Moonwalk (book) fascinating". "Moonwalk" was re-released on October 13, 2009 as a result of Michael Jackson's death, with a new foreword by Motown founder Berry Gordy and afterword by Shaye Areheart. Moonwalk (book) Moonwalk is a 1988 autobiography written by American recording artist Michael Jackson. The book was first published by Doubleday on February 1, 1988, five months after the release of Jackson's 1987 "Bad" album, and named after Jackson's signature dance move, the moonwalk. The book was edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and reached number one on the "New York Times Best Seller list". The book was reissued by Doubleday on
Bad (Michael Jackson song) between Jackson and musician Prince; although the plans were not fruitful. Prince instead submitted his song "Wouldn’t You Love To Love Me" to Jackson for use on Bad, but he rejected it, so it was instead given to Taja Sevelle for her self-titled album. In Jackson's 1988 autobiography "Moonwalk", Jackson discussed the concept of "Bad", elaborating that, In a 1988 interview with "Ebony" and "Jet" magazines, Jackson said that he had gotten the idea for the song from a true story that he had read about in either "Time" or "Newsweek" magazine. Jackson stated that the story was about a