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Howdoyoudeal with beinglanous?Vllhak it like you naneshystedcally? havinghns whoscream ls it all likea nfter sudden andbrutaldiscovery loryou today? Tawll:Actuatty, it's notall of a sudden for us because we've been around a lotwithMichael. andwe've' seenit before, we'veseenworse,we'vebeenin just beingwith our totallyout-of-control situations nowthey're focusing uncle. Only on3T we'renotwith ouruncleanryore,andthey're ournames, screaming not his. Butwe'redealing wiilrthesituation. ' Is it nice to be the ohiectof sonuch atfrlrtion? r Tawll; h'sgreat! geta litile scarysonetimes? It doesn't f awll:. 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A lotofpeople alwayssaythatit must beso isthemusic. Soif theywere stilllistening Likeall theJacksonhrothen Tttoplaces to themusic a lotol easygettinga recorddealfor us justbecause of your impofiance andenjoying it buttherewerenoscreams, in spots. Moreover, thatwould he coached Michael.Wewentto Epicandthen,he president of litile leagueEam,. stillbe finewithne. Thenostinportanting ishat MJJ Music,JerryGreenberg, reallywanted us to be Tawl]: Yeah! Helovesbaseball, ourwholefanily loves onthelabel,andwe thought itwas a greatoppoftunw peopleenjoyourmusic. Nowwe'regoingn askyoutwo questions baseball, andwe alllovesports. which Andhelovesmusic to beabletogivebacktoouruncle whathe'sgiven to girl rcadercjudging by the tons too.That's whyhe choseto domusicas a professional us. AIsqwe wanted HlStory Magazine's to help hislabelgrow,to becone i aftist. Buton thesidehe'salwayswantedto o mail we'vereceived- aredling to hearthe oneof thenetdMotowns. participate in sports likebaseball. lt'struethathe photoshootfor the VictoryTour.t984. With Tito duringa promotional managed aurlittleIeague team.I'm surewe'll dothe personal In the background, Wayne Nagin, currently Michael's security managet. sameoneday. Ullhen did you fir# staileonposing ilrc so6 lor yoal alumBrdrerhood? I guess we stafted whenwe started Tagll: Wett, wrilng. TheBroTherhood atbun isthefrrst3Talbun, so we workedonitfor a longtine. Theoldest songon thatalbun is probably fiv six.years old. Does thatmeanthatyouhadptt compwedarrysongs helore? before. Iarylt No,we'dwrittennany songs Btrtyoudidnl ink theyweregoodenough to p on 'Brotherhood? (laughs) We'reperfectionnists! Plus Ia[, Exactly. nusic changes tob,anourvoicestoo. 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people getting havetrouble interviews, andnotthat we'recomplaining thatwehavea lotof interviews, it's justthatwehaveto doa lotmorethantheaverage group, instead of naybedoing three interviews, say, wehaveto do sixor seven. You know, we have to travel a lotandthattakes upa lotoftime, so we don't getto sleep 0r d0lther things asnuch aswe'dlike t0... Butdespite all thatyoulike whatyoudo? Tawll'. 0h yeah!Wewanttodomusic,to share our music. 0neof ournain goals is to touraround the world, doa concert likeouruncle has.What we're doing hereis helping. getboring Does it ever to doall these interuiews, to alwaysanswerthesameold questions overand over? gothroughthis Tarvff: /es Butwehaveto stage, goesthrough everybody does, everybody interviews. As we develop andgrowwe'llhave nore to discuss than0urfirstSingle, what's different betvveen this album andthatalbum.. Then we'llhave ourfirst concert or tourandwe'llbeableto talkaboutthat, Right now,withonlyonesingle, there's notsonuch to growing. talkabout. Butwe're answeto. Fitstof all: whatis yourdelinitionof the T.J.:Yes, sure. lt washardbefore aswellthough, Whatis yourfavoite songfromthealbum idealyoungwoman? because we wereMichael's nephews andTito's sons. Brolherhood 7 Taryf f: Shewould besoneone veryloving, verycaring, So it'shardto findsomeone whoreallv loves personal .J:. It'shardto choose. The most voufor and person, youknow-the thing a really sweet whoyouareandnotforyourlast name. emotional would be "Anything" because it'sourfirst question everybody wants. Butforallof us,shewauldnt snoke, Another thatyowlans alwaysask:whatare single. lt'sa songthatwe wroteandproduced onour yourbirth dates? because wereallt/ canstand cigarette smoke. She own,without thehelpof anvone else, andI think it would alsoknowhowto have fun,andshe'd be isAugust 9th1975;T.J.'s July1fth1978; bestdescribes I would 3Tandoursound, soI guess l3j: Taryll's just intelligent, a realperson, somebody nornal, not andnineAugust 4th... have to say"Anything." guys intothefame andallthat.We're normal too. And I91 2!...(la ughs) Tawll:I haveto agree withTJ."Anything" is very T"J:. she'd haveto have lotsof understanding andtrust, 4th1973. special. ButI alsolike"Whv"a lot,because we didrt Tai:August we travel because a lot,soshe'd have to understand Whatis yourlife like now?Between television and together withMichael, whichwaslikea dreancone andtrustus. radioappearances, interuiews, etc.,is yourdaily true, a dreanI didn'tthinkwould happen soso1n. I You mustalready know whatthesecondquestion existence asyouimagined it wouldbe? wassohappyto beablet0workwith hin,itwas hasto be! But we'll askanyway: doyouhaveany we've always hada hardtine dealing with fantastic. fui; Well, girlfriendsrightnow? early mornings. We're notquite used to it yet.Wehave fui: "Anything" is ny favorite too... 3l'.Notatthemoment, because wehaven'tfound that to wake upearly andthere's a lotof travelling. Butwe Whateverhappened to thesong"Brotherhood"? justyet!We're person understanding, trusting always knewit would takea llt of hardwlrk anda lotof Weren't all yourunclessupposed to dothehackup ontheroadtoo,so... it'swaitandsee. dedication. vocals? Wouldyou sayit'shardertofind someone lor you Tawll:I think we have to domore thantheaverage notonthealbun.Butwhenthe fuj: No,thatversion's today, because of yourlame? newgroup because oftheJackson nane.A lotof getsreleased song asa single we'llusebothversions.

