In fifty years, including forty-five on stage, Michael Jackson revolutionized the world of music and redefined the rules of the entertainment industry. He reinvented music videos, achieved new heights and sales records (many of which still stand), and demolished racial barriers by becoming the first African-American artist to appear on MTV in the early 1980s. Michael Jackson: Legend traces the extraordinary career of the King of Pop and, through a detailed chronology and a comprehensive analysis of his work, restores to the hector the immense historical scope of his music and legacy, addressing every aspect of his life: from his humanitarian commitment to the legends that marked his existence.