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A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death
Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile and almost--ultimately--unable to live.
With the insight and compassion that he brought to his bestselling telling of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final year, Tavis Smiley provides a glimpse into the superstar's life in this emotional, honest, yet celebratory book. Readers will witness Jackson's campaign to recharge his career--hiring and firing managers and advisors, turning to and away from family members, fighting depression and drug dependency--while his one goal remained: to mount the most spectacular series of shows the world had ever seen. BEFORE YOU JUDGE ME is a humanizing look at Jackson's last days.
- Sales Rank: #359116 in Books
- Published on: 2016-06-21
- Released on: 2016-06-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.50" h x 1.00" w x 6.38" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 288 pages
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Praise for Before You Judge Me
"With compassion and unwavering empathy, Smiley weaves Jackson's music into the turmoil that enveloped the pop star...This heart-wrenching portrait of Jackson's experience will appeal to fans who wish to remember him for what he was: one of the world's greatest entertainers."―Tyler Hixson, Library Journal (starred)
"The authors delve through a wealth of research material to create a nearly day-by-day account of Jackson's last weeks, with occasional glimpses into his earlier life.... The most intriguing sections of the book unravel the complicated business relationships in which Jackson was involved, his attempts to separate himself from his parents and siblings, and his efforts to push his art further while his fans were demanding more of the same."―Kirkus Reviews
"This is a sympathetic and admiring look at the final days of a great entertainer who couldn't or wouldn't grow up."
―June Sawyers, Booklist
"Smiley and Ritz wisely spend as much time on the ins and outs of Jackson's managerial team as they do on his emotional health. As well as the war over who would manage Jackson, the book covers much behind-the-scenes rumbling from the Jackson family.... [Smiley and Ritz] show how he found the most freedom when lost in the joys of music, both performing and creating.... His accidental overdose death is all the more tragic in the context of a time when it seemed his career was getting back on track."―Publishers Weekly
"A sweeping portrait of the life and legacy of Michael Jackson."―Neil Pond, Parade
"Well-researched... It's a highly-sympathetic view, presenting Jackson as a committed artist with a probing intellect."―Jay Gabler, The Current
About the Author
Tavis Smiley is the host of PBS's Tavis Smiley and Public Radio International's The Tavis Smiley Show. Smiley is also the bestselling author of 17 books. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
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34 of 38 people found the following review helpful.
A terrible book filled with nothing but Smiley's speculation and conjecture, and devoid of exculpatory facts about Jackson
By sanemjfan
Frustrating. I, for one, had high expectations for this book. I eagerly waited for its release. I thought that if anyone would write a proper book on Michael Jackson, that would be Tavis Smiley. Unfortunately, I was so, so wrong.
Smiley sold his integrity for fame and sales. Luckily, I didn't spend money on this fiction. I was taken aback when I read an interview he gave to some newspaper in which the interviewee asked him about his thoughts on the (false) allegations against Michael Jackson. Smiley replied with the repulsive classic "I wasn't there" so "I'm not sure" reply!
I have a question for you Mr. Smiley: how did you write a whole book on a man's last months without investigating the most important event that affected the remaining of his life? How do you expect me to trust whatever you wrote when you technically confessed that you wrote a baseless book?
That is what led me to seek a free copy to read because I was still not giving up on Tavis's book. I tried to convince myself that maybe the media misquoted him.
What I read in the book itself left me outraged! First of all, the way of writing is ridiculous. Smiley wrote the whole book like he was inside of Michael's head which is absolutely absurd. I.e. he wrote what were the precise thoughts that kept Michael awake at night. What was he thinking listening to Stranger in Moscow. His precise thoughts before hitting the stage. His precise thoughts while in the car. His precise thoughts before going to the doctor's office. What YouTube videos he was watching + his thoughts on them, etc... are you kidding me?
The more I read, the more it got clearer why this was written in the first place. Tavis Smiley is exhibiting the image of "junkie Michael Jackson". For many years the media worked extremely hard to convince us that Michael Jackson was merely an addict (although his autopsy & AEG trial PROVED that he was NOT). So 7 years after his death, Smiley appears in the picture with one role: to mislead the public into believing just that.
The main purpose of his (illogical) way of writing is to give the reader a delusional glimpse into Michael's mind and with that way, he indirectly plants falsehoods into our minds.
Ask yourself this: why do they want to adapt his book into a miniseries?
Answer: because it is everything THEY wanted to blind us with. They rely heavily on the fact that some people depend on the corrupted media reports and the others are too lazy to research.
