A letter from Mike

Dear
Fans: detracters, haters, angry lynching ones, loyal and superficial ones,lying ones,executioners and all who may not fit in any of these categoris. Greetings!

For years you see me on stage,singing dancing entertaining you bought my cd's and videos. You even called me the 'gloved one,' made me 'the king of pop'. For years I brought joy to your hearts and even made some of you rich.Do think I got here by accident. Yes I have talent. But that alone did not get me here. Before you beat me, destroyed me to the point where i had to run away, I went through all of that and more skipping my childhood. Yes! my childhood was taken away from me.

You wouldn't know because you had yours.I was on stage shortly after I learnt to walk, singing and dancing my childhood away..not gently, not peacefully, but with a leather strap, hand, paddle or any instrument of flaggelation. You wouldn't understand because you had your childhood.

You who point your finger at me and accuse me of some of the most horrible and detestable crimes, what do you know? Some of you who idolized me turned around and condemmed me, and then idolize me again after my death. Who are you, fans, friends, enemies or just pure haters. You got what you wanted!!

I can see you now dancing to Bellie Jean, Thriller, Bad, Ben and all the rest even doing the moon -walk while you say crucify him, ridicule him.
Have you had the experiences I had, lived my life. Sure I am
20, 30, 40, 50 years old now, but do you know what I am no.. who I am.

Well let me tell you. There are two of us in here. The one on stage is not the real me. He is the boss, the fake, soring, in control, entertaining, the one you know and want, making you swoon, scream and yell throw your garments at me all in the same moment. On stage I am grown 'the king ...of pop'.

Inside of me off stage I am a kid trying to create a childhood that I wasn't allowed to have and did'nt have.
The child in me wants to be around children, to run and play children's games tgreat o go to the fun Parks, Disney, Great adventures, Coney island etc. That's why I built Neverland not only for children to come and play and have fun, but for me and the child in me.

You were wrong to accuse me of harming children or in any way endangering their lives. I love children, I have children, I lost my childhood and I try to be a child.. to do childish things, play child games,have toys, visit with friends generally enjoy my childhood. You had yours! where is mine.

You think that it was easy for me. Yes children slept on my bed and all over my house, dont children have sleepovers, go on trips etc. Yes I held my child out the window was that reckless did you see how and how long I held it. Look what so called 'developmentally normal' mothers and fathers do to their children in this country everyday. You did not kill them.

You hounded me, mad my life and my children's hell, robbed me of my privacy, peace of mind, drove me to drugs, to seclusion and eventually to death.
I guess you are satisfied now, happy that you cut my life short, robbed my children and my family of the joy of seeing me perform.
But I am in a much peaceful place free from the likes of you.

Remember people whoever you are, you with your childhood, you with your normal childhood you got next . Your turn is coming.

Yours from beyond,

The King of Pop