Everyone knows Michael Jackson—the myth. This is the revealing true story of Michael Jackson—the man. To Frank Cascio, Michael Jackson was many things—second father, big brother, boss, mentor, and teacher, but most of all he was a friend. Though Cascio was just a few years old when he first met Jackson in 1984, at the peak of the pop star’s career, Jackson was at the center of his life for the next twenty-five years, allowing Cascio to observe firsthand the greatest entertainer the world had ever seen. In that time, he became the ultimate Michael Jackson insider, yet remained publicly silent about his experiences. Until now. In My Friend Michael , Cascio refutes the rumors, lies, and accusations that have accumulated over the years, providing a candid look at the Michael Jackson he knew for more than two decades. Offering an uplifting and definitive account of the legend, Cascio details how he grew up alongside Jackson, traveling the world with him on concert tours and eventually working for him. Through this lens, Cascio captures Jackson’s most private and tumultuous moments, while also setting the record straight on the entertainer’s notorious and misunderstood lifestyle—from his Peter Pan reality and his sexuality to the false allegations against him. As Cascio shows, there was a great deal more to Michael Jackson than the headlines about him have suggested. Cascio reveals his friend in all his complexity, bringing to light his passions and joys as well as his flaws and eccentricities. Including stories about Jackson that have never before been made public, Cascio creates a balanced, human look at the pop star, one that shows Jackson as the very real person he was—a lively friend with an endearingly juvenile sense of humor. What emerges is a clear-eyed yet deeply respectful portrait of Jackson—a man who was at times unremarkably average but also terribly scarred by his life in the spotlight. Packed with never-before-seen photos, anecdotes, and insights, My Friend Michael is a trove of Michael Jackson lore that both celebrates his life and redefines our understanding of the man behind the myth.

弗蘭剋•卡西歐（Frank Cascio）

企業傢，傑剋遜最親密的世交、知己和同事，他的專長領域從商業融資延及音樂娛樂。他和邁剋爾•傑剋遜的友情開始於1984年，當時弗蘭剋隻有幾歲大。在18歲時，弗蘭剋被邁剋爾雇傭為他的私人助理，並最終被提拔為私人經理。卡西歐是《邁剋爾•傑剋遜采訪：你本來永遠不會看到的片段》的製片人之一，也是2003年在福剋斯電視颱播齣的《邁剋爾•傑剋遜的私人傢庭電影》的創意顧問和製片人之一。卡西歐居住在紐約和歐洲，主要在德國和意大利這另外兩個他稱之為傢的地方。