Michael Jackson bought the Beatles' song catalog for $47.5 million in 1984. It's now worth nearly $1 billion. Apparently Michael Jackson had a very large stash of Tobasco sauce in his closet, a very large stash. Go figure.
Book Review: 'Michael Jackson, Inc.' by Zack O'Malley Greenburg http://online.wsj.com/articles/book-review-michael-jackson-inc-by-zack-omalley-greenburg-1401480239
