That's a part of how we percieve him because of some common traits he had with that character. We see him as a human being in the first place and because of his childlike nature he identified with Peter Pan. read more
“A prominent example of a celebrity with Peter Pan syndrome was Michael Jackson, who said,"I am Peter Pan in my heart". Jackson named the 2,700-acre Los Olivos, California property, where he lived from 1988 to 2005, Neverland Ranch after Neverland, the fantasy island on which Peter Pan lives. He said that it was his way of claiming a childhood he never had, having started early as a performing artist with his family. read more