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He admired a lot of people. Musically, he was heavily influenced by Motown artists like James brown, Stevie wonder, Jackie Wilson at a young age. He also admired classical musicians like Tchaikovsky, Claude Debussy, and Chopin. Others include Sammy Davis Jr., Steven Spielberg, Elizabeth Taylor, and everyone who was close to him. In one of his later interviews in 2008, he stated that he admired performances by young artists like Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, and Usher, and was happy to have inspired them in return.

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MJ since he was a young boy always looked up to James Brown

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His idols were: James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr, Etta James and Jackie Wilson.

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Michael Jackson's biggest role model was James Brown.

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His role models were his mother and James Brown.

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I'd say his family, especially his brothers

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His brothers and sisters, he didn't really have any friends when he was a child.

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mother and james brown ( american singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader)

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I donot know

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me

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