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T.J.: Wedidntwanttoputthatversion onouralbum people because we wanted to knowthatit's3Tand nottheJacksons. Thatversion is different, it'sunique generations in itsownway,because there'stwo singing together onit whichis cool. "24/7"isthenewsinglein Europe After "Anything," 'Tease and Me" in theUnitedStabs.Doyoufiavean ideaaboutwhat songs areto lollow? . "t laryll;. We'venade a listof the ones we'dliketo release. Wediscussthings witt ouruncle andwith people atthecompany andhope things willgo as planned. Butyou never know ere arealways a lotof changes. 'Why" Mll be released asa singlesoon? T.J.:, lt maybethenextone, or naybethesecond to next. Whal'stheilory behindthissong? f .J.:0riginally, itwas ouruncle's song fortheHlStory album, buthemadethemistake of playing itfor us beforethealbumwasalready out.Wefellin lovewiththesong, likethe restofthem, butthisone gaveto us.Wereally heactually admire Babyface [who conposed"Why"las well, which isprobablywhy hegave it to us,underonecondition: that we keephisvocals. Sowe kept hisvocals forthechorus, and redid theverses in ourown voices. UncleMichaelwasthere withusforthe recording. He helped usoutontheplacement of ourverses andjustthewhole feeling ofthe song.You should heartheversion withhin, that wouldbe cool. Whathappened lor the recording ol theothersongyou did with Michael,"l NeedYou"? IS1:Weplayedthedemoof that songfor urunclewithour voices onit andhelikedthe songvery much. Hejustwanted T.J.to dooneorlurolines over because hesaidthatthere woulda littlemoreemotion in it. Sowhathappened is T.J. said "That's great, butI wantyou to showmehowto doh" Sowe wentintothestudiowhile Michaelwas recording hisown songs in another studio,justa fewminutes away. Wecalled himupandhecame He over. camedownto ourstudiofor "l NeedYou" andcoached T.J. through thevocals. The modulation attheendofthesongwas alsohisidea. Andtheproducerasked hin if he wouldsingonthe ending, andhesaidsure, andafterhe started singing theproducer startedcrying, because it wassucha dream cometruefor hin to haveMichaelJackson singing ononeofthesongs he'sproduced. WIrydoyoucall Michael "Une Doo-Doo"? Taryll:Hecanbesillywhenhe wantsto,asyouknow (laughs). lt's justbeingsilly. given Tai: lt'sjustoneof a thousand nicknanes he's hinself.We'vealways keptin touch, evenwhenhe wasontheroad,andif we'dwrite letters to himhe would always writeusbaik, signings hisletters "Uncle Doo-Doo." Justtobe sillv. Soit doesnlhavea precise meaning? I wishtherewas. fui. No! (laughs) Vllhat is yourfavori@ song oll thealbum'HlSnry"? I don'tknow.lt'shardto say.... IAi: Gssh, TJ.: ln anycase, ift probably ourfavorite album, because it'sthe onewiththe most songs! laughs). Whatdoyouthinkol "Money"? Tawll: Whatdowe thinkaboutnoney? No,ofthe song! I loveit lt'sgreat,I like "Money"a lot Izryll: (laughs) to behonest. Thewhole album is phenomenal.

