On the Road With Michael [Paperback]

Mark Bego (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1984

Text and photographs take the reader on Michael Jackson's 1984 Victory tour.

Product Details

• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books (Mm) (October 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0523423403
• ISBN-13: 978-0523423401
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,011,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Bego is the author of 56 books on rock & roll and show business, including two "New York Times" Best Sellers, a "Los Angeles Times" Best Seller, and a "Chicago Tribune" Best Seller, three multi-million-sellers, and two half-million selling titles. With over 10 million books in print, he is acknowledged as the best-selling biographer in the rock and pop music field. His latest book is his 2010 memoir about his career as an author, entitled "Paperback Writer." His show business biographies have included the life stories of some of the biggest stars of ROCK (Elton John, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night, Billy Joel), SOUL (Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston), POP (Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Sade, Barry Manilow), and COUNTRY (George Strait, Patsy Cline, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill). He has also written about film and television stars as well (Rock Hudson, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, Matt Damon, The Marx Brothers.

One of the most exciting books of Bego's career is his recent biography on Elton John. The book was released in June of 2009 by Hannibal books of Austria. Published in the German language under the title "Elton John: Die Story," it has been heralded in the media as "the ultimate Elton John" biography by "Manner Magazine." The book was published by Phoenix Books in America under the title "Elton John: The Bitch is Back" (2009), and in England and Australia with the title "The Elton John Story" from JR Books in London that same year. It will be published in Denmark and in Russia as well.

Thanks to Hannibal Books, in 2009 Mark had a great year in German language bookstores. As he explains it, "Not only has Hannibal published my 'Elton John: Die Story,' they also published the German language reprint of my Tina Turner book, under the title 'Tina Turner: Die Biographie.' In addition, they also published a German language exclusive: 'Whitney Houston: Die Biographie.'" All three books are available internationally through German Amazon.com and they are also distributed to bookstores throughout Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The Whitney and Tina books were released in October 2009. In 2011 Mark is due to update his critically acclaimed book, "Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul," internationally.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, June 15, 2011

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This review is from: On the Road With Michael (Paperback)

i had this book back in the day and it captured mj on the road during the victory tour. till this day nothing before or since has touched michaelmania, he for a while was only competiting against his ownself. this book takes you back to when his music and creativity made you look, hear,see and feel that energy all at once.he will always be the King of music to me.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great synopsis of the tour, December 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Road With Michael (Paperback)

NOt all of this is accurate, but most of it is. The only thing bad is it's not in color. It has a very detailed behind the scenes look at the 1984 Jacksons victory tour. It has things about thriller to the grammy's and am awards, pepsi commercials and accident and record sales, leading up to the Victory tour. It also talks about the album "Victory" from the perspective of the brothers. They show some of the pictures, fans, etc. One thing they didn't say was how and when Michael began throwing his hats into the audience for Billie Jean. He didn't do that until Dallas or maybe the end of the Kansas show. Even then I couldn't say if it went between the barracade and the stage and didn't even reach the audience. For instance check out moonwalker when they show it. Other things they talke about are costumes, lights, music, and set design.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, about the Victory tour, September 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: On the Road With Michael (Paperback)

This is a great book, and I remember seeing it when I was really young, but I didn't want it because it didn't have colored pictures in it. Other than that it's great. A lot of pictures. If you want photos with color check out "the victory tour" book.