Memories of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's former close friend, Reverend Al Sharpton has been remembering the King of Pop just days ahead of the first anniversary of his death.

"Michael Jackson didn't just master what was black music. He learned it, mastered it and expanded it, then brought it beyond the walls of musical apartheid," the civil rights activist said.

Baptist minister Sharpton often advised Jackson on business and record deals, he also delivered a eulogy at the memorial service.

The Reverend added: "He was a good man and he deserved a lot more than he got and he gave a lot more than he received."

Jackson died aged 50 in Los Angeles on June 25 of an overdose of sedatives, painkillers and the powerful anesthetic propofol just days before a series of planned comeback shows in London.