wer’s noch genauer wissen will, laut dieses doch relativ seriös wirkenden artikels war das das resultat:
While filming a Pepsi commercial in 1984, pyrotechnics accidentally set Jackson’s hair on fire. He was rushed to hospital and treated for second degree burns to the back of his head which scarred his hair follicles and left him with a major bald patch. […]
Jackson later underwent 80 minutes of laser surgery to repair his scalp. His surgeon Dr. Steven Hoefflin, famously known as “Doc Hollywood” who Jackson formed quite an attachment to over the years, said he was able to stitch the wound without having to implant or transplant hair from other parts of Jackson’s head.
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Dirty, dirty feet from the concert in the grass / I wanted to believe that freedom there could last (Willy Mason)