Did Janet Jackson want to become a child star?
In a new interview with the BBC, the 58-year-old Grammy winner recalled the moment her father, Joe Jackson, decided she would become a singer — explaining that she didn’t necessarily have a say in the matter.
The “Control” musician spoke about creating her first song, “Fantasy,” at age 9 at the Jackson family’s Encino, California, home recording studio after her brothers returned from tour in 1975. “I laid down the drum track, I did the background vocals, I sang and I played everything on it,” she explained.
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A day later, Janet heard the song playing as she returned home from school. “I was so embarrassed. The studio door was open and Mike was listening to it,” she said, referring to her late brother, Michael. “I think Randy was listening to it, my father …