Michael Jackson 1980 interview with Janet

[@LeanneBrodie88]

The way he spoke never changed. It slowly matured but he still sounded the same.

[@dj.sobxrbe]

if you listen to his interviews he had a southernish accent until the the thriller era he kinda lost it by then

[@naiel18]

@@dj.sobxrbe yes his accent was different during 2000s era

[@erenyeeagah204]

@@naiel18 hed speak more "proper" or "white" in later interviews but in his private videos you could hear his accent coming out or when he got emotional about something in an inteview.

[@donjonesmusic860]

@@dj.sobxrbethat midwest accent with certain words until the thriller era ❤👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@xtra8896]

Janet was just 14 years old here but she did great on catching the questions and paraphrase it to Michael.I think it was a smart move to make sure the questions are still wholesome😃

[@GalenJoyce-ff2cp]

From what I've read, Janet didn't particularly enjoy the experience.

[@tylerch8]

Yes! She basically grew up in Beverly Hills and in great schools, but naturally I think she was so intuitive and bright.

[@garfieldharrison510]

So you see in the end He got his wish. His music touched all groups of people around the world.

[@victoriakawesa3558]

Michael was extremely mature, ahead of his time. I loved that he knew his purpose and destiny very early on, what his passion was and how to get it. So inspiring....Janet sounded so sweet and mature as well. Great interview.

[@Daniela-rr3wi]

So funny how Janet wanted to answer some questions herself. That interview warmed my soul in a big way. What a precious human being Michael was

[@Net-hf7pt]

I seem to remember MJ talking about how he developed a lot of anxiety around interviews during this time and that interviewers asked really inappropriate questions. He asked his family to help him get through them. We should normalize mental health needs and be less judgmental. Let’s face it, some of the interviewers during that time were pretty racist and rude and stars weren’t really allowed to make a fuss.

[@gabriellerr]

I swear, Michael's voice is softer than cotton ball. Love ittttttttttt

[@donjonesmusic860]

Jackie voice is the softest

[@MJWIFEY84]

PHENOMENAL Interview. To hear his voice soothes my Soul so Deeply. I Miss EVERYTHING about him. More than anything else I Miss his RAW LOVE AND HIS SMILE THAT LIGHTS UP THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. I LOVE THIS AMAZING MAN HEART AND SOUL FOREVER.

[@donjonesmusic860]

Jackie voice has always been the softest of them all lol 😂❤️🙏🏽

[@seanfuller2603]

I love the way Janet giggles and laughs. She is so cute, and adorable.

[@donjonesmusic860]

Doing BEN in ONE TAKE as 13-14 year old says it ALL about him and @ that time he was only recording as a professional for 3 years ‼️ MJ WAS NO JOKE‼️‼️‼️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️ he was ONE OF A KIND‼️

[@ANITACHEONG-em8mt]

❤

[@garfieldharrison510]

When Michael Jackson was a lot younger. His Voice was like a golden egg. Before his voice changed they recorded him a lot. Which was smart from Berry Gordy. He captured Michael Jackson's youth in a capsule with those recordings.

[@donjonesmusic860]

I wonder if DIANE ROSS still have those paper scraps that he said she collected from him back in the day? if she does, im sure it’ll be worth alot of money? that’s real memabrillia right there.probably crumbled up papers of songs that he wrote & didn’t like lol i would ❤️ to see those scrap papers lol 😂🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@GreeshmaPradeep-cy2mc]

This interview cured my depression ❤his voice though

[@paulettechatman4604]

Janet was getting and becoming a actress\ singer. She was the good choice from family❤️

[@damienlomax1946]

Oh shut up you only saying that because she is the second popular one if it was Marlon or Randy you wouldn't say that or anything at all

[@kylena8355]

His voice almost had me go to sleep 😂

[@jaquelinebest6083]

Same here

[@ts2774]

ASMR 🤗

[@adjuafrican2664]

Like a trickling stream. So soothing

[@analezaone530]

32:15 when he said I hope I don’t get fed up that really broke my heart like damn !!! Only if he knew 💔😔

[@GreeshmaPradeep-cy2mc]

True

[@ANITACHEONG-em8mt]

Truly Michael a remarkable phenomenal one of a kind gifted human being, conquered inborn autoimmune illness and severe accidents on stage, and a relentless humanitarian charitable champion. God bless your soul forever.

