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Michael Jackson Heal the World

The original Heal the World Foundation was a charitable organization founded by entertainer Michael Jackson in 1992. The foundation's creation was inspired by his charitable single of thesame name. Through his foundation, Jackson airlifted 46 tons of supplies to Sarajevo, instituted drug and alcohol abuse education and donated millions of dollars to disadvantaged children, including the full payment of a Hungarian child's liver transplant. 

Jackson founded the charity in 1992, naming it after his hit song, "Heal the World". The purpose of the charity was to provide medicine to children and fight world hunger, homelessness, child exploitation and abuse. Jackson stated that he wanted "to improve the conditions for children throughout the world".

The foundation also brought underprivileged children to Jackson's Neverland Ranch, located outside Santa Ynez, California, to go on theme park rides that Jackson had built on the property after he purchased it in 1988.

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HEAL THE WORLD Organization Is Formulated To HEAL 

..REALLY ..Be It The Children ..The Ecology ..people in 

general ..and It’s a NON-profit Organization and It’s SOMETHING I’ve ALWAYS WANTED To DO..It’s WHAT INSPIRED The Song *Heal The World*.

Our GOAL Is To CHANGE The World And CHANGE World Consciousness About Children ..The Ecology And The Planet ..To MAKE It A BETTER PLACE For Everybody ..STARTING With The Children. 

That’s The FUTURE we LIVE ..and I’ll Stick With It FOREVER UNTIL It’s DONE. 
*IT'S FOREVER*. It’s NOT a publicity stunt ..it’s NOT something trying to use as a vehicle to launch a single or an album ..

IT'S SOMETHING That’s DIRECTLY FROM MY HEART ..I’M Doing It As I Sincerely CARE And LOVE them and WANT To HELP Out. 

I REALLY Feel Bad For These Kids. I Guess you FEEL THE PAIN Just Hearing About The Things we see on television or on the radio ..you know ..the Statistics about the kids…

I Mean ..I’ve Heard About This Year .. 2,6 Million Children Die From Preventable Diseases And Millions Of Children Die From Child Abuse ..Just Violence Which It Doesn’t have to be and I JUST FEEL SO BAD From Things Like That. You know 

Sometime (sic) I Feel So Guilty When I Have Dinner Or Breakfast ..BECAUSE I REALIZE How So Many People DON'T HAVE Those SIMPLE Things That We So Much Take For Granted. 

And people ..they sit at the table and they pray and all that ..Which Is Beautiful ..BUT To DO SOMETHING Is The Thing..you know..
You Have To ACT..So I Think IT'S IMPORTANT To HELP Out As Much As You CAN ..

If One Person Just HELPED ONE Child ..JUST HELPED ONE CHILD …they’d Done So Much.You CAN DO THAT ..It Would Be BEAUTIFUL ..

Just To HELP ONE Person Would Be A Lot..

It’s A BIG STEP Forward..
Because It’s A LOT TO BE DONE.. And Children All Over The World Are In Such NEED..I FEEL SO PURE When I CAN DO THIS.. I FEEL GOD APPLAUDING ..

I REALLY DO.. I FEEL That I’ve DONE WHAT I’M SUPPOSED To DO And I’M Compelled To DO These Things I FEEL..

And Kids Are The Best..They Are Wonderful 
                                                                   
                                                           ~Michael Jackson~

The Dangerous World Tour began on June 27, 1992, and finished on November 11, 1993. Jackson performed to 3.5 million people in 70 concerts. All profits from the concerts went to the "Heal the World Foundation", raising millions of dollars in relief.Through the foundation, Jackson airlifted 46 tons of supplies to Sarajevo and paid for a Hungarian child's liver transplant.

One of Jackson's most acclaimed performances came during the halftime show at the National Football League's Super Bowl XXVII. At the show, Jackson performed his anthem "Heal the World", to help promote the organization with the assistance of a choir of 750 people and a flash card display involving 98,000 volunteers. Jackson donated his entire fees to the foundation, with the NFL also donating $100,000 and a 30-second TV spot to push for contributions.

