Michael Jackson\u2019s leather jacket from his 1984 Pepsi commercial is to be auctioned off.
Propstore will be selling the custom-made black and white jacket and over 200 original pieces of music memorabilia on November 10 in one of the biggest ever sales of entertainment collectors\u2019 items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bids on the late King of Pop\u2019s garment – which has no size or manufacturer label – will start at \u00a3100,000, but estimates predict it will fetch between \u00a3200,000 and \u00a3400,000. For the advertisement filmed in New York City, Michael changed his 1983 hit single \u2018Billie Jean\u2019 to create a jingle referencing Pepsi\u2019s \u2018New Generation\u2019 of customers, which co-starred a 12-year-old Alfonso Ribeiro before he found fame on \u2018The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u2019. Michael starred in the commercial with his brothers from the Jackson Five and they earned a reputed $5 million – a record fee at the time – from PepsiCo in 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The jacket is being sold by Wendell Thompson who was gifted the item when he met the pop legend in 1980 aged 12. Thompson \u2014 whose father was Jackson\u2019s hairdresser in Florida \u2014 was given the piece of pop history in December 1983 when he was visiting Orlando for the opening of the Michael Jackson room at the Hotel Royal Plaza, originally named The Royal Inn and now called B Resort Spa. Thompson\u2019s auction lot also includes the original Polaroid photo of him receiving the jacket, a hand-signed photo from Jackson, \u2018The Making of Thriller\u2019 book, \u2018Making Michael Jackson\u2019s Thriller\u2019 LaserDisc and Pepsi set pics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When filming a second Pepsi commercial with his siblings, Michael\u2019s hair caught fire after a pyrotechnics effect went wrong and he sustained second degree burns on his scalp. The incident has been attributed to the start of the \u2018Man in the Mirror\u2019 hitmaker\u2019s painkiller addiction, a struggle that lasted up until his death on June 25, 2009 at the age of 50 from \u201cacute Propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication\u201d. Make-up artist Karen Faye – who worked with Jackson for 27 years – testified in a later court case: \u201cI never saw anything like that in my life. This was someone I knew and he was on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll his hair was gone and there was smoke coming out of his head.\u201d The memorabilia auction will also include items from other music legends including Amy Winehouse\u2019s iconic beehive from the \u2018You Know I\u2019m No Good\u2019 music video, and George Michael\u2019s La Rocka jacket from \u2018I knew You Were Waiting (For Me)\u2019, on which he sang with Aretha Franklin. David Bowie\u2019s original \u2018Liza Jane\u2019 single test pressing, and John Lennon\u2019s belt buck from the \u2018Lost Weekend\u2019 period will also be available. (Contactmusic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Announcing the sale, Mark Hochman – director of Music and Posters at Propstore – said: \u201cTaking inspiration from last year\u2019s highly successful music sale, we have strived to be bigger and better for 2023 and with incredible, unique content from rock and pop legends – John Lennon, The Beatles, David Bowie, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Oasis, AC\/DC, KISS, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, Queen, Elvis Presley and Amy Winehouse. \u201cFor many of these exclusive lots, it is the first time they have been offered for sale to the public and Propstore expect bidding to be highly competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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