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Who were Michael Jackson's influences?
Michael Jackson was influenced by musicians including James Brown, Little Richard, Jackie Wilson, Diana Ross, Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr., Gene Kelly, and David Ruffin.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this Michael Jackson article?
Choreographer David Winters, who met Michael Jackson while choreographing the 1971 Diana Ross TV special Diana!, said that Jackson watched the musical West Side Story almost every week
Did anything bad happen to Michael Jackson?
Before Thriller, Michael Jackson struggled to receive coverage on MTV, allegedly because he was African American.

Question: Did anything good happen?
Self-contained rewrite: Did anything good happen to Michael Jackson?