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- Michael Jackson’s unique tour diet – ‘daily KFC and Diet Coke cans filled with wine’ (themirror.com)
New Insights into Michael Jackson’s Unusual In-Flight Habits Revealed in Unauthorized Biography
Details about Michael Jackson’s distinctive preferences during air travel have come to light in Aphrodite Jones’ unauthorized biography, Michael Jackson Conspiracy, published after the pop icon’s death in 2009. The book sheds light on some of Jackson’s particular dietary requests and unique ways of enjoying alcoholic beverages while on tour.
According to a passenger profile dated September 1, 2003, included in the biography, Jackson favored specific meals and had an unconventional method of disguising his drinks. These revelations offer a glimpse into the challenges the star faced with his health, as referenced in his autopsy report.
Jones outlines Jackson’s food choices in detail. For breakfast, the singer reportedly preferred options such as KFC original chicken breasts paired with mashed potatoes, corn, biscuits with strawberry jelly, scrambled eggs, gravy, and spray butter.
On alternate days, his breakfast might include salmon lox, low-fat wheat bagels with cream cheese, and a variety of fruits like oranges, grapes, apples, and bananas. Lunch and dinner menus were similar, often featuring the same KFC chicken breast meal served at different times.
Jackson’s in-flight meals were notably consistent. For lunch, he would enjoy KFC original chicken breasts with mashed potatoes and gravy on the side, corn on the cob, biscuits with strawberry jelly, and spray butter.
When traveling over several days, he was open to trying other chicken dishes but still preferred KFC as his go-to choice. Dinner mirrored these preferences closely.
While his main courses followed a routine pattern, Jackson’s dessert habits were less predictable. The flight log indicates he seldom opted for dessert, possibly choosing a sundae about one in ten times. More commonly, he preferred gum, mints, or fresh whole fruit.
Perhaps the most curious detail pertains to his beverage choices. Jackson reportedly requested white wine served in Diet Coke cans on every flight, occasionally supplemented by drinks like 7-Up, Orange Crush, fruit punch, tequila, gin, or Crown Royal whiskey. This unusual practice of mixing wine into soda cans was noted to maintain a low profile.
This quirk was echoed in a 2005 account by cabin crew member Cynthia Bell, who described Jackson as a “very private drinker” and claimed credit for the soda can idea.
While the exact origin of the flight log remains unclear, Michael Jackson Conspiracy primarily delves into events surrounding the singer’s legal battles, aiming to offer new perspectives on the trial held in Santa Maria.
These revelations add another layer to the complex portrait of the King of Pop, highlighting both his meticulous nature and the personal struggles that marked his final years.