Eventually allegations of child molestation would follow suit. Michael remained childlike for his entire life, seeing himself as more of a Peter Pan sort of character who never really grew up. Physically abused by a violent father, living his young life in the very grown up music business and trapped by his childhood success, these factors played huge roles in defining Michaels difficulties adapting to the adult world once he himself had grown up. How was it that the king of pop got to this? The police were collecting evidence to corroborate the story of Michaels accusers. who were now investigating allegations of child abuse. Visit for details.In December 1993, Michael Jackson was forced to face his toughest audience yet, the DA and cops from the L.A.P.D.
Joseph Rosenfeld helps professional men and corporate workgroups create effective visual brands. And if you need a partner to help you make a lasting change, I’ll be there for you.ĭesigning and managing your image is the secret science of your success. Accept who and what you see when you look in the mirror. Be more willing to help someone be successful. Don’t stare oddly at someone walking down the street. If there is a lesson to be learned from all of this, it is to be more sensitive to someone in your family, and at your office. His need to keep reconstructing himself points to an obsession rooted in a deep, lifelong pain. In all of Michael Jackson’s despair, no matter how much he tried to change the surface of his body – and no matter how much more other conditions affected his appearance – this man did not have a good feeling about himself. It’s just that there are many other options to consider and to experience a total transformation. It’s not that cosmetic surgical procedures are out of the question. A significant facet about image consulting is that it’s totally holistic – working from the inside out. Even in good circumstances there are still old habits to let go of in order to grow.
I’d be the first to suggest therapy for any client who revealed unresolved past issues. Now in the shock of sudden death, many who cast him aside as too bizarre are trying to make sense of the senseless.Ĭreating change in one’s appearance should be more fun and be devoid of the torment even huge pop stars face.
Lupus is said to have caused his skin discoloration, known as vitiligo. Later in his life, Jackson developed lupus, an autoimmune disease likely brought on as a result of childhood abuse. If you’ve ever had to deal with severe acne, then you know how sensitive Michael Jackson was to being in public with the emotional and physical scars of severe acne, despite being a huge superstar. That kind of pain could hurt worse than being beaten by a belt strap.
If you’ve ever been told by one of your parents that you’re ugly, then you can relate to the pain that Michael Jackson felt from his father. Michael Jackson had extraordinary talents and was extraordinarily tormented and both sets of traits were manifested through his image.
So much about his senseless death is yet to be determined, but there is so much we can learn about how to be genuinely sensitive toward others who don’t fit into an average package. Did it really matter how many cosmetic procedures the “King of Pop” had? Should he have revealed every cosmetic procedure? Did we need to know just how badly burned and scarred he was on the set of the 1984 Pepsi commercial? The less the public knew, the more it seemingly needed to know. He grew up as a public figure, and tried to find, define, and redefine himself all in the glare of the public eye. Jackson will long be known as one of pop culture’s most enigmatic figures. I’m not sure anyone else has endured so much of the public’s scrutiny just because of the changes to his physical appearance. In the three weeks since Michael Jackson’s sudden death, I’ve been thinking about all th e physical changes he had undergone that hastened intense public scrutiny. Physically evolving how one looks is a natural part of life’s journey. For any number of reasons, they are ready to see an updated reflection looking back in the mirror and want others to see them in this way, too.
The men and women who hire me as their image consultant want to create lasting and authentic changes in their appearance.