Sep 25, 2009, 11:00 GMT
Michael Jackson wanted to date Britain's Princess Diana.
The 'King of Pop' thought the late princess - who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 - was "his type" but was too shy to ask her out for dinner.
In a previously unpublished interview conducted and recorded by his friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in 2001, Michael revealed his secret crush on Diana.
When Boteach asked if Michael had thought about asking Diana out, the singer said: "Absolutely. I have never asked a girl out in my life. They have to ask me.
Boteach replied: "If she had asked you out?"
Michael emphatically said: "Absolutely I would have gone. I thought she was very special - very feminine and classy. She was my type for sure and I don't like most girls.
"There are very few I like who fit the mould. It takes a very special mould to make me happy and she was one of them."
The tapes - which recorded more than 30 hours of dialogue - were intended to be released in 2001, but were delayed when Boteach and Jackson had an argument.
By the time they had reconciled, Michael had been arrested on child molestation charges and he decided the tapes might sway public opinion further away from him.
The interviews have been published today (25.09.09), in a new book called 'The Michael Jackson Tapes: A Tragic Icon Reveals His Soul In Intimate Conversation'.
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