Archive · 23 Aug 2025
Fans Recall Michael Jackson’s 1984 Grammy Speech
Fans are talking about a moment from Michael Jackson's past.
In 1984, he won a lot of awards at the Grammys.
When he won his seventh award, he took off his glasses.
This was a surprise because he usually wore them.
He said a friend, actress Katharine Hepburn, told him to do it.
It was a special moment because people rarely saw him without his glasses.
Jackson is known as the King of Pop, but he died in 2009.
Fans are revisiting Michael Jackson's 1984 Grammy acceptance speech.
Jackson won a record-breaking eight awards at the 26th Grammys.
He removed his signature glasses after winning his seventh award.
Actress Katharine Hepburn encouraged him to remove his glasses.
Jackson's death occurred on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles.
- Who
- Michael Jackson and Katharine Hepburn.
- What
- Fans are revisiting Michael Jackson's 1984 Grammy acceptance speech.
- When
- February 28, 1984
- Where
- At the 26th Annual Grammy Awards.
- Why
- To honor a promise he made to himself and at the encouragement of Katharine Hepburn.
- Event
- 26th Grammy Awards
- Year
- 1984
- Jackson's Awards
- 8
- Jackson's Death
- June 25, 2009
- Location of Death
- Los Angeles