Joe Jackson was a tragic figure. He was a serene country boy who signed a confession he couldn't read. He was illiterate.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People had this image of the Jacksons as the perfect American family and I destroyed that image. But what people have to understand is writing that book was very healing for me.
Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher; but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood.
Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early days.
There's no doubt my having been a ballplayer made me feel a special sense of responsibility to Joe Jackson's life.
Michael Jackson had a stable vision. He had a strong message, not only pop. People just fainted at his concert.
I feel very fortunate to be compared to somebody so incredible. Michael Jackson's an icon.
I think Joe Jackson is a great American figure. In my opinion, he became a scapegoat.
Joe Jackson is a great man. The problem that people have with my father is that he tells it like it is. He's just straight up and doesn't beat around the bush. Tough love.
Gregory Lee Johnson was an idiot.
Michael Jackson is an accidental civil rights leader - an accidental pioneer. He broke ground and barriers in so many different realms in artistry, in pictures, in movies, in music, you name it.