l.J.: I likethelyrics,they'rereallypoweiul andin most cases in Anerica,thetruth. DuringtheDangerous four, you spent a lotof time with Michaelon theroad.Whatwasit like? Taryllilthinkitwas thefircttime wereally learned abouttravelling andperforming, because during the Victory Tourandbackin theJackson 5 dayswe were so young thatwe were stillin school. During the Dangerous Tour, we wereactually on vacation, so we weren't missing school. Fora couple of months we wereableto spend timeevery dayreally\eeing howit all fitstogether. Seeing all the fansandthewayhe wasreactingwiththen...Hejusttaughtus a lot we leameda lot. Doyouthinkof Michaelas youruncleor as theKing yousaywhatever youwantto him,for ol Pop? Can instance? f atvll: Wethinkof hin as UncleMichael, and yes, we tell hin whatever's onournind. 0ne tine. durinothe

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TJ.: He'sgiven ussonuch advice, somuch confidence in ourselves... Tatvll: Hetaught ushowtowrite, howtosing... he's helped usalle way.Wewould have done analbun onourown,butI don'tthink itwouldhave been as goodasit is without hishelp. you'restill in school.Howdoyou getalongwifl, T.J., yourtellow students? you Are theyalways asking questions aboufMichaelandtheJacksons? T.J.:No. I goto thesame schoolthat mybrothers went to.We've bieen atthesame school ourwhole life, about15years, so we'vegrownupwiththesame. people.They don reallyask meanyquestions, none at all actually.It'sa smallschool, nostly for kidsfrom show-business. LikeTevin Campbell, or Sydney Poitier's andAuincy Jones'children, to nane buta just dont ask few... They me. Vllhat advicedid theothermqnbers of yourfamily giveyoatu getyoustaftedin th'rc profession? TarylliJustto sticktogether, to workreallyhard,to enjoyit and havefun,andstand upfor what youbelieve in.Just stick together. lsthere a chancethatyou'll be playingtheopening act or Michael'sHlStorytour? Taryf f: /t'sposslble, though we haven't asked ouruncle. We haventdiscussed this. lf he wantsusto. we wouldloveto do it,lthinkanybodywould loveto doit, but it'snotsomething that wefeelhas to happen forSTto beconea success. Withor withoutopening for ouruncle , we feelwehave a good album anda good oppoftunityto make it. We'renotbegging for i7 we're not counting onit. .lllichael andJanetare bodr phenomenal dancers. Areyou planningondancing in your nextvideo? f awfi: Wedancea littlebit,but we'renotasgoodastheyare. phenonenal. They're lt'sall right (laughs), though because we canplaybaseball! Whatdoyou thinkof yoar manager, Fnnk Dileo? Taill; He'sgreat!He'sfun. We've knorrn Frankfor a while. Ourfanilyhas known hin fora longtine. He'dalwayskickus outofthe dressing roon when uncle Michael hadto dosonethina andcutoffour videogames whenitwas timeto gettheworkdone, guy,he'sfun! stop theplaytine.Buthe's a great llllhatareyourlavoritepatines? Tawll: Welike videogames, movies, fun. anything epin Iai: Sle 9...(Iaughs) Wherewotld youlike to be in l0 years? i playing Tawll:Forme,onstagewithny brothers, stadiuns... lai:, Same for me. 0n stage, touring all overhe world. Tol; Tenyears? Soin aword,you're happy? happy aboutthe waythings aredeveloping IAi We're going. andthedirection they're All thehardworkis stafting topayoff,butthere's always room for improvement andwe're stilllearning. Well,onbehalfofHlStory Magazine andall our readerc, we'dlike to wishall of youthe bestof luck youvery T.J.:Thank much. I wantyou to knowthat yournagazine is reallymyfavorite. I'm serious! A few weeksagowe asked Frank Dileoto get usa yougaveus last subscription. copies Wefightoverthe yolL time.tt's ST's favorite nagazine, canputthatin the interuiew! I

