-intheround:

Ebony: Any Black ladies in your life? 
Michael: “Sure, but you wouldn’t take me seriously.” 
Ebony: Try me.
Michael: “It’s Diana Ross. I love her.” 
Ebony: Do you mean as a “big sister?” 
Michael: “No, that’s not what I mean. See, I told you that you wouldn’t take me seriously.
Ebony: You’re not saying you’d like to marry Diana Ross, are you? 
Michael: “Oh yeah, I’m saying that.” 
Ebony: But she’s so much older than you. You mean you feel something other than close friendship for her?
Michael: “Uh huh. And what does age have to do with it? Look at it this way: how old would you be if you didn’t even know how old you are?” - Ebony Interview (1982)