Read about the Pop King. Complete using Past Simple or Past Progressive forms.

A day in the life of Michael Jackson.
It was cold January in Los Angeles. Michael Jackson ... an international popstar by then. Just a couple of years later, his life ... to change completely.
Michael ... new moves, while his band ...
“Billie Jeans”. At that moment, a phone ... . Who was that? Randy McGray, one of the top ten producers ever in USA. He ... to interview Michael and his band to offer a new contract, which meant the beginning of a new era.
Michael ... up the phone quickly; then, he ... down for a couple of minutes. He ... that Randy was actually calling him. Anyway, after receiving that call, he ... back to the rehearsal studio and continued working on his choreography. He never ... practicing. That’s what most people, who ... to Michael’s staff always say. “I ... that Michael was feeling under the weather, so I decided to visit him. I ... to his place and he ... ballet lessons online. He had a terrible cold, but there he was”, says Lauren Fidger, Michael’s former assistant.
He ... the most perfectionist as well as obsessive artist ever. Maybe that was the key to his success.