[@jessekimxx]

In an article written by this interviewer, he confessed he really wasn't sure how to interact with the duo while conducting it. He was instructed beforehand to direct all questions to Janet and she would put it to Michael. The interviewer awkwardly sat in front of Janet and whenever he tried eye contact, Michael's eyes would just stay glued to the floor the whole time.

[@mariahyohannes]

That's because with a 12 year old Janet repeating the questions to him the interviewer would not ask Janet about sex or any other inappropriate questions

[@koala201211]

@@ainthatsomeshit he was just a nervous person

[@donjonesmusic860]

You saw the video of this?

[@donjonesmusic860]

@@mariahyohannesjanet was 14 @ this time.she was born 1966.and michael was 21 or 22, depending what month in 1980 this interview was? so janet was either 13 or 14 bc her birthday is in may.i don’t know what month in 1980 this interview was done?

[@jessekimxx]

@@donjonesmusic860 Pidgeon, John. (2016, February 4th). "My surreal 1980 interview with Michael Jackson: ‘Direct your questions to Janet; she’ll put them to Michael.’", The Guardian, article.

[@monte_james2217]

GREAT interview! It was ALL about the MUSIC. Wish it could have stayed that way with the media. Rip THE GOAT, MJ

[@salookie8000]

Extraordinary interview about his work experience

[@paulettechatman4604]

It was hard for him breathing through his nise,his sinus was very,very bad . I remember you can hear it in his voice. Michael was always one of the good ones always. The world saw him as a outcast and he knew they would. Because they never knew what untarnish love and real feelings and love for humans the planet and kids. Kids is the ones who will lead the future. If you can show and teach that child to love and respect yourself,others and the planet we live on. They can change the future and there by changing us!! That's what he thought every sense I can remember. His ora was different ,more from God then earth.😢❤️

[@makedaraheming167]

“I like all kind of music. I hate to say it’s categories- Pop, Jazz.. I don’t like that. I just, it’s music it’s wonder to the ear, and that’s what counts. If you can move a person through music, that’s what makes me feel good. That’s what I enjoy about it “.❤️❤️ so true !!

[@jacquettamckinney1864]

Michael said in another interview that the interviewers would ask the questions and then put their own spin on their answers. I would be nervous about that. But imho, this was a very smart power move to filter the questions through young Janet to control the narrative so the questions would be wholesome and not inappropriate because they could take it and spin it how they'd like. It's not matter of Michael ignoring inappropriate questions. It's a matter of making it a non-starter. No one's gonna put a weird or suggestive question to a little girl. Good on them!

[@OUTTHEMUDSERIESTV]

The interview was amazing .. the interviewer should be lucky he got a conversation out of MJ 🐐

[@Shayzar1]

because he focused on music entirely, not scandals

[@brokengirl8619]

His gorgeous smile

[@ivalinapasse2469]

Wonderful interview. Got to know Michael Jacksons Feelings about Music.😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🤗🤗🤗

[@evadream375]

MICHAEL JOE JACKSON supperior and the same tim REALLY SO SHY THAT HIS SISTER HAD TO REPEAT THE QUESTIONS SIMPLY ADORABLE WORDS AND SENT MESSAGES TO GENERATIONS TO COME EVEN HE WAS SO YOUNG HIS MESSAGES ALWAYS PRECIOUS

[@magdalenacabrales3419]

Naturally sweet voice,,,so calmed,

[@freakboy40]

A truely unbelievable talent and person in my opinion.

[@Nature12..]

I Love You My Dear Angel, King Michael Jackson 😇🤴🏻❤️😍😘.

[@seanfuller2603]

Janet was so, so, so cute and adorable. I love her so much.

[@garfieldharrison510]

This was around the time he was preparing for what would be the greatest album of all time .

[@alexandram898]

Thank you so much for putting all these videos here! It’s great to learn more about Michael’s thoughts! Also it helps eases the way we miss him so much! Forever thankful to you and others who put effort and passion in keeping Michael’s legacy and memory alive! ♥️

[@atirad8]

AMEN

[@ANITACHEONG-em8mt]

❤

[@-jacksonfanfamily-8944]

Thank u soooo much for posting this rare footage, I thought I was all out of videos to watch but there’s so much footage I’ve never seen or heard before

[@marielgano5059]

Your sooo genius king of pop❤

[@thedjsdaughter]

Loved this!!

