--- product_id: 49211980 title: "Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson" price: "S$43" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/49211980-making-michael-inside-the-career-of-michael-jackson store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson **Price:** S$43 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson - **How much does it cost?** S$43 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/49211980-making-michael-inside-the-career-of-michael-jackson) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Making Michael delves deep inside the career of one of the most successful, enigmatic and controversial entertainers of all time: Michael Jackson. Side-stepping sensationalism, journalist Mike Smallcombe enters uncharted territory as he takes you behind the scenes to reveal the real Jackson, a man few people ever got to know. Interviewing over sixty of Jackson's associates including managers, lawyers, music executives, producers, musicians and engineers - many of whom are speaking about their experiences publicly for the first time - he provides exclusive access to one of the biggest-selling recording artists in history. Featuring a foreword by Matt Forger, one of Jackson's longest serving and most loyal collaborators, Making Michael takes readers into the studio with the King of Pop, charting the creation of record-breaking albums including Thriller, Bad, Dangerous and HIStory and the twists and turns that occurred along the way. Untold stories, revelations and secrets finally see the light of day as Jackson's career outside the studio is also examined. Smallcombe remains objective and doesn't shy away from exploring the fall outs, Jackson's relentless pursuit of perfectionism and a cutthroat shrewdness and competitiveness few knew existed. "Explosive.. extraordinary" - Sunday Express "Revelatory" - The Daily Mirror "A fascinating book that I could not put down. It's fast, furious and truly compelling, If Michael were alive I am sure he would have been very proud of Mike Smallcombe's book. This truly is it, a must read" - Kathryn Milofsky, Exec Producer Brian Oxman Show Review: The book acts as a time machine. - If you want a book that treats Michael Jackson as a serious artist, musical mastermind, and corporate entity rather than a tabloid caricature, Making Michael is the absolute gold standard. Mike Smallcombe’s forensic approach strips away the media circus to focus on studio manifests, contracts, and engineering accounts, completely changing how you hear the albums when you put your headphones on. The book acts as a time machine, allowing you to rediscover the music layer by layer. It tracks the heartwarming, joyful creation of Off the Wall into Thriller, where Michael’s confidence grew and his internal musical genius truly began to shine. It details the funkier, rock-and-roll edge of Bad and the monumental Dangerous era where Michael completely took the reins of production, packed with brilliant studio anecdotes like the soundboard accident on the Dangerous demo. The HIStory chapter is a mesmerizing standout, showing how Michael weaponized a turbulent era into his most brilliantly angry, honest album, before flowing into an intense, intriguing defense of Invincible—a phenomenal album that deserved far more promotion than it received. Smallcombe doesn't paint a picture of a flawless saint or a helpless victim; he presents a complicated human being with an uncompromising agenda to create perfection. The book brilliantly captures how Michael's stubbornness and lack of compromise could work against him, while fiercely holding the industry accountable. It pulls no punches in showing how predatory management, labels, and handlers played him dirty, forensically exposing the math behind the corporate traps like the This Is It contract. Though the story ends in undeniable tragedy, it leaves you inspired by a creator who never stopped innovating right up until his final breath. He had an agenda to create the best music ever made, and he succeeded. His music will live forever. I am incredibly grateful to the author for this book and cannot recommend it enough. Review: Mj - love the book ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 271,294 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 2,255 in Theatre & Performance Artist Biographies 2,368 in Musician Biographies 3,414 in Actors & Entertainers Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 344 Reviews | ## Images ![Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61xgsBsRjSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The book acts as a time machine. *by A***K on 14 June 2026* If you want a book that treats Michael Jackson as a serious artist, musical mastermind, and corporate entity rather than a tabloid caricature, Making Michael is the absolute gold standard. Mike Smallcombe’s forensic approach strips away the media circus to focus on studio manifests, contracts, and engineering accounts, completely changing how you hear the albums when you put your headphones on. The book acts as a time machine, allowing you to rediscover the music layer by layer. It tracks the heartwarming, joyful creation of Off the Wall into Thriller, where Michael’s confidence grew and his internal musical genius truly began to shine. It details the funkier, rock-and-roll edge of Bad and the monumental Dangerous era where Michael completely took the reins of production, packed with brilliant studio anecdotes like the soundboard accident on the Dangerous demo. The HIStory chapter is a mesmerizing standout, showing how Michael weaponized a turbulent era into his most brilliantly angry, honest album, before flowing into an intense, intriguing defense of Invincible—a phenomenal album that deserved far more promotion than it received. Smallcombe doesn't paint a picture of a flawless saint or a helpless victim; he presents a complicated human being with an uncompromising agenda to create perfection. The book brilliantly captures how Michael's stubbornness and lack of compromise could work against him, while fiercely holding the industry accountable. It pulls no punches in showing how predatory management, labels, and handlers played him dirty, forensically exposing the math behind the corporate traps like the This Is It contract. Though the story ends in undeniable tragedy, it leaves you inspired by a creator who never stopped innovating right up until his final breath. He had an agenda to create the best music ever made, and he succeeded. His music will live forever. I am incredibly grateful to the author for this book and cannot recommend it enough. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mj *by T***G on 20 June 2026* love the book ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book *by S***N on 4 December 2025* Great book on Michael Jackson ## Frequently Bought Together - Making Michael: Inside the Career of Michael Jackson - Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson: The Man in the Mirror: 1958-2009 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/49211980-making-michael-inside-the-career-of-michael-jackson](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/49211980-making-michael-inside-the-career-of-michael-jackson) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-07-07*