Jackson doubtless knows the old saw that the best defense is a good offense. As Chesnut says, "If the public hears a great song, and they see a video that just blows them away, they tend to put aside a lot of prejudices." Sony Music International is evidently banking on that assumption: Its chairman, Mel Ilberman, told The Wall Street Journal the company would be "disappointed" if the $31.50 double album didn't sell at least 20 million copies. With numbers like that at stake, it's no surprise that video director David Fincher says this megamillion-dollar video is "worth every dime."

Originally posted Jun 02, 1995 Published in issue #277 Jun 02, 1995 Order article reprints
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