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Michael Jackson was a huge E.T. fan. In fact, he owned one of the E.T. puppets. Steven Spielberg asked Jackson and Quincy Jones to create a companion audiobook for the movie, with the singer narrating the tale of E.T. During recording sessions, he became so upset by E.T.'s death that he wept. The album was both a commercial and critical success, earning Jackson a Grammy in 1984 for Best Recording for Children.
Explaining his connection to the character of E.T., Jackson remarked in an interview: "He's in a strange place and wants to be accepted – which is a situation that I have found myself in many times when traveling from city to city all over the world. He gives love and wants love in return, which is me. And he has that superpower which lets him lift off and fly whenever he wants to get away from things on Earth, and I can identify with that. He and I are alike in many ways."
Michael Jackson was a huge E.T. fan. In fact, he owned one of the E.T. puppets. Steven Spielberg asked Jackson and Quincy Jones to create a companion audiobook for the movie, with the singer narrating the tale of E.T. During recording sessions, he became so upset by E.T.'s death that he wept. The album was both a commercial and critical success, earning Jackson a Grammy in 1984 for Best Recording for Children.
Explaining his connection to the character of E.T., Jackson remarked in an interview: "He's in a strange place and wants to be accepted – which is a situation that I have found myself in many times when traveling from city to city all over the world. He gives love and wants love in return, which is me. And he has that superpower which lets him lift off and fly whenever he wants to get away from things on Earth, and I can identify with that. He and I are alike in many ways."