Michael's promise on winning the Sony/ATV bid, Martin Bandier, chairman and CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing

“Back in the 1980s, when my business partner and I were trying to acquire the ATV music catalogue, which [included] the Beatles catalogue, Michael promised the seller that he would perform a free concert for the seller’s favorite charity in Perth, Australia. Needless to say, Michael won the bid — neither my partner nor I could moonwalk.”