Interview with Ian 'Molly' Meldrum
Tuesday 19th November 1996, Australia

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Molly: Well, Michael, I can finally welcome আপনি to Australia, and whether আপনি like it অথবা not, being the King of Pop and the biggest recording তারকা in the world, what is your philosophy of staying at the top?

Michael Jackson: Boy, I think being humble and believing in yourself and having true প্রণয় in your হৃদয় for the world and really trying to help people through lyrics and the প্রণয় of সঙ্গীত and dance because I truly do প্রণয় people very much.

Molly: Realising that, but does it not put pressure on you, I mean that আপনি have to be...

MJ: Well it always

Molly: ...and they hold আপনি in such esteem.

MJ: Well it always does. The পরবর্তি album has to be better than the other. [laughs]

Molly: Well how do আপনি cope with all the hysteria? I mean wherever আপনি go, whether its London, whether its Munich, whether its New York, whether its Bangkok, whether its জাপান and even here in Australia, how do আপনি cope with the hysteria?

MJ: Um...I know its all love, so it makes my হৃদয় very happy and I like to give it back, আপনি know through however I can give and it puts a smile on my face to see all the children and all the teenagers and the adults, the demographics. It makes my হৃদয় very happy, I প্রণয় them, I প্রণয় all the অনুরাগী very much.

Molly: Well coping with the hysteria, I mean I can't cope with it, I mean watching all this going on around, I mean the press have been absolutely manic, its been manic mania. Can I ask you, do আপনি ever relax? Does Michael Jackson ever relax? Cause I know you're a workaholic.

MJ: [smiles] Yes, I am a workaholic. Uh, I don't relax really, I don't sleep a lot, I like to continually... my mind never stops. I'm always creating. I never stop. But, I প্রণয় a good water balloon fight অথবা আপনি know playing around, goofing off, নিন্টেডো games, arcades.

Molly: Now Michael, I have to ask আপনি this question. Being possibly the biggest পরিলেখ in the world, um I guess Princess Diana matches you, আপনি read all these amazing stories about Michael Jackson. I mean I don't know whether they're true অথবা not. আপনি read that Michael Jackson's a weirdo, আপনি read that Michael Jackson's bizarre, আপনি read that he's done this, he's done that. Now I know some of those stories are not true because even I was accused of being at your wedding, and I knew that wasn't true. But how do আপনি cope, how do আপনি feel about all these stories that are written about you?

MJ: It's very sad, I just want the অনুরাগী to know and to understand that is not the truth. 99.9% of it is not the truth. And don't read it, don't believe it, it's garbage. It's tabloid junk, I mean they just simply make it up for greed and money. So please don't listen to it, it's trash.

Molly: Alright now, there's one আরো প্রশ্ন I've gotta ask you. It's about a personal friend of yours. But I have gotta ask আপনি this question..

[Michael looks sternly at him]
(Molly was granted the interview on the condition that Michael had approval of the questions, and this bit was obviously not pre-approved)

Molly: I am a Stephen King fanatic, I have every book...

[Michael starts to laugh]

Molly: ...that possibly Stephen King has written, um... আপনি can say mind your own business. And I know you've done Ghosts with him and I think that's a sensational piece of work.

MJ: Thank you.

Molly: Did আপনি enjoy doing that?

MJ: Very much, yes.. yes.

Molly: I mean that skeleton blew me right out..

MJ: Where আপনি there at the premiere?

Molly: No, but I've seen it at home.

MJ: Ooohh

Molly: It is just amazing. Can I ask আপনি what is Stephen King like?

MJ: Stephen King is a very gentle sweet kind man I mean the পরিলেখ that we see... the books, with his works... he's nothing like that. He's very humble.

Molly: Right.

MJ: Ahhh... A lot of people judge me the same way. I'm pretty simple... I প্রণয় to create. I প্রণয় to make magic. I প্রণয় to create the unexpected. আপনি know. And Stephen, he's just wonderful, he's not bizarre অথবা strange অথবা weird. He's a loving person.

Molly: And great to work with?

MJ: Great to work with. Together, he and I wrote Ghosts and had fun doing it.

Molly: Alright now, listen, I never normally asks for autographs. But this is a Stephen King book and it's called Insomnia, and I'm sure over the last week I've had no sleep...

[Michael starts to laugh]

Molly: ...with the Michael Jackson thing. Can আপনি sign this book of Stephen King for me?

MJ: Sure. Sure. [Takes the book and signs it]

Molly: Thanks very much.

MJ: Thank আপনি Molly.

Molly: Enjoy Australia.

MJ: Thank you.

Molly: And we look অগ্রবর্তী to আরো work from Michael Jackson, আরো records...

MJ: Thank You.

Molly: ..and being the biggest তারকা if not the biggest তারকা in the world, and entertaining everyone.

MJ: All my প্রণয় to everyone, thank you.

Molly: Thank you.