Yeppers.
Yes, he did do it to himself. You just gotta wonder what happened to him to cause such destruction and the desire to look so differently. I really do think he is a very caring person. He just doesn't know how to show it properly.
I agree.
I know his father was very hard on him as a youngster, specifically during "The Jackson 5" era.
Joe Jackson was very critical of Michael and expected him to grow up faster than a little boy should've.
I'm not making excused for his freakish nature, but that is what's known.
Yes, ol' Joe was certainly complicit in his son's maturing on non-maturing, so to speak.