They did it to try and belittle me, to try and to take away my pride. But I went through the whole system with them. And at the end, I - I wanted the public to know that I was okay, even though I was hurting.

I felt that I could do it. Following this surge in sales Sony announced that they had extended their relationship with his material. "Jam" gained two nominations: Best R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.

The eighth child of the Jackson family he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964 and began his solo career in 1971. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled his death a homicide and his personal physician was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. In the early 1980s Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music.