I Bought a Michael Jackson Jacket as a Kid and It Nearly Ruined Me
I remember the first item of clothing I wanted. In the best tradition of going hard on the way in, at age 12 I fixed myself on Michael Jackson’s jacket.
Everyone liked Thriller. Because if you didn’t, life would not have been bearable. That album and every song on it were in constant rotation for the better part of two years.
My ur-image of Jackson — the one I wanted to steal for myself — was taken from his “Beat It” video. In it, he wears the most