High school Quote by Kendrick Lamar

I was just totally taken by Michael Jackson when I was a little kid, like everyone else.

— Karen O

As a little kid, I was obsessed with Michael Jackson.

— James Bay

Nobody looked like me when I was growing up. None of the kids were as big as me, or as serious as me, or…

— India Arie

What's so crazy is I always looked at Jay Z and guys on the caliber of Jay Z like they just the big dogs.…

— Zaytoven

When I realised I wasn't Michael Jackson and I was this 10 year old boy growing up in the suburbs, I was devastated

— Darren Hayes

I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into Michael Jackson…

— Chance the Rapper

I was seven years old the first time I saw Michael Jackson. That changed everything.

— Robin Thicke

Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role.

— Carrie Preston

I look up to people like Michael Jackson because he set up pop culture.

— Ananya Birla

Every time I see those high school students it brings back the memories that one time in my life I became one of them.

— Nica Escover

I spent my entire childhood going 'look at me, look at me, look at me,' before realising I needed someone to look at me…

— Jack Garratt

I feel bad for kids growing up that, like, their favorite rapper is Lil Yachty.

— Pete Davidson