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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

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