Following the Super Bowl, Jackson ran a full-page advertisement in the newspaper USA Today, providing a toll-free number. A coupon was provided that could be clipped and mailed in along with a contribution. Those donating $35 or more were given a "Heal the World" T-shirt.

Man in the Mirror:

"It is my philosophy, too: "If you want to make the world a 

better place, take a look at yourself, and then make a

change". People don’t look at themselves honestly.

 They don’t look at themselves and point the finger, it’s always the other guy’s fault. 

You should change yourself. Look at yourself, make better of yourself....

I’m never totally satisfied, I always wish the world could be a better place.

No, not at all!...Hopefully, that’s what I do with my music, 

and bring happiness to people...

and to bring joy and some peace in their lives."

1987 Ebony/JET TV interview

"It brings tears to my eyes when I see any child who suffers....If I am guilty of anything, it is of believing what God said about children.

Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven."

Michael Jackson

A TRUE MESSENGER OF GOD 

I TRY To WRITE..PUT It In SONG. PUT It In

DANCE. PUT It In MY ART ..To TEACH The

WORLD. If politicians can't do it..I WANT 

TO DO It. WE HAVE To DO IT. Artists put it

 in Paintings..poets put it in Poems..Novels.

 THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE To DO.

I THINK It's SO IMPORTANT

To SAVE The WORLD...
  
                                 Michael Jackson

WE ARE THE WORLD



I WROTE *WE ARE THE WORLD* After Seeing the Appalling News Footage Of Starving People In Ethiopia And The Sudan… I HATE To See Suffering ..I HATE To See People In Need..and *I FEEL GOD GAVE ME A GIFT..And I HAVE To USE It RESPONSIBLY BY GIVING BACK* ..And I’ll DO It UNTIL I Have Pennies Left Or The GOOD LORD Calls ME HOME.
                       ~Michael Jackson~
The Last Recording Session for the *WE ARE THE WORLD* was held on January 28_1985. The HISTORIC Event Brought Together some of the Most Famous Artists in the Music Industry at the time...
Two hours after the 12th Annual American Music Award Ceremony ..MICHAEL And 44 other artists gathered secretly for 10 hours at A&M Recording Studios in Los Angeles To Record *We Are The World*_during the recording of *We Are The World*_
The Song "WE ARE THE WORLD" Was Written By MICHAEL JACKSON and Lionel Richie At MICHAEL's Home In Early 1985. They Began Work On The Song's Creation at Hayvenhurst..the Encino Home Of MICHAEL JACKSON and HIS family. For a week..The TWO Spent *EVERY NIGHT WORKING* On Lyrics And Melodies in the MICHAEL's Bedroom. They Knew that they Wanted A Song which would Be Easy To Sing And Memorable. The pair Wanted to Create An ANTHEM*_during the recording of *We Are The World*

Richie ONLY wrote 'a few lines' for the track As *MICHAEL WROTE 99% OF THE LYRICS*...But HE'S NEVER felt it necessary to Say That!! Richie had recorded two melodies for *We Are the World* Which MICHAEL Took..Adding MUSIC And WORDS To The Song In The SAME Day. MICHAEL JACKSON Stated:

I LOVE Working Quickly. I WENT AHEAD Without even Lionel knowing. I Couldn't wait. I WENT IN And CAME OUT The SAME Night With The SONG COMPLETED—

