Do You Think Michael Jackson Would Have Been Who He Was Without Influence From Elvis Presley?

Yeah, and Elvis would not have been who he was without Chuck Berry or any of the other black blues artist. Elvis Presley was able to mix country and black music together to create his own style. He was the first white man to scream and shout and twitch and do all of the things that were characteristics of blacks artists prior to his coming. Interestingly enough, I actually think Michael Jackson gets a lot from the Beatles too. If the Beatles hadn’t existed Michael would not have been who he was, either.
Elvis gave Michael his pelvic-thrust and smiting panache, but the Beatles gave him the soft sensibilities that he had. Heal the World, We are the World, all of those types of music and the ability to talk about social issues like that all originate and have their inception with the Beatles, John Lennon, specifically. I don’t think any less of Elvis or Michael because of their influences, and the world is so interconnected that little events make a huge difference into how history plays out.
If Elvis had been raised in Connecticut, he would’ve never been exposed to the black artists of Memphis. If Michael Jackson hadn’t had such an overbearing father, he might not ever have been as successful in the Jackson 5, and might not ever have wanted to be in the spotlight, had he had the choice. They are so many factors that play into how history works out, but what I’m saying is, don’t discount the little things, because the little things make a big difference in life. So yes, Michael wouldn’t have been who he was had everything that happened before him, including Elvis, the Beatles, his father, etc. not happened exactly as they did. That’s how it is with everything in life, though.

well i think that he said that his influence was james brown. ummm but i have seen some footage from concerts, and he is doing elvis presley dance moves. so i think that he was influenced by alot of big time entertainers. not just elvis though. but i do think that he thought very highly of him. i seen a painting of the last supper that had him, elvis, jfk, einstien, etc… in it. idk if it was his idea for the painting though but if it was, i think that shows who he thought highly of.

What kind of influence did Presley even have on Michael? Michael admired Smokey Robinson, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and other black artists who by the way, Elvis stole his signature dance moves from. Michael didn’t need Elvis to accomplish anything. Elvis did absolutely nothing to influence Michael.

lets not all hate on elvis now. it is true elvis had no influence on michael at all and his strongest infulence was james brown.
elvis did get a lot of sound and dance from black blues, but he did put his on flavor to it.
its no different than black people wearing nascar jackets and saying there “country”.
elvis was the king of rock, but the king of pop didnt get any influence from him.

Lol he would have been more! If there was no elvis then Michael jackson would be no uestion the best music star in the world. ELvis only sang and did his little jig thing. Jackson was an artist! he wrote his songs and made his dance moves he is the legend

What exactly has Elvis Presley ever done for Michael Jackson..? O_O

If he did have a strong inluence, it would be from James Brown, and no way from Elvis. No way.