Prince, Bigi, Michael and Paris Jackson.Photo: Prince Jackson/Instagram
Michael Jackson’s kids are celebrating his legacy.
On Monday,PrinceandParis Jacksontook to Instagram and shared sweet throwback photos and written tributes to their late father on what would’ve been the King of Pop’s 64th birthday.
The “Thriller” superstar’s older son, Prince, 25, whose birth name is Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., posted aseries of photos with his father and siblings— Paris, 24, andBigi, whose birth name is Prince Michael Jackson II and was previously known as Blanket — alongside a heartfelt caption.
Prince and Michael Jackson.Prince Jackson/Instagram
“Happy birthday to the greatest! Miss you more and more but I love you more and more with each day,” wrote Prince, who also shared a series of photos and videos from throughout Michael’s career to his Instagram Story. “Thank you for everything 🙌🏼❤️.”
Paris, on the other hand, posted a photo of herself as a toddler kissing Michael on the lips to her Instagram Story alongside the simple caption, “hbd ♥️.”
Last week, Paris spoke toSPINmagazine for a cover story about her recent EPthe lost, upcoming music and feeling the weight of Michael’s legacy despite making a name for herself as a solo artist.
Michael and Paris Jackson.Paris Jackson/Instagram
“It depends on the day,” she said. “Some days I feel that pressure, and some days I feel … well, the music I make is completely different. I’m not making R&B and soul and funk.”
She also said she considers herself more of a songwriter than a singer.
“I don’t consider myself to be a singer,” she said. “I can carry a tune. I can sing in key…but there are people who are professional singers and they will blow your socks off. I don’t do stuff like that.”
“I can reach a register that is so high that it sounds like I’m whistling,” she continued. “But the only time I really use it is if I am singing along to a Van Halen song. I can scream like David Lee Roth, but it’s more of a party trick. That’s not how I express myself. I’m a songwriter more than anything else.”
At the end of the day, Jackson said “music is who I am.”
“I don’t know if I can pinpoint a main drive,” she added. “It’s like, what’s a dolphin’s main drive for swimming? It’s what they do. It’s who they are.”
The week prior, Paris and Prince displayed their sibling love and admiration on the 2022 Harold and Carole Pump Foundation Gala red carpet at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The duo held hands and flashed smiles for the camera.
Michael Jackson and family.Prince Jackson/Instagram
Their outing marked the second time the two have been pictured together at an event as of late. In June, the siblingsposed alongside each otherwhile attending the 75th Tony Awards at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, showing support for the Broadway musical based on their late father entitledMJ: The Musical.
Both Prince and Parisattended the opening nightofMJin February. That night, Paris posed at the show with her cousin T.J. Jackson. He is the son ofTito Jackson, Michael’s older brother and a member of the original Jackson 5.
Prince firstattended the musical in Decemberat the Neil Simon Theatre. A source told PEOPLE at the time that the show “blew him away.”
source: people.com