I thoroughly read every page of this book and here's why I think it's terrible:
1- Smiley wasted around 150 pages out of 253 vividly describing Michael's visit to the doctor's office to take drugs, however didn't bother to enlighten the readers on Michael's medical condition/history! He merely mentioned Vitiligo once. By focusing only on his drug administration without explaining his medical history will deceive the clueless people into believing that Michael was an addict.
2- Out of the people that knew Michael Jackson, Smiley chose to only quote: Bobby Taylor, Walter Yetnikoff, Janet Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Randy Phillips and Bob Jones! Now what do we expect from someone who chose to quote Bob Jones out of all people?
3- Smiley ceaseless kept on describing Michael's shopping habits -and classified him as an aimless shopaholic- and compared his excessive shopping to his "drugs habits."
4- Just like he talked about his medicinal intake but never briefed readers on his medical history. He persistently talked about his debt but never why he was put in debt (other than his shopping habits). And I couldn't help but feel suspicious about the fact that he didn't even mention his high-valued catalog? Although Michael during his lifetime stated over & over again that his catalog is the reason they are putting him in debt and the reason he will be killed for. So not mentioning this piece of information while tirelessly speaking of his "mess of a finance" showed me that Smiley wanted to paint a specified picture.
5- Most of the analyses & explanations are inaccurate. I.e Smiley claimed that the reason Michael fired Grace Rwaramba because he was jealous of the kids attachment to her & he wanted to be the only parent they had. Another falsehood.
6- In many, many parts of the book I felt like he was speaking of a different Michael. The Michael he wrote about was endlessly unhappy, paranoid, weak, nonspiritual, religion-less, and the worst one is that Michael chose to turn the blind eye from the world's news.
Quotation from the book: "He wants to live in a state of wonder and delight. To do so, Michael knows that it’s best to avoid the news. He doesn’t want to hear about the suicide bombings in Iraq, the mutilation in Somalia, or the devastation in Afghanistan. These are situations that baffle Michael."
Did Smiley even know what Michael Jackson is all about? What most of his songs were for? How many songs he wrote opposing war? He never sought to live in "a state of delight" when he knew people are suffering out there!
Did Smiley know much money did Michael -with an open heart- gave to the less fortune people, the many lives he saved and the causes he supported? No. He only cared to focus on his shopping habits and never once focusing on his charitable work.
Note: Michael Jackson donated more than US$500 million to various foundations, and is noted as the entertainer who supported the most charity organizations by Guinness World Records.
7- Many of the stories told in the book are recycled.
8- Smiley thinks that the Cascio tracks are Michael's and didn't care to even mention the legal battle that been going on regarding the authenticity of the vocals.
9- He dared to compare Michael's life & death to Elvis's life and death. There's no comparison, not one bit.
10- Quotation from the book: "No matter the bizarre nature of his physical transformations or the accusations of his misbehavior, I never stopped admiring his astounding artistry." What "misbehavior" are you referring to, Mr. Tavis? Shame on you for playing with words like that.
11- In Tavis's perspective it's Michael to blame -& the Jackson family- everybody else had an excuse or was persuaded by Michael's vulnerable front, including Conrad. Quotation from the book: "Deeply in debt, the cardiologist is facing a number of lawsuits and judgments against him. Now, with the guarantee of being paid $150,000 a month to serve as Michael’s personal physician, Murray is highly motivated to please the artist."
12- Some parts of the last chapters were written from "according to Dr. Conrad Murray" perspective. Conrad Murray, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and I don't think he's a liable source.
13- The autopsy + Conrad's sentence + Katherine Jackson's lawsuit against AEG was written in one page only. No analysis. No explanation. Nothing. Smiley didn't even question Conrad. He didn't tell how he neglected his patient! How he took too long before calling the ambulance. How Conrad instead of calling 911, he called out for Michael's oldest son, Prince, and traumatized the boy by allowing him to see his father dying.
There are many important things that Smiley could've talked about and detailed but he chose to waste precious pages by describing what Michael's thoughts were while browsing YouTube.
In conclusion:
The whole idea is based on what Tavis Smiley "thinks" happened. "In the final analysis, though, it is an interpretation born out of my own understanding," he stated in his book. He confessed in various interviews that he didn't associate with Michael and doesn't know him well. He asserted that he doesn't know about the false allegations because "he wasn't there". Guess what Mr. Smiley? You weren't there at the last weeks of his life either but did that stop you from writing this fiction of yours and pretend to know exactly what he was feeling and thinking? The title of this book should've been "cover-up murder". Tavis is acquitting those who led to his murder. Even Conrad! What he's trying to achieve here is to simply plant the idea of junkie Michael Jackson in our minds (which was proven in court to be false).
