Michael Jackson by Steve Barron
Friday, 26. June 2009 - 9:17 am
“His manager said to me: ‘make sure you find room for him to dance’. So I went through it with him, and said we had this chorus that we could do the dancing.
“When we came to do it, I said ‘I’ll show you all the paving stones that light up’, and I led him along the street: This one, these two, that one…’ So I said: ‘shall we walk through it and rehearse?’, and he said: ‘No, let’s just do it.’
“I’m on camera tracking back as he came forward… and it was astounding. At no time before did you have any idea… nobody did, until that moment. And then when he came forward through that chorus, literally my eyepiece steamed up, and I’m thinking: ‘fucking hell, this is amazing, he is incredible.’ Dancing on his toes, the whole thing.
“We shot that first take, got to the end, and everyone – up in the gantries, eating their sandwiches, reading the paper, painters working on another set – just burst into applause.
“We all just knew we’d seen another era of superstar that the world was about to see. It was a major moment.”
Steve Barron on the making of his video for Billie Jean (from PROMO July ’06)
28. June 2009 - 10:45 am
Michael Jackson is my favorite pop artist ever since i was a child. He is truly the King of Pop and i am saddened by this news.
28. June 2009 - 2:00 pm
This video is my childhood. So sad that i will not see him in concert next month.
30. June 2009 - 8:39 am
I am completely heartbroken that the world has lost such an incredible person. Michael jackson has been an inspertation to me my entire life and the second I saw the making on Thriller at about 7 years old, I knew I wanted to make music videos. The rest is HIStory. RIP Michael Jackson.
4. July 2009 - 7:21 am
there would be no other King of Pop like Michael Jackson. he would always be the King.
8. July 2009 - 3:25 pm
Michael Jackson would still be remembered as only King of Pop. We would surely miss him.
22. July 2009 - 7:04 am
all of my friends are Michael Jackson fans, we would really miss the King of Pop.
1. August 2009 - 1:01 am
Michael Jackson will be the greatest pop singer in the whole world. Everyone will miss him.
5. September 2009 - 3:51 am
i idolize Michael Jackson because of his great achievement in the Pop Music. farewell King of Pop.
16. October 2009 - 1:09 pm
| Michael Jackson is truly the King of Pop. i am a die hard fan of him and we are going to miss him now that he is gone.
1. November 2009 - 5:00 pm
i am already a great fan of Michael Jackson ever since i was just a little kid. i would really miss the King of Pop.
8. December 2009 - 12:05 am
Hey did you know a “scooter” is also a iceboat or a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame, suitable for traveling over ice? Nope, me either lol.
14. December 2009 - 3:43 pm
Michael Jackson would always be the best popstar ever. i love all his songs and his live concerts.
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31. December 2009 - 6:44 am
Michael Jackson is truly the King of Pop. He made a lot of great songs in the area of Pop Music. His death is a great loss to the music industry.
10. January 2010 - 12:40 pm
Michael Jackson is one of the greatest singer in our time. He is really the King of Pop and we would really miss this great person.
24. February 2010 - 3:51 am
Whether you like him or not, he is one of the greatest pop singer the world has even seen. Farewell, legend. You’ve done well to this world.
19. March 2010 - 3:25 am
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