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‘I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and I’d see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead.’
Оглавление—Michael Jackson
The kids were fascinated by their dad’s skill with the guitar, and whenever he left the house they would sneak to the closet where he kept it safely hidden and pull it out to practise on. Tito, Jackie and Jermaine would all try out scales and chords, trying to emulate the sounds their father made and the tunes they had heard on the radio. Then one day Joe returned to find a string broken on the guitar. Initially angry, he said to Tito, ‘Let me see what you can do.’ When Tito then showed how adept he’d become, Joe realized that the kids hadn’t just been fooling around and were taking music seriously. The three oldest brothers were determined to show their dad their ability and, over time, with the encouragement of their mum, Joe let them start spending time together rehearsing.
As much as the band was a tight unit of five, they were always part of a larger clan.
Above, younger brother Randy joins his older siblings while below they are joined by Janet.
Michael the child and Michael the young man. Perhaps a way to keep his childhood self alive, Michael frequently sported a Mickey Mouse design on his clothes.
