Thriller changed the course of pop music and catapulted Michael into global superstardom. It sold more than 50 million copies and spent 37 weeks at number one in the American charts, where it remained for more than two years. All but two of its nine tracks were hit singles.

“Mike and I were very close, we used to go to this restaurant called Love’s…and we used to get a ton of dinners and we’d drive around in the car looking for homeless people to give them to.”