Did you know the shocking secrets of Michael Jackson?

Michael Jackson, the moonwalker who died an unfortunate death at the age of 50, was a man of diverse tastes. Post his death, many unknown facts about the musician have unravelled, most of them being shocking revelations - be it his sinking health, drastic weight loss (he weighed a mere 50 kg when he died), financial losses, debts, et al.

The music legend conquered the world with his music, dancing skills and style. MJ was named as the most successful entertainer of all times by the Guinness World Records. No doubt, he was a true genius. 

Are you aware of the hidden secrets of Michael Jackson? Here are many more secrets of MJ which are yet to be unraveled publically. 

  

Jackson regularly wore a black armband to remind people of children suffering around the world.

  

The world was left in shock and anger when with the ‘Child dangling incident’ when he brought his newborn son onto the balcony of his room as fans stood below, holding him in his right arm, with a cloth loosely draped over the baby's face.
  

Michael Jackson wore an iconic crystal rhinestone studded glove while performing the moonwalk.

  

In 1984 a French fan committed suicide because he couldn’t have surgery to look like Jackson.

  

Michael Jackson invented and patented special boots that allowed the wearer to lean so far forward that it seems to defy gravity. He used these for the famous lean in the Smooth Criminal music video.

  

Unlike many artists, Jackson did not write his songs on paper. Instead he would dictate into a sound recorder, and when recording he would sing the lyrics from memory.

  

Michal Jackson rescued a three-year-old chimpanzee Bubbles from a Texas cancer research centre. The chimpanzee used to accompany him everywhere and would even be dressed up in the same outfit as Jackson and toured with him on his Bad tour.

  

14. Michael Jackson’s Neverland range was a dream come true for him. He paid USD17 million in 1988 for the Ranch which had a theme park, a movie theatre, railway station and a zoo. However, it has been sold after his death. 

  

Michael Jackson was believed to sleep in an oxygen chamber for beauty purposes and long life. He later donated the bed to a Californian medical center as a therapeutic aid for burn victims. It may be a rumour but who knows when its MJ.

  

Jackson had a pet python called Crusher.

  

Michael Jackson was a vegetarian.

  

Michael Jackson didn’t need instruments for music but imitated the instruments using his voice. He believed that it is easier to sing a drum line, or sing a bass, instead of playing a drum line or a bass with an instrument.

  

Michael Jackson has been immortalized in numerous sculptures.

  

Jackson suffered from a rare skin disease called vitiligo, which causes sufferers to lose pigmentation in their skin.

  

Michael Jackson burnt his hair and suffered burns when an explosion set his hair on fire during production of a Pepsi advertisement in 1984.