Nobody Wanted To Pay For Thriller. Michael Found A Loophole.

📖 My book, 25 true Michael Jackson stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HN327X9M In 1983, nobody wanted to pay for a 14-minute music video… so Michael Jackson's team found a genius loophole. This is the wild true story of how Thriller broke MTV, and who actually paid for it. Chapters 0:00 Midnight, December 2nd, 1983 0:28 A TV channel that didn't play Michael 1:14 Billie Jean kicks the door down 2:27 Michael wants to be a monster 3:29 The genius money trick 4:19 The night everything changed 5:18 Thriller never died Still here at the end? Write MONSTER in the comments 👀 Subscribe to Moonwalk Stories and tell me which Michael story I should tell next. Sources TIME (1983), "Music: New Rock on a Red-Hot Roll": https://time.com/archive/6884071/musi... TODAY / NBC (2008), John Landis interview: https://www.today.com/popculture/dire... Rolling Stone (2008), Thriller 25th anniversary: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu... Library of Congress, National Film Registry: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national... Thriller 40, premiere: https://www.thriller40.com/?p=967 Thriller 40, 1984 Grammy Awards: https://www.thriller40.com/articles/r... History News Network, Billie Jean and MTV: https://historynewsnetwork.org/articl... Irish Examiner (2016), Steve Barron on Billie Jean: https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifesty... Unofficial fan channel, not affiliated with the Michael Jackson Estate. All rights to the music and footage belong to their respective owners. Archive excerpts are used for commentary, criticism and education. Narration, script and motion graphics are original. #MichaelJackson #Thriller #MusicHistory