My theory on the Michael Jackson “Last Supper”, and what we all can learn from it…
Ego? Christ wannabe? Delusional? Or maybe something a bit more entrepreneurial all together…
This strange painting hung over Michael Jackson’s bed in his bedroom in Neverland. It depicts Jackson seated at the center of a large table. To his left are Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, Elvis Presley, and Little Richard. To his right are Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, John F Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln.
Jackson’s place, at the center of the table, recalls images of Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Last Supper” taking the place of Christ and replacing his deciples with icons of the 20th century, and has only fueled the fire for the late artist’s critics to see him as nothing more than as eccentric millionaire man child who is completely out of touch with the world, and sees himself as the second coming.
But could this painting, perhaps, be more at the heart of entrepreneurialism and less to do with an eccentric artist seeing himself as God?
When I first saw the painting I thought the latter. However, it wasnt until I read Napoleon Hill’s book, “Think and Grow Rich” that I began to see it with a diffrent perspective.
In Hill’s book, written in 1937, the author makes a bold confession, admitting that he would lay in bed having imaginary conversations with his “committee” and among his imaginary committee were also Edison, Lincoln, Einstein and 6 other influential men of history.
Taking a second look now at Jackson’s painting, I see very influential men of history, as well as Michael Jackson’s personal heroes. It is known that Jackson was a fan of Napoleon Hill’s book, and used visualisation as a common practice to aid in his strive for success.
I see Chaplin who was so influential in Jackson’s life, that even his brother Jermane sang the Chaplin song, “Smile” at his memorial services. He married Elvis’ daughter. Admired Little Richard, designed his home Neverland, inspired by Disneyworld, and the rest of the men present would be perfect if you were the most famous man on Earth and needed to assemble a team of who’s who on your committee to engage in dialogue and seek advice
Its just a theory, but for me it is a testament to Hill’s book and the power of visualization.
The book, “Think and Grow Rich” while written in the 1930s, continues to dominate the lists of many of the top successful people of the world.
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