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1983, motown has this big tv special, motown s 25th anniversary. at that time thriller is out and thriller is doing well. but michael jackson couldn t get billie jean on mtv. she was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene lover: when the rest of the world was going crazy and he can t get on mtv michael jackson come on! [ crowd screaming ] graham: when he does that moonwalk, if you were sitting on the couch, by the end of it you were on the floor in front of the tv. you couldn t believe what you were seeing. questlove: i would say that the moonwalk was really one of the first viral moments that affected rock history. the next week thriller started selling a million copies a week. i like michael jackson because he can sing good, he s bad and he knows how to dance. he s so sexy and so gorgeous. he s exciting! michael jackson is the man of the 80s.
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