My Friend Michael: An Ordinary Friendship with an Extraordinary Man

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To Frank Cascio, Michael Jackson was many things: a big brother, a boss, a client, but most of all a friend. Just five years old when he first met Michael at the peak of the pop stars career in 1985, Frank instantly became a little brother to him, with Franks familys house in suburban New Jersey becoming Michaels home away from home.

The Michael this little boy came to know was generous and humble, approachable and kind. Over the course of twenty-five years, the bond between these two unlikely brothers would only deepen. At eighteen, Frank went on to become Michaels personal assistant, and a few years later, his manager.

Frank's headline-making memoir of his time with Michael is an emotional look at the true face beneath the King of Pop from someone who was with him during the most controversial times of his life. Offering an uplifting and definitive account of the legend, Frank sets the record straight on Michaels misunderstood Peter Pan reality and his complex and fraught lifestyle. What emerges is a clear-eyed yet deeply respectful portrait of the King of Popa 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 treasury of Michael Jackson lore that both celebrates his life and reveals him as the very real person he was.

Author Bio

Frank Cascio is a music producer and talent manager, who was a close friend of Michael Jacksons for twenty-five years, growing up with Michael and eventually becoming his assistant, manager, and producing partner. He splits his time in New York, Los Angeles, and Germany.