Moonwalk

　　這本書是唯一Michael Jackson親筆撰寫的傳記書：《Moonwalk》一書，在 Michael Jackson如日中天的1988年出版，甫一出版即成為超級暢銷書，到1994絕版為止累積銷量超過50萬本。

　　充滿神秘感的Michael，對於私人生活極為保護，在本書裡，他首度表白對於自己童年、Jackson Five時期童星生涯，甚至與他父親之間愛恨交雜的情結。他甚至針對整形的影射與指責，做出了回應。

　　他也暢談了自己的創作理念，對於音樂、對於表演的個人看法，包含多首名曲的誕生，甚至Moonwalk舞步的創作歷程。另外，還包含他與許多知名傑出音樂人合作的歷程與看法，這串夢幻的名單包含：包括Diana Ross、披頭四成員Paul McCartney、傳奇黑人廠牌摩城Motown 創始人Berry Gordy、合作「Thriller」、「Bad」等專輯的製作人 Quincy Jones、名演員 Fred Astaire、Marlon Brando、Katharine Hepburn 等。

　　Michael在2009瘁逝之後，此書的出版社Random House決定再版這本1994年絕版至今、MJ迷之間口耳相傳的夢幻逸品。

　　本次再版除了復刻第一版的封面與排版內容之外，書中也收錄不曾在媒體曝光的私人照片；新版更特別之處，在於特別增加一篇由Michael親友回憶他的文章作為新的前言。

　　這本書除了是瞭解Michael Jackson，當然的最佳第一手資料，更是關於這位流行樂傳奇最佳的珍藏品。

　　The #1 New York Times bestseller! Michael Jackson’s one and only autobiography – his life, in his words.

　　“I’ve always wanted to be able to tell stories, you know, stories that came from my soul. I’d like to sit by a fire and tell people stories – make them see pictures, make them cry and laugh, take them anywhere emotionally with something as deceptively simple as words. I’d like to tell tales to move their souls and transform them. I’ve always wanted to be able to do that. Imagine how the great writers must feel, knowing they have that power. I sometimes feel I could do it. It’s something I’d like to develop. In a way, songwriting uses the same skills, creates the emotional highs and lows, but the story is a sketch. It’s quicksilver. There are very few books written on the art of storytelling, how to grip listeners, how to get a group of people together and amuse them. No costumes, no makeup, no nothing, just you and your voice, and your powerful ability to take them anywhere, to transform their lives, if only for minutes.” –Michael Jackson, in Moonwalk

　　From the 1988 edition:

　　Megastar Michael Jackson’s singularly brilliant career and intensely private lifestyle have become a magnificent obsession for millions of rock fans and celebrity watchers throughout the world. His double-platinum singles rocket to the top of the music charts with a velocity equaled only by the inevitable accompaniment of wild rumors about his eccentric personal life. Now for the first time, Michael Jackson breaks the fiercely guarded barrier of silence that has surrounded him in a remarkably candid and courageous book — Moonwalk.

　　In this intimate and often moving personal account of Michael Jackson’s public and private life, he recalls a childhood that was both harsh and joyful but always formidable. Michael and his brothers played amateur music shows and seamy Chicago strip joints until Motown’s corporate image makers turned the Jackson 5 into worldwide superstars. Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5 have combined sales of over 200 million albums. He talks about the happy prankster days of his youth, traveling with his brothers, and of his sometimes difficult relationships with his family over the years. He speaks candidly about the inspiration behind his music, his mesmerizing dance moves, and the compulsive drive to create that has made him one of the biggest stars in the music business and a legend in his own time. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Thriller as the biggest-selling-album of all time.

　　In Moonwalk, Michael Jackson shares his personal feelings about some of his most public friends…friends like Diana Ross, Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, Paul McCartney, Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, and Katharine Hepburn. He talks openly about the crushing isolation of his fame, of his first love, of his plastic surgery, and of his wholly exceptional career and the often bizarre and unfair rumors that have surrounded it.

　　Illustrated with rare photographs from Jackson family albums and Michael’s personal photographic archives, as well as a drawing done by Michael exclusively for this book, Moonwalk is a memorable journey to the very heart and soul of a modern musical genius.

作者簡介

MICHAEL JACKSON

　　He was the undisputed King of Pop and has been called ”the greatest entertainer who ever lived.”

SHAYE AREHEART

　　SHAYE AREHEART was, along with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Michael Jackson’s original editor.