There's nothing here about the truth, no new information, no analysis, no investigation, no insights, no real understanding of the man....nothing. Just pointless chatter to delude the masses to believe a false assumption, made up by the same people who wanted to tarnish the legacy of an extraordinary man who was mistreated by the system for so, so long.
Advice:
Do not believe anything supported by the corrupted mass media. Research and dig for the truth. Read for yourself. If you studied History, you'll know that they always murder those who attempt to enlighten the masses. They want us to believe that Michael is a freak, unstable, drug-addict & a molester to turn us against him and away from his message. As a wise man once said "they don't always use bullets to assassinate you..."
Mr. Smiley, you have failed. You failed to research properly. Failed to respect our intelligence. Failed to live up to your reputation. And mostly you failed the man who is dead now and cannot defend himself.
I'll end this review with a quotation from Behind the Mask: The Extraordinary Story of the Irishman Who Became Michael Jackson's Doctor. For those who don't know him, Dr. Treacy used to treat Michael Jackson when he was in Ireland. He stated this in his book about Michael refusal to be sedated without an anesthetist present:
“Even though it meant nothing much at the time, those words would ring loud in my head on many occasions in the years after his premature death. During the trial of the person accused of causing his death, Jackson’s personal physician Dr Conrad Murray, defense lawyers produced a scientist who stated that Michael had injected himself with a dose of Propofol after an initial dose by Dr Murray had worn off. This is totally at odds with what I witnessed that night. My patient openly stated to me that he wouldn’t receive sedation unless an anesthetist administered it. I never saw any drugs in Michael’s house, and he never asked me to write him a script for anything stronger than diet pills. ”
This review was originally posted here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1685859248
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
What a serious waste of money...
By N. Benjamin
What an absolute piece of crap. I am trying to understand why this man wrote a book about someone whom he doesn't claim to have known; obviously didn't research thoroughly and whom many of the readers know more about than this author. How can he possibly presume to know what Michael Jackson was thinking and feeling when those close to him didn't even clearly know? He writes as if he was privy to his most private and deepest feelings and thoughts. In some ways it is a bit reminiscent of Randy Taraborelli, who wrote sections of his biographies on Jackson as if he were a fly on the wall during certain conversations. Just ridiculous, in my opinion.
I have to agree with everyone who has called this fiction, mixed with some facts at it's best.
At it's worst, he is spreading misinformation about a man who has already been and continues to be maligned with lies and misinformation 7 long after his passing. Smiley portrays Michael Jackson in precisely the way the media has for the last 20-25 years and it seems it is a false narrative he is only too eager to bake in. The supposed JJ Abrams mini-series is only more evidence of this. Jackson was a person who struggled with 2 autoimmune illness and sustained numerous injuries, including the burns to his head & face, during his career. He admitted to struggling with dependence to prescription painkillers in 1993, however at the time of his death there was no indication that he had ANY drugs in his system nor was there evidence of any kind of life long dependency. Neither Jackson's list prescription medications nor his very healthy organs indicate evidence of addiction. The only substances found in his autopsy were those that his convicted doctor administered to him that killed him. These are facts readily available. These facts were also presented in the trial of Conrad Murray and led to his conviction.
In addition, while doing his promotion for this book, it is painfully obvious he didn't bother to research or know the facts about the false allegations against Jackson. Isn't it incumbent on any author to thoroughly research their subject, even if they are merely focusing on the last weeks of his life? In not doing so, he only serves to perpetuate his opinions rather than the facts about what were clearly the most devastating and painful episodes of his incredible life. What a damn shame.
Tavis Smiley just threw in whatever ethics he had and tarnished his reputation as far as many people are concerned. He has jumped on the bandwagon of a long list of others only too eager to cash in on this man's name and fame for a buck. The truth be damned because it's not nearly as interesting for some.
It is so far past the time for people to stop lying & misrepresenting this man for profit and for the media to find some integrity & ethics in reporting.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
this book falls flat
By MAXIMILLIAN MUHAMMAD
if a book could get a star for being below zero in the summer time well this is the book. Tavis Smiley is a cool Brother and for the most part i like his commentary on various topics and subjects, however in this book he slipped and Moonwalked without even gliding into the subject properly. this book sounds like a ghost tabloid writer came on in and threw this together to collect. when you write a Book on Michael Jackson then you gotta bring it or you gonna hear about it. and this book is weak sauce.
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