August 24. 2020

Michael Jackson

The late singer, Michael Jackson, who died at age 50 from a pharmaceutical drug overdose, deliberately done by Dr. Conrad Murray, slammed fellow music legends the Beatles and Elvis. Old handwritten notes by Jackson were unearthed recently where he complained of racism.

The Beatles

In the the notes written in the 1980s, Jackson slammed MTV for playing mostly white artists. During that time period MTV did not play many black recording artists. They mostly played music videos by white pop and rock singers. However, Jackson became the biggest star on MTV and most music channels.

Elvis

Jackson wrote of the Beatles, "Yes these guys were good, but they weren’t better singers or dancers than the blacks." Yahoo News reported that Jackson stated of singer Bruce Springsteen, nicknamed "The Boss" that he would who him, "Who's boss."

Bruce Springsteen

Jackson stated of singer Elvis, "Elvis is NOT King. I am not prejudiced, it’s just time for the first Black King now." Sadly, Elvis was racist. As I was told recently, Elvis allegedly stated in a quote not circulated often in the mainstream, "The only thing a black woman can do for me is buy my records and shine my shoes." Elvis never admitted making the statement.

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Michael Jackson criticised Elvis and The Beatles in unearthed notes condemning racism in music industry

August 24, 2020 - Michael Jackson took aim at The Beatles and Elvis Presley in a number of handwritten notes that criticised racism in the music industry. The notes are believed to have been penned by Jackson in 1987, the same year his acclaimed album Bad was released.

In them, he condemned music channel MTV and American magazines for “shunning” black entertainers in favour of their white counterparts, calling out a number of white artists to highlight his point. Jackson wrote of The Beatles, “Yes these guys were good, but they weren’t better singers or dancers than the blacks.”

He also declared that he would show Bruce Springsteen – commonly referred to by his nickname The Boss – “who’s boss”. “Elvis is NOT King,” wrote Jackson. “I am not prejudiced, it’s just time for the first Black King now”...

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