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Katherine Jackson

Katherine Jackson, mother, “Time” magazine (March 19, 1984)

"Ever since Michael was very young, he seemed different to me from the rest of the children. I don't believe in reincarnation, but you know how babies move uncoordinated? He never moved that way. WHen he danced, it was like he was an older person."

..."There have been lots of rumors about Michael, that has had operations to have his eyes widened and his cheeks changed and everything. Those things are simply not true. He had only one operations, on his nose. We were hoping you'd set the record straight and put a stop to the rumors. They also say Michael is gay. Michael isn't gay. It's against his religion. It's against God. The Bible speaks against it." Joe Jackson repeats, "Michael isn't gay."

“Dateline” (June 25, 2010) (archived)

You remember when they used to show the little African kids starving to death, flies all around their mouth? We, Michael and I, would lay there on the floor watching TV…

Michael would look up at me and said, ‘Mother,’ he said, ‘one day’ – he was only a kid then – ‘I’m going to do something about this.’

...I never looked at him after he passed. I—I don’t like doing that. I wanted to remember him smiling and laughing and having a good time the last time I saw him.

…[Regarding allegations] He used to come to me sometimes and tell me, and he said, ‘Mother, just think of what I love most in this world are children, and I’d rather slit my own wrist before I hurt a child, and this is what they’re trying to pin on me.’ And I just want them to know that Michael wasn’t like that.

...[Regarding those after Michael’s money] He felt that people wanted him gone, wanted him dead. He would always say that. And, for him to say that, he must have known something. It’s just some of the mean, evil, vicious people didn’t want him around for some reason. They’re greedy. That’s what it is. Don’t take that out. They are greedy.