[@sarahfaithfk888]

A wonderful beautiful soul He is for eternity, so genuine . An angel on earth. Till next time Michael. Thank you

[@mariaprovkina]

Michael: ”Ben” I did in one take The rest of the world: 😑

[@loisj5986]

🙊Yes.. 😂

[@ไฟเราะจันทร์รัตน์]

Yes LOVE OF THE WOLRLD.

[@donjonesmusic860]

And he was 13-14 when he recorded that.3 years as a professional.artist that been in the game 10-20 years can’t do a verse in ONE TAKE & he did a WHOLE song in one take says it ALL about him 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@mjartgallery1958]

Thank you so much for sharing this I wanted to listen to this. Before I only read this in the book "Michael Jackson the magic the madness the whole story " Written by this interviewer

[@loisj5986]

Beautiful...❤️ very informative and telling. Thank you so much. And for the subtitles! Just what you'd wanna know about Michael if you want to get to know him better- and understand him. Especially because this is at a very important period in time, where he is shifting, and growing as an artist... This is where he came from. ~ Before he was King ~ but to me, here he's already a king🕊️🌟

[@Notorious2PacOG]

The crazy part is that Diana Ross didn’t have any part of discovering the J5. It was all Gladys Knight & Diana Ross just introduced them. Michael & The Jacksons were told during the 1970s to keep up this narrative. As Michael aged he started mentioning how Gladys Knight helped discover the Jackson 5 along with Diana Ross.

[@priestjinx]

its really interesting that michael had janet in place to filter through the questions. it stopped the interviewer from asking him questions that he wouldnt feel comfortable asking a child.

[@donjonesmusic860]

HOPE I LIVE TO WITNESS THE NEXT MICHAEL JACKSON 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@tyroneaugustine229]

This interview was set up with MJ, Janet and Randy J Taborelli at the Encino compound in 1981!!!! Taborelli asks Janet, she asked Michael then he answered 😂😂😂😂😂 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 read the Magic And The Madness Michael Jackson 1991😊💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@donjonesmusic860]

W😮W , diane ross brother wrote “I WANT TO BE WHERE YOU ARE” ❤️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 that song is 🔥🔥

[@clarisafarley8194]

His statement was so powerful yes music bring all races together

[@rubyy.7374]

This felt like watching two people speak through an interpreter while knowing both languages

[@umolhar9993]

Entrevista inteligente! Perguntas sobre seu talento e profissional! Michael Jackson ❤

[@SoldierOfLoveForNow]

So glad you're back 😊 what happenedddd?

[@PO-co7qy]

Why is janet repeating the questions

[@SoldierOfLoveForNow]

@@PO-co7qy I don't know I heard somewhere it was because he didn't want the interviewer to ask ignorant or inappropriate questions so he had a little girl to repeat everything instead him just having a one on one convo so Janet herself is like one big RESTRICTION, but I just heard that. Another reason they maybe doing this is because they're on a three-way call but mike cannot hear but one-line? Or maybe the interviewer called Janet and Janet called michael, btw these are just assumtions I don't think they ever addressed it.

[@donjonesmusic860]

Singing since a 6 year old really ended up giving him a soft voice like that but he got deeper when he got older in the 90s

[@GB-xh7hv]

Wow I heats about this interview, but I never heard it. The guy was surprised that michsel had Janet there re asking him the question lol

[@z0ee996]

This awkward interview 😂

[@timehappy1155]

ㅠㅠ❤❤❤

[@AndreiaLuizaS]

😍😍😍

[@donjonesmusic860]

RIP MJ 🕊️

[@Carousel5883]

The interviewer was really rotten in his article bout NJ after he passed.check out his article ,he was really mean

[@darrellmfume4020]

Back in the day, when Michael looked like the way he is on the screen. If you said anything bad about Michael Jackson. Black girls would have your head. LOL

[@darrellmfume4020]

Michael, Quincy Jones, and Quincy's LONG time Music partner Rod Temperton were a Great music team. To bad, Michael broke it up.

