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9782332559302.Pdf 2 2 Sommaire Avant-propos ......................................................... 11 Don’t Stop’Til You Get Enough ........................... 15 Rock With You ...................................................... 25 Off The Wall ......................................................... 35 She’s Out Of My Life ............................................ 43 De Girlfriend à The Girl Is Mine ........................... 51 Billie Jean .............................................................. 59 Beat It .................................................................... 75 Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ ................................ 87 Human Nature ....................................................... 97 De Pretty Young Thing à Say Say Say .................. 109 Thriller ................................................................... 117 I Just Can’t Stop Loving You ................................ 135 Bad ......................................................................... 147 The Way You Make Me Feel ................................ 159 Man In The Mirror ................................................ 169 Dirty Diana ............................................................ 183 2 3 Another Part Of Me ............................................... 193 Smooth Criminal .................................................... 201 Post-scriptum : Leave Me Alone et Liberian Girl ...................................................... 211 Black Or White ...................................................... 219 Remember The Time ............................................. 231 In The Closet .......................................................... 239 Jam ......................................................................... 245 Who Is It ................................................................ 253 Heal The World ..................................................... 261 Give In To Me ....................................................... 273 Will You Be There ................................................. 283 Gone Too Soon ...................................................... 293 Scream/Childhood ................................................. 299 You Are Not Alone ................................................ 319 Earth Song ............................................................. 327 They Don’t Care About Us .................................... 341 Stranger In Moscow ............................................... 351 Blood On The Dance Floor .................................... 361 HIStory/Ghosts ...................................................... 371 You Rock My World ............................................. 381 Cry ......................................................................... 391 De One More Chance à Thriller 25 ....................... 401 Remerciements ...................................................... 411 4 2 « Quand j’entreprends un projet, j’y crois à cent pour cent. J’y mets toute mon âme. Je pourrais mourir pour le réaliser. Je suis comme ça. » Michael Jackson, 1988 2 5 6 2 PREFACE Sa vie, ses amis célèbres, ses amours, ses enfants, les rumeurs les plus folles, ses ennuis avec la justice. Dans la plupart des livres qui paraissent actuellement sur le Roi de la Pop, c'est ce que l'on peut lire : une biographie élaborée sur base d'articles de presse et sur base d'autres livres, par des auteurs qui n'ont généralement jamais rencontré personnellement Michael Jackson et qui n'ont pas suivi son parcours au quotidien. À quelques exceptions près. « Itinéraire d'un passionné » est, sans aucun doute, totalement différent. C'est courant 2012 que Brice a pris contact avec moi par Facebook. « J'ai un projet de livre et j'aurais quelques questions à te poser. » Des questions ? À moi ? Mais je ne suis pas éditeur... S'il avait l'air sympa et qu'il affichait une véritable expérience de fan (à lire ses messages sur certains forums Internet dédiés à Michael Jackson, on peut dire qu'il avait bien l'air de s'y connaître), je ne connaissais pas vraiment Brice. Et, il faut bien l'avouer, j'avais un léger doute quant à son projet : tant de fans décident, un jour, de mener un gros projet autour de Michael... mais n'y parviennent jamais. À l'époque, j'ai dû me dire que son idée de livre était bien sympa mais... verrait-elle le jour ? 