Secret Tapes Reveal Michael Jackson's Family Rant

:Secret tapes have emerged of Michael Jackson describing his brothers as "lazy moaners" and angrily criticising other members of his close family.

• The King of Pop hit out at his sisters and branded his mother "disappointing" in conversations with his ghost writer recorded almost 25 years ago and obtained by the News Of the World.
• Several times during the tapes, he realised he had gone too far and snapped: "You can't print that."
• Jackson started off with a rant about the siblings who made up the Jackson 5, saying his brothers did not give him any support.
• "We'd be working on a TV show or video and they'd be sitting around moaning and groaning but I'd be watching and learning," he said.
• "It takes a talent, but some people are lazy and don't want to develop anything."
• Each of his brothers - Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy - came in for individual criticism from the star, whose sudden death at the age of 50 is still being investigated.
• Jackson described Tito as a whinger who enjoyed "boring" hobbies such as putting together model planes, while Marlon constantly irritated him when they performed on stage.
• He accused Jermaine of being a womaniser and not having the self-belief to launch a successful solo career, saying he was either "looking for girls or going along with the jokes".
• Eldest brother Jackie was dismissed as stubborn, argumentative and negative while the youngest, Randy, made the mistake of never listening to Jackson's advice.
• Turning to his father, Joe, the singer hit back at the man he accused of abusing him as a child.
• He said: "He is a very jealous father. He isn't gonna show you love, but anybody that gets closer to us than him he would tell them, 'Leave my boys alone!'."
• "To tell you the truth, I never have felt close to him. He has always been like a mystery man."
• In public, Jackson insisted his mother Katherine was "great" but on the tapes he said: "She disappointed me. She did an interview (about him). I don't like her to talk. It's none of those people's business."
• Sister La Toya was labelled as "Mrs Nice and Nasty" who would not let him sit on her couch or walk on her carpet.
• Jackson's favourite sister Janet escaped relatively lightly with a jealous attack focused mainly on her marriage to pop producer James DeBarge in 1984.
• "Janet is a tomboy. That is why it kills me to see her off and married. We did everything together and were just alike. We write a whole schedule for the day and follow it. It's a terrible loss," he said.
• But Jackson did have some positive things to say about one member of the family - himself.
• "I am the captain of my ship. I take suggestions and listen to what everyone has to say, but the final decision is mine," he declared.
• He did admit one mistake in his career - the famous Pepsi advert in which his hair was set on fire.
• "I hate Pepsi. I hated doing that dumb commercial," he said. "The only thing I liked about it was working with the children."

By www.MICHAELJACKSON50.com