According to some reports, the singer had taught the chimpanzee how to moonwalk. And why not.īut there’s more: Bubbles had sat in for the recording of the Bad album (along with Jackson’s pet snake), and had his own bodyguard and agent.
During his stay in Japan, Jackson surprised people by taking the animal to tea with a Japanese mayor. Jackson and Bubbles often wore matching outfits.Īt the start of the Bad tour, Bubbles took a separate flight from the US and upon arriving at Narita International Airport was greeted by more than 300 people. He lived with Jackson at his Neverland Ranch, where he slept in a crib in Jackson’s bedroom, would eat at the dining table, wore a diaper, ate candy in the Neverland movie theater and relieved himself in Jackson’s personal toilet. Jackson had adopted the young primate from a Texas research facility in the early 1980s. Yes, his pet chimpanzee Bubbles, Jackson’s constant companion. The stage set used 700 lights, 100 speakers, 40 lasers, three mirrors and two 24-by-18 foot screens.Įvery night on the tour the then unknown Sheryl Crow (who was working as a backup singer) would join Michael for a duet on “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”.īut enough of the boring facts, lets talk about Bubbles. A chartered jumbo jet was used to carry 22 truckloads of equipment, along with Jackson’s entourage of 132 for the tour. When Jackson arrived at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport over 600 journalists, cameramen and fans greeted him. Jackson’s then-manager Frank DiLeo had announced the singer’s plan to embark on a solo world tour in June 1987, with the first dates in Japan, marking Jackson’s first performances in the country since 1973 as part of The Jackson 5.
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