[@myrose5439]

👑❤️💙🌹✨

[@driveincanada9713]

👌👌👌👌

[@kungfu4003]

That was obviously a good move to do the interviews like that. You can see Michael was smart. The interviewer John Pidgeon was nasty to talk about Michael in a bad way later on.

[@Just-Princess]

Why was the interview set up like this? It sounds like they are all in the same room and the interviewer is speaking in English, so why is a 13/14 year old Janet paraphrasing the questions like an interpreter would?

[@kendragarner1987]

It was to make sure the interview didn't veer off into uncomfortable topics and inappropriate/invasive questions, such as questions with sexual connotations. No one is going to ask a question like that when their questions are being spoken through a little 13/14 year old girl. Michael was very smart to do it this way.

[@OasisJones]

@@kendragarner1987I really don’t think that’s why. He just had a severe mental illness that kept him from directly talking to people them looking in his eyes.

[@kendragarner1987]

@@OasisJones Yeah, it was both.

[@yisselcuban]

I wonder if this interview is by the phone or is actually a video. Would love to see the video of this 🙏🏾

[@Bow503]

How was this done ? Did Janet just sit next to them and repeat the questions? Whose idea was it and how did the interviewer take it.? I think it's a unique interview.

[@Tyler-uo7rf]

No Janet was on the phone with the interviewer and she repeated the questions to Michael

[@swoods7720]

⁠@@Tyler-uo7rfactually the reporter went to their house. He wrote an article about it where he states he didn’t really feel great about the set up but he went ahead a did it anyway. If I find the link I’ll come back and post it.

[@tyroneaugustine229]

She was right next to Randy J. Taborelli when he did that interview @ the Encino compound in 1981!!!! Facts🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@clarisafarley8194]

Lol

[@Rashy225]

Weird interview. Why does Michael answer Janet’s question which is literally what the guy said first?

[@00sbabyoldschoolspirit80]

So the interviewer wouldn' t ask anything crazy about his life,etc. So he had it directed through janet

[@Rashy225]

Well he could’ve just not answered those specific questions. The whole thing makes no sense as all three of them are in the room together.

[@OasisJones]

@@Rashy225There’s no logic to it, it’s simply a reflection of Michael’s fractured psyche of not being able to directly connect with someone who looks into his eyes and asks for the truth. Here, if Michael lies, it’s as if he’s lying to *Janet* and not the man asking questions through her.

[@charlottebennett7244]

Why did Janet re-ask the questions?

[@LeLouvre634]

MJ asked for it, i dont know why . Well it may have been kind of a joke and he was known to be a prankster . But he began also at that time to face harassment from medias and having a beloved youngster (they represented for him the humanity as it should be) on his side may have confort him.

[@meerasingh3400]

Why does Janet repeat the questions ?

[@kylena8355]

That's what I'm trying to Wonder too🤔

[@_swesters_]

So the interviewer wouldn't ask anything inappropriate. The idea was that if the questions went through a kid then you wouldn't ask anything weird or crazy if a kid had to repeat it

[@naiel18]

@@_swesters_ wish that happened later too

[@Jay-jp4nv]

@@_swesters_ Are you saying that the Jacksons wanted it that way? Because if the interviewer wanted to filter his questions through Janet, that would make no sense.

[@_swesters_]

@@Jay-jp4nv ?? makes perfect sense

[@thequeenstyles8134]

Why is Janet rephrasing the interviewers questions? And why is he asking the questions in a weird way lol. It’s like he’s not speaking proper English.

[@xxshanxx4290]

So that interviewer wouldnt ask inappropiate questions about sex and sexuality. The interviewer isnt going to want a child to repeat questions like that. Later on in life in made sense as to why he did that because a lot of journalist would ask invasive questions about MJ sex life, virginity etc

[@OasisJones]

@@xxshanxx4290I don’t think that’s the case at all. His psyche just couldn’t handle direct contact with someone.

[@xxshanxx4290]

@@OasisJones fair enough🤷🏾‍♀️

[@gingerhu1070]

Love the voice of the two of them talking. 　He and his younger sister, the voices of the speech are very good. 　It can be regarded as a profession just by speaking. 　- 32:36 　　But... Not TV. 　- 　He is really shy.