"I'm starting with the man in the mirror, I'm asking him to change his ways, and no message could have been any clearer If you wanna' make the world a better place. Take a look at yourself, and then make a change" ("Man in the Mirror"). Michael Jackson took his own advice from his single Man in the Mirror and made a change, not only to his appearance, but to the world. He is one of the greatest selling artists and is admired by most as the "King of Pop." His status, however, has not halted the overwhelming rumors and controversy surrounding his life. Media targets his fixation with plastic surgery, affection for small children, and his countless controversies.
             Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958, to a musically inclined family in the Gary, Indiana (Pokutlowicz). From day one, his destiny was set in stone. He had a devout interest in music, as did his four brothers, and he began performing with them at an early age. Their father, Joseph was controlling and he forced his sons to form the musical group the Jackson Five, signing with Motown Records. This group would become one of the most influential R&B groups in music history, but it would cost Michael his childhood and innocence. The group would practice over three hours a day ("The Prisoner"). Jackson recalls, "When I was five, I was touring, singing, and dancing. Always gone, always out of school" ("The Prisoner"). Today, Jackson is in search of that childhood experience, never letting himself grow up. He relates closely to the "lost boys" in Peter Pan, stranded between childhood and adulthood, living physically behind tall gates and mentally in a Disney landscape on his Neverland Ranch. The 44-year-old star surrounds himself with children to make up for his friendless, workaholic childhood. This behavior, however, has caused speculation of child molestation.
             In the fall of 1993, Jackso...