Thriller (Michael Jackson album) video that would appeal to the mass market ended up influencing the way that professionals now market and release their songs. John Landis' production of a mini-movie, rather than the usual short music video, would raise the bar for other directors and producers. Before the success of "Thriller", many felt Jackson had struggled to get MTV airing because he was black. In an effort to attain air time for Jackson, CBS Records President Walter Yetnikoff pressured MTV and declared, "I'm not going to give you any more videos and I'm going to go public and fucking tell them about the
Thriller – Live Dancer: Filippo Coffano Dancer: Joel Ekperigin Dancer: Eliza Hart Dancer: Leona Lawrenson Dancer: Mari Macleod Dancer: Oskarina O’Sullivan Dancer: Zinzile Tshuma Dancer: Matt Vjestica Vocalist: Triple Calz Vocalist: Isaiah Mason Vocalist: Xhanti Mbonzongwana Vocalist: Christian Posso Vocalist: Jay-Jay Prince Thriller – Live Thriller – Live is a two-and-a-half-hour concert revue celebrating the music of The Jackson 5 and the solo work and life of Michael Jackson. It had already been performed in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia before opening at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 21 January 2009. The show was conceived by Jackson family friend and