Michael Jackson Quotes

I just wish I could understand my father.

Michael Jackson

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• My father always said I have a face for radio, and 'Cloverfield' was one of my finest pieces of work.

  

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• As a child, my father's architecture seemed to me to be industrial in a way. It seemed harsh and kind of chilly; I didn't respond to it.

  

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• Of course I was in love with my father as a child. He was Daddy, and our house came alive in a special way whenever he walked through the door. He'd romp and play with us; my sisters and I would literally squeal with excitement when Daddy came home.

  

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• I'm a war baby: I was brought up with rationing, and my parents always had to struggle. I remember when I was sent to boarding school - Prior Park College in Bath - my father was asked how he was going to pay the fees, and he replied: 'In arrears.'

  

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• I could not bear to think that I wrote a five-hundred page novel just because I needed to love my father.

  

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• Starting off in music, the purpose of it was not to become like well known on the street and be famous. You know, I didn't even think about that part of being famous. Famous for making records, yes, but famous face in a woman's magazine, I never thought of that. I didn't want that.

  

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• I just wish I could understand my father.

  

  Michael Jackson
  • Father
  • Understand