Magazine Scans: People Magazine and Michael

You probably do not even know it but the popular magazine, People, is celebrating 40 years in publication this year and the magazine could not celebrate their milestone without mentioning Michael. The magazine have been following Michael's amazing career from their beginning in 1974 when Michael was 16, covered his historical career, the ups and downs of his celebrity, his horrific death and now covers his legacy and his heirs, his children. The reason why I am doing a blog post about the magazine is not because I want to celebrate their milestone. I am doing the post to show how this magazine went from idolizing Michael to slowing bashing him when things did not look good for Michael. I have a collection of Michael on the cover of the magazine which shows how the magazine changed their demeanor towards him. The magazine was a reflection of how most of the mainstream treated him over the years and currently. 

Michael on the cover of People in 1983. 

Magazine Scans - Michael and Lisa Marie Presley in People magazine

When I first found out in 1994 that Michael married Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of the "King" of Rock and Roll, Elvis, I was stunned and not happy. I have to be honest, I thought that Michael would marry a black woman and when he did not, I felt that he probably did not like black women. I thought this at the time and I do not feel this way now. Lisa Marie has always stuck me as trashy, low class and uneducated and I thought that Michael could do much better.  

Michael in 1993. 

Magazine Scans: Michael and Madonna At the Oscars in 1991

Here is another magazine scan I did nearly three years ago of Michael and Madonna going to the Oscars in 1991. People magazine did a cover story of these two shocking the world when they decided to go on a date to the Oscars. It was an odd pairing seeing that Michael was the child-like, musical prophet entertainer and Madonna was the raunchy, in-your -face performer who could not be tamed. When they went to the Oscars that year, no one talked about the event because all anyone could ever talk about is two of the biggest pop culture entities in one room enjoying the Oscars. 

Madonna during her "Vogue" days in 1989/1990.

Michael in 1991 at Neverland for an event. 

Michael's Children & Mother on This Week's People

On my way to work this morning, I went to a book store to ask the register if they had change for $20.00. As I was looking at the register, I saw the new issue of People magazine and saw Katherine with Prince, Paris and Blanket on the upper left hand side of the cover. I was shocked because I did not expect to see them on the cover. 

People magazine, 2011.