Celebrity journalist and biographer (he's published books about Motown, Diana Ross, and Madonna, to name a few), J. Randy Taraborrelli first met Michael Jackson in 1970, when the pop-music legend was not yet a teenager and the author was only a 13-year-old fan. As Taraborrelli describes it, at that time Michael was confident, optimistic about the future, and happy. Everyone knows that would not last. Privileged with personal interviews and intimate conversations throughout the star's turbulent life--through MJ's ground-breaking successes as an entertainer, through his tabloid-ready marriages, his questionable relationships, his legal battles, and his unique parenting strategies--Taraborrelli was on the front lines. This is as much of an insider's account as readers can expect to find about a star who grew more and more reclusive with every passing year. This edition of Taraborrelli's book--which was first published in 1992 and revised in 2005--was updated at the time of Jackson's death.