A current claim from Michael Jackson’s Wikipedia entry: “In 1989, after his brothers recorded and released the smash hit album 2300 Jackson Street without him, Jackson felt the urge to return to a band setting. He briefly joined BOSTON: unfortunately contractual issues and his inability to adjust to BOSTON bandleader Tom Scholz’s personal quirks caused Jackson to leave the band after just a few months to return to a solo career. His success resulted in his being dubbed the ‘King of Pop,’ a nickname conceived by Scholz.” I am 99.999999% sure that none of this is true, but I swear to God it is there right now, and will probably be regurgitated as gospel truth by some well-meaning writer looking to pad their 2,457th Jackson-related story of recent weeks with something vaguely “different” within the next, oh, 24 hours or so. A screenshot after the jump!
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Oh yeah, Jackson sold a boatload of records last week—nearly 1.1 million total. And finally, publications are calling him “King Of Pop” with completely straight faces, as opposed to the barely concealed disdain they had for said honorific shortly after he bestowed it upon himself! I wonder if anyone’s called Scholz for comment on these developments yet?
Michael Jackson [Wikipedia]
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Alternate titles for this post:
Michael Jackson’s Wikipedia Entry Makes Me Say “Aw, Sh’mon”
Relying On Wikipedia For Fact-Checking Still Pretty “Dangerous”
Yes, I Was Trying To Find Out Just When All This “King Of Pop” Nonsense Started
Michael Jackson is not Boston’s Lover, Despite Wikipedia Appearances. It’s (Not) Just a Band Who Said He Was the One (King of Pop)
“Online Snarksters Wanna Be Startin’ Something With Late King of Pop’s Wikipedia Page”
“Do You Remember The Time When Jacko Fronted BOSTON? No? Us, Neither”
“Despite Seeming Off The Wall, MJ Fronted Boston To Rock (with) You”
“I’ve Got More Than A Feeling That We Shouldn’t Listen to Anything Wikipedia Ever Has to Say, Say, Say”
@Maura: “Aw, Sh’mon” for the win.
it’s gone now! thanks, Rodhullandemu, for removing that “unsourced garbage.”
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