Drums..Piano..Strings..and WORDS To The Chorus... MICHAEL JACKSON Then PRESENTED HIS DEMO to Richie and Jones ..who WERE Both SHOCKED!!!... They Did NOT EXPECT The SUPERSTAR To See The STRUCTURE Of The SONG SO QUICKLY♥!!!....
On January 21_1985.. MICHAEL and Richie Completed The Lyrics and Melody Of *WE ARE THE WORLD* within Two and A Half Hours ..One Night before the Song's first Recording Session...
MICHAEL Arrived after Steve Perry of Journey..with manager Frank Dileo and HIS bodyguard ..Bill Bray. MICHAEL Arrived at the studio Early So HE Could RECORD *The Chorus_BY HIMSELF ..To BE USED As A GUIDE* for the other artists. It IS MICHAEL's VOCALS That the other artists Are LISTENING To In their Headphones WHEN LEARNING The SONG...
Most of the other artists were scheduled to arrive at the studio following the American Music Awards. MICHAEL Skipped the awards where HE Had Four Nominations. For The Second Consecutive Year ..THRILLER Had Been Nominated For *Favorite Album and Favorite Black Album*...

MICHAEL Had Been Nominated For *Favorite Black Male Vocalist and the Jacksons* were nominated for Favorite Group. It was just as well HE didn't go..HE Would Have Gone Home Empty Handed*_during the recording of *We Are The World*_

Before the actual Recording Of *We Are The World* began.. Ken Kragen..one of the organizers..spoke to the group About Distributing the Proceeds From the RECORD SALES..and The Steps being taken to insure the MONEY Went Directly To Where It WAS NEEDED. Bob Geldoff ..organizer of Band Aid and Live Aid..also spoke to the Group Of Artists: ***I think what's happening in Africa is a crime Of Historic proportions... You walk into one of the corrugated iron huts and you see meningitis and malaria and typhoid buzzing around the air. And you see dead bodies lying side by side with the live ones. In some of the camps you see 15 bags of flour for 27.000 people. And I assume that's WHY We're All Here Tonight***
Finally..MICHAEL Addressed the group. HE Shyly Described The Song HE and Lionel Richie Had Written As ♥A LOVE Song To INSPIRE Concern About A FARAWAY PLACE CLOSE To HOME ...

On The Back Cover Of *WE ARE THE WORLD* ..The Book Are Comments Made By Some of the Members of USA For Africa Project ..Including MICHAEL'S THOUGHTS And FEELINGS On The Song:
When I WAS ASKED To WRITE The SONG..I PUT MY SOUL INTO It. That’s REALLY MY Statement
                                  ~Michael Jackson~

The Recording session began at 9:00 p.m. and lasted the entire night. The SOLO parts of the SONG Were Recorded without any problems. __MICHAEL Didn't leave Until 8:00 a.m. The NEXT Morning ..when The FINAL VERSION Of *We Are the World*.. Was Completed...
Upon entering the recording studio..the musicians Were Greeted by a sign pinned to the door by Quincey Jones which read" 'Please check your egos at the door'.. The 45 Artists who comprised United Support of Artists for Africa and who left their egos at the door ..were also Greeted by Stevie Wonder..who Proclaimed that if the recording was not completed in one take..he and Ray Charles..two blind men ..would drive everybody home...
The SUPERgroup Included a wide range of artists..with at least one representative from various categories of music: pop..rock.. R&B ..and country. Dan Aykroyd..Harry Belafonte..Lindsey Buckingham ..Kim Carnes ..Ray Charles ..Bob Dylan ..Sheila E ...Bob Geldoff ..Daryl Hall and John Oates ..and James Ingram were all part of USA for Africa. Perhaps the most widely represented music in USA for Africa was Jackson music, with: MICHAEL..Jackie, LaToya, Marlon, Randy, and Tito all contributing to the famine relief single. The balance of USA for Africa was made up of Al Jarreau, Waylon Jennings, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis and the News, Kenny Loggins, Bette Midler, Willie Nelson, Jeffrey Osborne, Steve Perry, the Pointer Sisters, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder......


