Some online have criticized Joe Jackson for how he disciplined his 11 children with wife Katherine Jackson. The couple raised the family in a three-bedroom home in Gary, Indiana. It was there that Jackson, a guitar player from a failed blues band, formed The Jackson 5 with his sons, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael.
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PHOTO: In this file photo, Joseph Jackson, father and manager of The Jackson Five, poses by an Epic double platinum award, circa 1982.
Joe Jackson addressed his approach to parenting in a 2013 interview with CNN: \"I had to be like that way because during those times, it was hard, and you have a lot of gangs there, you know, in the area where we were living.\"
\"This was Gary, Indiana, and I had to make sure that they didn't get in any type of trouble, and things of that sort,\" he added.
Along with Taj Jackson, who issued a warning to fans, other family members and celebrities remembered the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Famer with kinder words.
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