<P> Jackson stated several times that `` Billie Jean '' was based on the groupies he and his brothers encountered while part of The Jackson 5 . `` Billie Jean is kind of anonymous . It represents a lot of girls . They used to call them groupies in the ' 60s . '' He added : `` They would hang around backstage doors , and any band that would come to town they would have a relationship with , and I think I wrote this out of experience with my brothers when I was little . There were a lot of Billie Jeans out there . Every girl claimed that their son was related to one of my brothers . '' The reason for this was due to the fame of the Jackson 5 , and wanting to have their money in order to have a way of living . </P>
what is the meaning of the song billie jean
based on the groupies he and his brothers encountered while part of The Jackson 5