2 7 Ensuite, les premières lignes que j'avais lues, alors qu'il n'avait achevé que quelques chansons, semblaient prometteuses... Mais ce nouvel auteur arriverait-il à mener à bien une analyse sur quasi toutes les chansons des albums du Roi de la Pop ? J'avais encore un doute. J'avoue ! C'était sans compter sur la détermination de Brice ! Il suffit de voir la manière qu'il a d'arriver à ses fins. Grand passionné du groupe Toto également, Brice est toujours de la partie pour aller saluer les membres de cette formation lorsqu'ils sont de passage en Europe. De même, pour entrer en contact avec les proches collaborateurs de Michael, Brice sait s'y prendre. Comme lorsqu'il a réussi à provoquer une rencontre avec Greg Phillinganes en backstage de la tournée « Immortal ». Comique pour un fan de Michael dont le pseudo sur MJFrance, le plus gros forum de fans de MJ, est... Phillinganes... Aussi, lorsqu'à l'automne 2012, Brice m'informe qu'il est en train d'achever son chapitre sur « Bad », cela ne fait plus aucun doute pour moi : l'itinéraire de ce fan passionné le mènera à son but. Mais loin de me contenter de féliciter sa détermination, je ne peux m'empêcher d'apprécier le contenu de cet ouvrage assez unique en son genre. Rares sont, en effet, les analyses poussées de la genèse, du contexte et du sens des chansons de Michael Jackson. Il existe bien certains ouvrages consacrés exclusivement à la musique du King of Pop. Mais pas sous cette forme. Et, il suffit de lire l'un ou l'autre extrait de « Itinéraire d'un passionné » pour 8 2 constater que ce livre deviendra vite une référence dans votre bibliothèque Jackson. Certes, toujours humble, Brice se présente comme un fan qui mène son enquête sur les chansons de son idole. Certes, il ne prétend nullement à l'exhaustivité. Mais son livre apporte une foule d'informations, de commentaires de collaborateurs de Michael et d'analyses. Impossible de ne pas y faire des découvertes au détour de ses nombreuses pages. Et, pour moi, il ne fait aucun doute que ce livre sera un agréable compagnon de route pour de nombreux fans. Christophe Charlot Christophe Charlot est responsable du magazine MJBackstage, l'unique revue francophone encore totalement dédiée à Michael Jackson. Il est actif dans l'univers des fans du King of Pop depuis 1993, à l'époque où il éditait le fanzine Anti-Hector qui a changé de nom en 1999 pour devenir le MJBackstage. www.mjbackstage.be 2 9 10 2 Avant-propos Pour commencer cet ouvrage, la moindre des choses est d’abord de se présenter : je m’appelle Brice, je vais sur mes trente-quatre ans et j’ai eu ce désir d’échanger sur Michael Jackson que j’écoute depuis mes huit ans. Autant ce loisir fait partie de ma vie depuis l’enfance, autant le fait d’écrire à son sujet n’est pas si ancien : il m’est venu en participant à des forums de discussion sur Internet. Cette activité a débuté en juillet 2009, alors que le chanteur venait de nous quitter. Comme beaucoup de gens, j’ai ressenti en cette période le besoin de ne pas garder des émotions qui restaient ancrées en moi depuis fort longtemps et qui sont ressorties en un seul instant. J’utilisais ces forums depuis un certain temps comme moyen d’information et cette situation me convenait ainsi, sans imaginer que je pourrais y jouer un rôle actif en tant que membre. Je revis donc mon jugement et finis par m’inscrire, tout en ignorant si cet acte serait temporaire ou une action sur du long terme. Cette inscription eut un effet bénéfique, davantage que je ne pouvais l’imaginer, au point de créer de nombreux sujets sur la carrière de 2 11 Michael Jackson. Ces moments de réflexion, lors de ces phases d’écriture, me replongent dans de vieux souvenirs et le fait de les faire partager et de lire les réactions, positives ou non, me font apprécier encore davantage ce passe-temps. Dans mon esprit, cela doit rester un loisir avant tout, car si le plaisir n’est pas présent, on perd une certaine spontanéïté, et je garde à l’esprit que je ne suis qu’un fan qui exprime une opinion, sans pour autant me prendre pour un critique influent ou un spécialiste musical, consultant à ses heures. Je retrouve cependant un plaisir à écrire, chose qui était déjà valable à l’école, mais le fait de rentrer dans la vie active m’avait fait complètement oublié ces instants. Ce rafraîchissement de mémoire me permet de rattraper le temps perdu, et je prends donc plaisir à développer sur cette passion pour la musique de Michael Jackson. Le personnage est évidemment fascinant par de nombreuses facettes, mais j’ai toujours aimé me documenter sur la genèse de ses chansons, savoir si le texte venait bien d’une histoire personnelle, ou dans quelles conditions était venue l’inspiration d’une mélodie. Un autre aspect de cette documentation est de s’intéresser à ses collaborateurs, parfois restés dans l’ombre, et qui sont forcément les meilleurs en leur domaine, car une riche et longue carrière, c’est un talent individuel, certes, mais celui-ci sera décuplé par des choix amenant des virtuoses qui auront une influence positive sur le résultat. Pendant toute mon adolescence, j’avais ce sentiment que Michael Jackson était le plus grand artiste de tous les temps et que son seul talent pouvait 12 2 soulever
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