One of many Light-Hearted moment during the recording session was when the USA For Africa stars sang The Banana Boat Song to Belafonte. It started by Stevie Wonder..then all the star Joined In ..Including MICHAEL: ***It's not everyday'..quipped Belafonte.. 'you get The Banana Boat Song sung to you By MICHAEL JACKSON !
THE PROMOTION And MERCHANDISE AIDED The SUCCESS Of *WE ARE THE WORLD* And *RAISED Over $63 MILLION FOR HUMANITARIAN AID* In Africa And The US.
We Are The World__The Video Event Was The 9th Best Selling Video Cassette Of 1985...
On March 7_1985 *WE ARE THE WORLD* Was Released..as The Only Single From The Album..And MADE MUSIC HISTORY. A Worldwide Commercial SUCCESS..it Topped Music Charts throughout the world and Became The Fastest-Selling American pop SINGLE In HISTORY.
WE ARE THE WORLD* Became The FIRST Ever SINGLE Ever To Be Certified Multi-Platinum..which received A 4× Certification By The RIAA. It debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 At #21 And Three weeks later ..the Week Of 'April 13_1985'..It Was The *NUMBER 1* Song!!! The Single stayed At _NUMBER 1 For Four Weeks. With Sales in excess of 20 Million Copies..it is One Of The Fewer Than Thirty All_TIME Singles To Have Sold 10 Million (or more) Copies Worldwide.

*WE Are The WORLD*.. Was *A GREAT PROJECT* ..because ..'quincy jones' Called ME on the phone and he asked ME To WRITE A SONG..For the Devastation That Was Going On in Africa..and Ethiopia Was Hit Very Badly..and he Knew MY LOVE For The PEOPLE Over There ..Because I Would Go to Africa All the Time. I...I LOVED The Culture..

I LOVE The People ..I LOVE What They Represent ..and ...So I PUT This SONG Together ..And It Became The BIGGEST SELLING SONG SINGLE In HISTORY And It RAISED A LOT Of MONEY ...It Was Called *USA For Africa* and We Heightened..It Heightened ..public Awareness On The Subject. It Was Relief For Africa..

It Was A BEAUTIFUL Thing. We GAVE a Certain Percentage to America and The Majority SHARE Went To Africa.

 It WAS A GREAT !!!..GREAT THING !!! 
                                          ~Michael Jackson~

"Wherever you go - in every country,or in every continent, people yearn and hunger for only one thing, to love and be loved. Love transcends international boundaries and heals the wounds of hatred, racial, prejudice, bigotry and ignorance. It is the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation."

                                 Michael Jackson 

"Love is the most important thing in the world. It's all for love. L-O-V-E."

        Michael Jackson, This Is It reheasals, 2009

"Every three weeks we have terminally ill children that come to…[the house, from charitable organizations such as Make A Wish Foundation, Dream Street, Starlight etc]...., and these are sick children, children with cancer. And I entertain them. And they come here to enjoy themselves. ... It brings out the child that lives in everybody.... I love rides and things like that and I share it with the children."

"....I love to do things for children and I try to imitate Jesus. And no, I am not saying I am Jesus, I'm not saying that.... I'm trying to imitate Jesus in the fact that he said to be like children, to love children, to be as pure as children, and to make yourself as innocent and to see the world through eyes of wonderment and the whole magical quality of it all and I love that. And we'll have like a hundred bald headed children, they all have cancer, and they're all running around. And they are enjoying themselves and it makes me cry happy tears that I was able to do this for them, you know. (It) makes me so pleased inside."

"... We have children that come who are fed intravenously...they are very sick, bedridden. They can't sit up and these beds, they are hospital beds, you push a button, you go up or you go down and they are able to watch. We have a magic show, we show the current films, there's cartoons, anything so that they can escape to that world of magic that they don't have a chance to experience, the world I was deprived of when I was little."

Michael Jackson, TV Interview with Oprah Winfrey, 1993

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"It’s like when a mother sends her child off to war, they don’t know if they’re ever gonna come back, you know? How can we look at such things happening, and not, you know, want to do something? How can we turn our heads and pretend as if we don’t see it? You know? I can’t see people in pain and pretend as if it’s not there."

                                        Michael Jackson

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