MICHAEL JACKSON STORY TIME!
Found this story in A Life For L.O.V.E a book full of amazing stories about Michael.
This story is from Michael La Perruque, personal security from 2000 through 2004. Came back to work in 2007 and 2008.
During a stay in NYC we were being chased by fans from place to place, the whole day. Everywhere we went there were fans and soon I became kind of frustrated with these kids. So I thought about what I could do to make it easier for us and came up with an excellent plan in my opinion. When we went to the next meeting, I made arrangements with the driver to get to the back door of the building unnoticed. This way we would not have to get out through the waiting crowd again and I was sure that this was something Mr.Jackson would be happy about, because I believed he was getting tired of all the commotion too.
So when the time came, I picked him up from his meeting, sneaked him through corridors and staff entrances towards the waiting car. We managed to get away from the building without being seen by one single fan and I felt great and proud of myself. Suddenly Mr.Jackson asked me
“did all the fans leave? ” and I proudly told him “ No sir, I brought you out at the back of the building to avoid the crowd” But he continued
“ But why did you do that ? ”
and I answered “ Well, I thought they were bothering you!”
But what he told me then really made me think
“ These people are my fans! They are the ones who buy my albums, come to my concerts and I truly love them! You should never ever, ever, ever try to sneak off from them because I appreciate my fans and if that means I am slowed down a bit or be inconvenienced, it is ok for me. They are the ones that care about me, buy my music and support me and I would not be here today without my fans!”
I must confess this was not the kind of reaction I had in mind, when I had made my plan to get him out the backdoor. However this was sort of my “ pinch me moment ” and I began to understand what he meant when talking about appreciation and tolerance and that it did not matter what social status, nationality or race you are. He taught me to accept and care for all his fans and not only fans but all people we came across. He wanted them all treated nicely and with respect all of the time.
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