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Frank Cascio, a close friend of Michael Jackson for over 25 years, will tell the inside, behind-the-scenes story of the Michael that he knew and grew up with, offering the most candid, moving, and provocative portrait to date of the pop icon.
About the Author
Frank Cascio, an entrepreneur and music producer who knew Michael Jackson for more than twenty-five years, including serving as his personal manager for nearly a decade from the '90s into the '00s. During that time, Cascio developed and co-produced The Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Celebration, Madison Square Garden, was co-producer and creative director of The Michael Jackson Interview: Footage You Were Never Meant to See, executive producer and creative director in collaboration with Brett Ratner on Michael Jackson Private Home Movies, which aired on Fox in 2003. He splits his time between New York, Los Angeles, and Germany.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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As a true longterm fan you would be silly not to purchase this for the insight you get into intimate moments of Frank & MJ's frienship - he never once sails him down the river or disrespects their friendship. And you get a real insight into the backstabbing behaviours that MJ had to contend with from his inner core of advisors and staff, so sad.
Dont listen to the silly 5 minute fans of this being a huge betrayal on Cascio's behalf (Ive been a hardcore fan for 30+ years), as it's doing a great justice in settling alot of mistruths & a great character build for the real MJ as he should of really been known and appreciated.
Just one note: if you read your own reviews Frank, your words I never had any doubt in are truth, but please don't try defend your brother's 'supposed' recordings as these are not completely the complete real truth.
Dont listen to the silly 5 minute fans of this being a huge betrayal on Cascio's behalf (Ive been a hardcore fan for 30+ years), as it's doing a great justice in settling alot of mistruths & a great character build for the real MJ as he should of really been known and appreciated.
Just one note: if you read your own reviews Frank, your words I never had any doubt in are truth, but please don't try defend your brother's 'supposed' recordings as these are not completely the complete real truth.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This book will appeal to all fans of Michael who want to know about the man, not the artist.
From the beginning of the book we have a distinct impression of how privileged Frank feels in being able to share a life with such an extraordinary talented man, but one so human and flawed.
Take a couple of days out of your life and immerse yourself in this world and then reflect on how privileged we are too to have witnessed the talent and humanity of such an extraordinary man as Michael Jackson.
From the beginning of the book we have a distinct impression of how privileged Frank feels in being able to share a life with such an extraordinary talented man, but one so human and flawed.
Take a couple of days out of your life and immerse yourself in this world and then reflect on how privileged we are too to have witnessed the talent and humanity of such an extraordinary man as Michael Jackson.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Like others here I have read quite a few books about Michael since his unexpected death and know more about his sad life now than I did when he was alive. Frank obviously shared a very special friendship with Michael but as others have said, he is not shy about mentioning his faults, although we must also remember this man had a very different upbringing and view of the world to anyone else. It is sometimes difficult and a little worrying to hear of Michaels somewhat 'obsessive' interest in young boys but I wonder if this is our 'unhealthy' obsession with finding something wrong because of 'our view'. Even my father now says he would think twice before going to help a child who may have fallen over and hurt themselves or maybe got separated from a parent and was crying - this is a very sad state of affairs when media coverage has made people feel this way. It's great to hear that Michael was such an avid reader/learner and he liked to pass this love of learning on to others and actively encouraged it. It must have been very hard ad hurtful for Frank when he was so cruelly cut out of Michaels life for so long, which goes to show the level of paranoia Michael lived with. It is good they got past this in latter years. Frank really was a very good companion and friend to Michael in a world where he had few people he could trust at all. Thank you very much Frank for providing this fascinating insight into this part of Michaels life, I really enjoyed reading and learning about it. We all miss him and his massive inspiration on music, I am sure he had a lot more to offer.
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Published 5 months ago by debbii100
funny,, respectful, and lovely book
I've not finished it yet,, but i can feel that this book is full of love and most of all,, good intentions,, i think that frank cascio is definitely a good friend of Michael, and... Read more
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Anyone who has followed Michael's life over the years will be familiar with the close relationship that MJ formed with Frank's family and I can honestly say that I have never read... Read more
Published 5 months ago by elaine
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Like a few others, I was slightly sceptical about the publishing of yet another book by one of Michael Jackson's 'friends' revealing all intimate details of his life. Read more
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When I began to read this i wasnt sure what i was expecting.. being a huge Mj fan i read loads of books about him and they all say exactly the same thing also they usually focus on... Read more
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