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;r Dear M i s t eK r n o w i t aIl lb : e c a ma e vegetaria bn e c a u sIe read i n o n eo f M i c h a e lb ' so o k t sh a th e ' s .t a v e g e t a r i al n si true t h a tM i c h a e is l a v e g e t a r i aA nn ?i t a Rozsa, 14- Aurora. Colorado. * Yes, it'struethatMichael hasbeena vegetarian for manyyears.But youknow, yourIetter,I realized afterreading something: I amsurethatMichael would wholeheaftedly agreewithmethatyou should neverdo something, no matter what it is,simplv because Michael doesit too.lf youdecideto become a vegetarian, to danate moneyto special charities orto prltect animals, it shouldn't be justto imitate youreally Michael. You should do it because believe in it. Tocopycat or imitate someone, evenif it's somelnewho youknowis trulya goodperson deepdown, likeMichael, can be risky.Becoming a vegetarian is not something to be takenlightly,for example: ylur dietaryregime mustbe carefully balanced to ensure thatthereareno health risks. All theproteins found in meat, the proteinsessential for a healthy, happybody, mustbe replaced by theirvegetable equivalents. Michael hasa personal cook who sees t0 it that hismeals contain the precise quantities oftheseproteins and otheressential vitamins andminerals, but remember, noteveryone hasthisprivilege. I will tellyou, andI amsurethatMichael wouldsaythesamething, thatyoumustbe careful withvourhealth. andconsult a

a if youwantto become specialist of is a source Jackson Michael vegetarian. he canhelpyou for millions, inspiration aboutthis things lotsof wonderful discover life,but don'tforgetthat youallne are what'sbestforyou. for deciding responsible I w a sa t.lDear r ince l lv : es M i s t eK r n o w i t aE ( a g e a l w ays l ' v e 5 ) , f a n Jla c k s o n Michae y o uc a nh e l p aybe o m e t h i nM g. w o n d e r es d bl e c o m e e x a c t ld v i dM i c h a e m eo u t W . hen the }ff The Wasit during 0f Pop? theKing tell me.Amy Please or Thriller? Wallalbum Kansas. 11- Shawnee, Harbin, in theeyesof the * My dearAmy:officially, theKing0f became Jackson Michael world, andmany Butformepersonally Popin 1991. 0f Pop King the has been Michael others, And we all knowthathe has sinceThriller. thistitlefor a longtime.Fans deserved as earlyas himby thisname calling started up on it in onlypicked butthemedia 1988, 1991.,.

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"\(.,rLi.g utL MlcLael is a u'ique experience. H" Jor"rit", rhut h" envisions our main goal urJ L"'. ,., tisrally creative, is to tring Lis i.l"usto 1i{". E""t}'tLitg effectyor'll ,"" on stage-every special \fl"'t" J"[irit"lu is ' _ i'soireJ .''"r"-.' tu * J " Li,r. "" pioneerindngn,groundwitL tLeseout{its." Jesigner, 1QQ2. M;"honl Butlr, costume "I love the {u* und tLey are the existence. ."u.,rr {or -1, pro{essional VL"r I'm out tLere doing a sLow onJ I ."" tLe {ans JancinganJ singing, tLat's wLat I 1ov"tke rnost. It's iust the greatest{""ling in tl'r" lr'o.lJ." M;"ho"l Jo"L"on, 1988.

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