Michael Jackson's Accomplishments

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The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work. This is one of Michael famous quotes. This is a reminder to those that came after him saying that you other that have became a master in what he or she has done and expand it from there. This is to help other artist get a start because the master back in Michael's time was him. That is a good way to get a start in your career. Michael Jackson was a great entertainer. There was no way you could go to one of his concerts and not be happy about it. People love the way he sang and the way he danced. Michael change that way the artist percent there music to their audience. Plus the dance moves that he came up with where ideal for the time he was in. People would love to learn …show more content…
For instance he came up with a shoe that had notches in the bottom of them that would allow him to defy gravity. The shoes had slots in the bottom of them that the dancer would slid into pegs that were on the ground. Then all he or she would have to do is lean in any direction. Michaels voices not only help in winning grammy awards but his dance movies help him win 8 of them. Last in michael's words he said that “the making of the video seem to take forever. My backup dancer and myself included seem to mess up the moves to the song too many times.” As Michael said before “ I am a perfectionist”. He didn’t just slop something together he took his time to do it. That is what makes him special and why some artist look up to him. Education comes from watching the master. Michael jackson did a lot of good things in his life. He knew what he was doing and he loved it. He trained a lot of artist to go out and do some of the things he did in their own way. He changed the way artist go and share their music to their audience. He came up with dance moves that people had never seen before. Last he had a good start to his career by sing with his brother in the Jackson Five. Michaels was just a good entertainer he was a good friend to his

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