這本書是唯一Michael Jackson親筆撰寫的傳記書:《Moonwalk》一書,在 Michael Jackson如日中天的1988年出版,甫一出版即成為超級暢銷書,到1994絕版為止累積銷量超過50萬本。
充滿神秘感的Michael,對於私人生活極為保護,在本書裡,他首度表白對於自己童年、Jackson Five時期童星生涯,甚至與他父親之間愛恨交雜的情結。他甚至針對整形的影射與指責,做出了回應。
他也暢談了自己的創作理念,對於音樂、對於表演的個人看法,包含多首名曲的誕生,甚至Moonwalk舞步的創作歷程。另外,還包含他與許多知名傑出音樂人合作的歷程與看法,這串夢幻的名單包含:包括Diana Ross、披頭四成員Paul McCartney、傳奇黑人廠牌摩城Motown 創始人Berry Gordy、合作「Thriller」、「Bad」等專輯的製作人 Quincy Jones、名演員 Fred Astaire、Marlon Brando、Katharine Hepburn 等。
Michael在2009瘁逝之後,此書的出版社Random House決定再版這本1994年絕版至今、MJ迷之間口耳相傳的夢幻逸品。
本次再版除了復刻第一版的封面與排版內容之外,書中也收錄不曾在媒體曝光的私人照片;新版更特別之處,在於特別增加一篇由Michael親友回憶他的文章作為新的前言。
這本書除了是瞭解Michael Jackson,當然的最佳第一手資料,更是關於這位流行樂傳奇最佳的珍藏品。
In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Michael Jackson tells the story of his life, in his words.
In this intimate and often moving personal account of Michael Jackson''s public and private life, he recalls a childhood that was both harsh and joyful but always formidable. Michael and his brothers played amateur music shows and seamy Chicago strip joints until Motown''s corporate image makers turned the Jackson 5 into worldwide superstars. He talks about the happy prankster days of his youth, traveling with his brothers, and of his sometimes difficult relationships with his family over the years. He speaks candidly about the inspiration behind his music, his mesmerizing dance moves, and the compulsive drive to create that has made him one of the biggest stars in the music business and a legend in his own time.