'I dressed Michael Jackson for his funeral'

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A new book reveals the secrets behind the star’s amazing stage outfits. In his memoir, Jacko’s stylist for 25 years, Michael Bush, reveals what it was like working for the King of Pop

As Michael Jackson’s Thriller album reaches number 2 in the UK charts, following a Halloween boost, a new book reveals the secrets behind the star’s amazing stage outfits. In his memoir, Jacko’s stylist for 25 years, Michael Bush, reveals what it was like working for the King of Pop, who died in June 2009, aged 50, from an accidental overdose of the anaesthetic drug Propofol.

Bush, who joined Jacko’s Bad and Dangerous tours, recalls the childlike singer keeping his style team waiting for hours while he watched The Simpsons. While he was obsessed by the British Royal Family ’s crown jewels.

In King Of Style II: Dressing Michael Jackson, the stylist and designer says: “Right up until the very end, Michael Jackson was my employer and, ultimately, my friend. ’Bush’ he would say to me, ‘when my fans look at me, they look hard. And when they look hard, they’re taking inventory.

Opening of the article, excerpted from Daily Mirror. To read the rest, open the article on the publisher's site.