but I’m mainly interested in the poor…I want to appreciate what I have, and try to help others.  When I go to other countries, I wish to see the ‘poorer’ parts.  I want to see what it’s really like to starve.  I don’t want to hear , or read it.  I want to see it.  It’s a whole different thing when you see it.  All the things I’ve read in my school books about England and the Queen were okay, but my eyes are the greatest book in the world.  When we did the Royal Command Performance and then after it, I actually looked into the Queen’s eyes, it was the greatest thing!  And, it’s the same with starvation, when you see it, you just receive a little more.”

The definition of ambassador describes someone who is a representative for others, often a country’s representative.  Yes, Michael Jackson was a citizen of the United States, and, therefore, one could leap to the conclusion that he was the representative of his country.  But, representing a single country is too limited in scope when defining Michael Jackson.  In the span of my lifetime, Michael Jackson has no equal.  As in so many areas, defining Michael requires a new standard.  Michael put a face to all cultures, all races of people.  Michael saw everything with his heart.  He gave his love expecting nothing in return.  Seeing no color, no boundaries, no borders, no religions, he felt that all life was in him.  For those who struggled with the goodness of the man, their choice was to believe that he was too good to be true.  Frequently, hindsight is better than foresight.  Unfortunately, the nonbelievers find no wisdom in that, and continue to hold on to media-myth brainwashing lies.  They are unable to comprehend that out of his humility came gratitude and his gift for giving.  “Love is the juice, the energy that motivates my music, my dancing, EVERYTHING.”  (Michael Jackson)  For some, the fear of Michael Jackson’s global power has created an “institution” for defaming…often called trolls, these people spend their days spewing vomit across the internet.  “If you tell a lie often enough, people will believe it.”  (Michael Jackson)  These groups subscribe to that theory, and, daily, hourly, spew venom.  The myth-making media choose a more “refined” strategy…it is called “THE TAKE-DOWN PIECE”.  In their “self-righteous” indignation, they often resort to pieces written years ago, never benefitting from court transcripts, FBI files and other FACTS.  I often remind myself that the group just described does not have numbers in the millions, but, far, FAR less.  Michael’s ambassadorship represents masses of people on every corner of the planet.  I take heart in that fact.

FACES FILL WITH MADNESS

MIRACLES UNHEARD OF, HOLD ON

FAITH IS FOUND IN THE WINDS

ALL WE HAVE TO DO

IS REACH FOR THE TRUTH

YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD, ( I CAN’T DO IT BY MYSELF)

YOU CAN TOUCH THE SKY, (GONNA TAKE SOMEBODY’S HELP)

YOU’RE THE CHOSEN ONE (I’M GONNA NEED SOME KIND OF SIGN)

IF WE ALL CRY AT THE SAME TIME TONIGHT.

MICHAEL JACKSONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj3MfUR35CM

“Michael’s life is simply another example of God’s presence on Earth.  It’s another example of God’s work and guidance.  Michael was God’s messenger for our modern age.”  E. Michelle Billeaudeaux  AN ANGEL AMONG US…We called Him Michael Jackson…spiritual journey

“Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

Albert Einstein 1950

“IT DIDN’T MATTER WHAT COLOR OUR SKIN WAS OR WHICH COUNTRY WE CALLED HOME.  WE ARE ALL ONE GLOBAL FAMILY.”

Michael Jackson

“I don’t understand racism.  We are all the same and I have the perfect hypothesis to prove it.  I play to all these countries and they cry in all the same places in my show.  They laugh in all the same places.  They become hysterical in all the same places.  They faint in the same places…and, that’s my perfect hypothesis.  There is a commonality that we are all the same.”

Michael Jackson

To be sure, Michael met with dignitaries in every country he visited.  Many spoke of his visit…”This event is worth ten years of diplomacy with the West.  At last the West will recognize us as a proper European country and not a strange name in an atlas.”  Romanian Prime Minister, October 1, 1992.  Other world leaders met with Michael here in the United States…”March 21, 2001  After meeting with President Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ends his United States trip by meeting Michael.  They discuss the possibility of Michael traveling to Israel this summer at a reception for Sharon at the home of Israel businessman Benny Shabtai.”  Adrian Grant

“YOU WRITE THE SONGS THAT MAKE THE WORLD DANCE.”

Liza Minelli

Michael Jackson Inducted into the National Academy of Songwriters Hall of Fame

2002

While Michael unites us, very little can divide us.  A Fan wrote, “If people took notice of the beautiful things he did and still does, they would all see and understand why he is so appreciated for being on earth as long as he was allowed…and, why he is loved by the many who DO understand.”  We, Michael’s Army of Love, are united in our desire to PAY MICHAEL FORWARD by protecting his life and legacy…and, by making a difference in the world in his name.

“Throughout the past decade or so, Michael would come and stay at the house quite a bit, sometimes with his children, and sometimes alone.  It was an extraordinary time.  Michael was an amazing houseguest because he really didn’t require any attention.  He liked to clean his own room and make his own bed and he taught his kids to do that, much to our amazement.  Michael was filled with humility and sensitivity, reverence and respect for anyone and everyone.  And, most of all, the love he had for his kids equaled the love he had for his fans.  He just was a guy that was beyond amazing.  And, it’s sad that we hear all these frivolous stories that have been created about him.”  Al Malnik

“Must Michael still endure this filthy barrage so that the rest of us see the bravery and are encouraged by it for our life struggles?  It seemed almost as if someone somewhere became intolerant with the ever-increasing power and influence which Michael enjoyed and planned for it to end in the most cruel manner imaginable.”  Adrian Grant

“WHY WE CAN’T TAKE OUR EYES AND MINDS OFF HIM…BECAUSE HE ENTERED DEEPLY IN OUR SOULS…BECAUSE HE GAVE US EVERYTHING…BECAUSE HE EXPLOITED HIMSELF TO EXHAUSTION.  HE GAVE US NEW MAGIC SHOWS.  HE WAS NOT TURNED BACK WHEN WE OFFENDED AND DOUBTED HIM…BECAUSE HE ALWAYS TURNED MORE FASCINATING AND MORE AMAZING TO OUR DELIGHT…AND BECAUSE HE SIMPLY LOVED US WITH ALL HIS HEART.”  Leonard Muhammad

As an Ambassador of Love, Michael traveled the world more than eight times, healing hurts, crushing pain, bringing us together.  His ability to be knocked down and get back up again showed us strength, helping us believe we could do the same.  His messages were dictated from his soul, uniting the peoples of the world in a desire to make a difference.    When we reeled from the attacks of 9/11, he gave us his message:

“Join hands and reach to the heavens…don’t do it because I’m asking you to do it…do it because it’s the right thing to do.  Now, I ask you for a moment of love and silence…and tonight we all stand united and ask ‘WHAT MORE CAN I GIVE’, and when we leave here tonight, let us take this love and give it to all the people everywhere in every corner of the earth.  To the families of the victims of September 11th that are here with us tonight, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  You are in our hearts, and you are in our thoughts, and you are in our prayers.” 

Michael Jacksonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7baeBy7E-w

Now that Michael spends his days in a more perfect place, we are left to carry his message to a needy world.  AMBASSADORS OF LOVE ALL…our task is daunting, just as it was when Michael faced it for five decades…we are strengthened by one another, and when we falter, we return to the messages and life of the WORLD’S GREATEST AMBASSADOR OF LOVE…“And when this flag blows, There’ll be no more wars…and when all calls I will answer all your prayers…SHOW THE WORLD.”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97pUWyU9_VE

I love you all.

Jude

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