We must wave our banners even higher and belt out our voices even stronger and be unified as people. We're going to make it through this!

I love experienced people. I love people who are phenomenally talented. I love people who've worked so hard and been so courageous and are the leaders in their fields. For me to meet somebody like that and learn from them and share words with them -to me that's magic.

Hope is such a beautiful word, but it often seems very fragile. Life is still being needlessly hurt and destroyed.

I always wanted to do music that influences and inspires each generation.

Planet Earth, gentle and blue With all my heart, I love you. Dancing the Dream by Michael Jackson

I'm a black American, I am proud of my race. I am proud of who I am. I have a lot of pride and dignity.

I'm not a comedian. I'm not a show host. I'm a musician. That's why I've turned down offers to host the Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards. Is it really entertaining for me to get up there and crack a few weak jokes and force people to laugh because I'm Michael Jackson, when I know in my heart that I'm not funny?