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Various concert footage of Jackson during his 80's heydayAP TelevisionNew York, 25 June 20092. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. \u0026amp;...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eNo re-use/re-sale of film/video/performance clips without clearance\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various concert footage of Jackson during his 80's heyday\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 25 June 2009\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. \u0026amp; Jackson Former Publicist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Those years we could hang out and we could go to things together like see The Whiz - he liked Stephanie Mills in The Whiz - and watch the kids come up to him. They'd all want the autographs and I'd say, 'Why don't you just sign MJ instead of Michael Jackson?' just the way Andy Warhol would sign his name AW and he'd say, 'Oh no, I can't. These are my fans. They made me.' He was so darling and sincere and sweet in those years.\"\u003cbr/\u003ePool\u003cbr/\u003eLondon, 5 March 2009\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of Michael Jackson exiting a bus, followed by a walking shot\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide and then push-in to Jackson walking on stage\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 25 June 2009\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. \u0026amp; Jackson Former Publicist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I saw him for many years. I saw the 'Off the Wall' success and the 'Thriller' success. The super success. Before that we had other going places, we had other records and had parties at Studio 54 and great times but then by 'Off the Wall' he was doing amazingly well. That was his first cover of Rolling Stone and we were breaking barriers. It was very hard to get someone who wasn't white on the cover of magazines or even MTV but with 'Thriller' every barrier was broken. Stadiums all over the world were sold out and he became the biggest star of all time.'\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew Tokyo International Airport, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 4 March 2007\u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of Michael Jackson coming out and shaking hands with Japanese fans waiting at the arrival gate \u003cbr/\u003e7. Various of Jackson waving to the screaming fans\u003cbr/\u003e8. Various of screaming fans following Jackson\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 25 June 2009\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. \u0026amp; Jackson Former Publicist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I did see him once at a kosher restaurant and he was with the two kids and he brought them over and we talked to them for a few minutes. Well, they were pretty little. But they sat like little dolls almost and they ate with perfect, little manners and they said, 'Hello' and he introduced me in such a sweet way so I saw more of the sweet part I remembered that day.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eSanta Maria, CA, 27 April 2006\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of Michael Jackson leaving court\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 25 June 2009\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. \u0026amp; Jackson Former Publicist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"He always pushed himself very hard. In fact, every hotel he went to he had to have a dance floor in the hotel. That was what he...he never stopped working. It's funny, it wasn't Studio 54 but once we were at Regines together a long time ago and I said, 'Don't you want to dance?' and he said 'Dance? Dance is work.' so he didn't just go and dance like a regular teenager, you know?\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eTokyo, Japan, 9 March 2007\u003cbr/\u003e12. Michael Jackson singing along to song on stage surrounded by fans\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 25 June 2009\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (English) Susan Blond/President Susan Blond, Inc. \u0026amp; Jackson Former Publicist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I'm probably not too realistic in my view but I saw him only in the most beautiful light and wanted not to see the other stuff so you can call me Pollyanna I don't know what but it hurts and I didn't want to think any of that was true. And I just didn't want to know it. I just let the talent. I still think of him as the most, the most talented artist I've ever worked with or that anyone has ever seen really and so that seemed to forgive other things for me. That was the person that I knew and that I cared about and that I thought was underneath whatever else was going on.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Images\u003cbr/\u003eUndated photo\u003cbr/\u003e14. Michael Jackson, front right, Marlon Jackson, front left, Tito Jackson, back left, Jackie Jackson and Jermaine, back right, are shown in Los Angeles\u003cbr/\u003eAP Images\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 15 September 1972\u003cbr/\u003e15. The Jackson 5, from left, Tito, Marlon, Michael, Jackie and Jermaine perform during the 'Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour'\u003cbr/\u003eMichael Jackson's former publicist, Susan Blond, remembers the singer as the most talented person she ever worked with.\u003cbr/\u003eBlond worked with Michael Jackson during his 'Bad' and 'Thriller' days. \u003cbr/\u003e\"By 'Off the Wall' he was doing amazingly well. That was his first cover of Rolling Stone and we were breaking barriers. It was very hard to get someone who wasn't white on the cover of magazines or even MTV but with 'Thriller' every barrier was broken. Stadiums all over the world were sold out and he became the biggest star of all time.'\u003cbr/\u003eShe says the Michael Jackson she knew loved his fans and took his work very seriously.\u003cbr/\u003eEven at a young age:\u003cbr/\u003e\"He always pushed himself very hard. In fact, every hotel he went to he had to have a dance floor in the hotel. That was what he...he never stopped working. It's funny, it wasn't Studio 54 but once we were at Regines together a long time ago and I said, 'Don't you want to dance?' and he said 'Dance? Dance is work.' 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