'Which was worse, what the world had done to him, or what he had done to himself?'. This is a deeply human exploration of the king of pop-adored yet misunderstood by millions. Jackson was the most talented, richest, and most famous pop star on the planet. But the outpouring of emotion that followed his loss was bittersweet. Dogged by scandal for over fifteen years, and undone by his own tendency to trust the wrong people, Jackson had become untouchable in many quarters, a fact that wounded him deeply. Now, drawing on unprecedented access to friends, enemies, employees, and associates of Jackson, Randall Sullivan delivers an intimate, unflinching, and deeply human portrait of a man who was never quite understood by the media, his fans, or even those closest to him. Beginning with his final departure from Neverland, "Untouchable" takes readers through Jackson's final four years, as he shuttled from California to the Middle East, Ireland, Asia, the East Coast, and Las Vegas, planning to recapture his wealth and reputation with a comeback album that included collaborations with Will.i.am, Kanye West, and Carlos Santana, as well as a series of fifty mega-concerts in Paris and London for which he was rehearsing until the day before his death.Sullivan has never-before-reported information about Jackson's business dealings and the paedophilia allegations that irreparably marked his reputation, and exclusive access to innercircle figures including Jackson's former attorney and business manager. The result is a remarkable portrait of Michael Jackson, a man of uncountable contradictions who continues to reign as the King of Pop. This title is suitable for Jackson's millions of fans and anyone who enjoys well written music books - from Keith Richard's Life to Patti Smith's Just Kids - as well as readers of blockbuster biographies, and also for fans of Sullivan's previous books, like the hugely successful "LAbyrinth".