What inspired smooth criminal?

Answer 1

Michael was an amazing man. Most of his songs come from unknown inspirations. He once said he could look at a painting or have a water gun fight or be driving down the interstate or be 2,000 feet in the air, or just in his bedroom and find inspirations. Most of his inspirations came from the most random things and at the most random times. He knows the answer better than all of us.

Answer 2

Michael Jackson had an interest in CPR. The standard name for a CPR dummy is Annie (Annie are you ok?). From there he came up with an idea that was first the song Al Capone but eventually turned into Smooth Criminal.

Answer 3

Michael Jackson wrote the song Smooth Criminal because he was inspired. Influential events in his everyday life at the time inspired him to write Smooth Criminal.

Answer 4

The song is about a woman named Annie who was attacked in her apartment by an assailant.