He certainly was a case study. I liken it to a genius who borders on insanity. His genius though was music and his choreography was as just as genius as his music. He did border on insanity back in the day and if I recall correctly took nothing less than perfection in his work. In the end, it showed. Thriller as platnium x20. That in itself shows his work was much admired.

I know it's popular to rag on MJ. At least we can say he loved children.

i think there is something else to be said for the number of responses to this thread vs that of the late charlies angel...

this thread already up to 3 pages

the other thread? :hmmm:

perhaps its the fact that Jackson is so controversial and Farrah Fawcett was not?

bye, bye ... won't miss ya at all.

I wasn't the biggest MJ fan. I did like Off the Wall, but I eventually burnt out on all the video and media hype surrounding Thriller and every album after. I think as time passed he became nothing less than mentally ill with the self-indulgent skin treatments and surgeries, oxygen tent bed, etc. I wonder if it isn't a small mercy that he died before taking the stage in London next month. We'll never know for sure as he was a consummate showman, but watching a frail and pale 50-year old trying to pull the same moves he did at 23 could have painful and sad.

I really felt sad for him. His life was so screwed from the start because of his child stardom and his father and I believe that was what turned him so wacky.

End of an era indeed...

Fixed for you.

The absolute lack of disrepect for the dead I see is shamefull.

I was upset about Farrah Faucet.

Edited for being disrespectful.

He surely lived a gray life...





(He was born black and died white)





Anyway, RIP Michael! :salute:

Did he really make a movie called "Mr Potato head"? I cannot stop laughing, I must have that:har::har::har::har::har::har::har::har::har:: har::har::har::har::har::har::har::har::har::har:: har:

"Permit the children unto me, for such is the Kingdom of God". LUKE

Another allegory?

Buddahaid

MJ has clouded the death of FF over here and since MJ death all ive heard on the radio all day is MJ songs, talkback radio listeners are ringing up and expressing their sadness its gone crazy no doubt on the 6 oclock news tonight it will be about MJ! :roll:

Gotta give him credit his songs are kinda catchy beat it, Rock with you, Ben, Blame it on the boogie lol and many more has been on the radio today. Yes he was a bit of a werido with the wanting to change his skin color or was that a disease? Whatever, he wasn't your normal famous singer. As for the pedo accusations well he was proved innocent you could go as far as saying heres a guy that lives on his own with millions in the bank some parent comes along and accuses him for child abuse hoping to rake in the millions whether guilty or not the parents have got a winner here - when it comes to grabbing some easy money....

All i can say is come judgement day the truth will be told. :yep:

I feel more worried for the children, I'm sure there will be a fight over who gets them and any money that is left over.

Plenty of MJ jokes flying around.

Ah, cr*p.

Was listening to Jackson (Five) on the way to work. Sigh.



Just want to quote this for posterity.

But you care enough to keep posting here? :06:

Now there will never be a 'reconciliation' between MJ and the, mostly white, US media. Maybe this is for the best, now his legacy will live on in a very controversial way and continue to irk the racist whites.

I don't know much about him.
But to me it always seemed as if he was destroyed by his father's obsession for success. From what I heard the Jackson kids had to be successful or they got beaten by their father. I think he took his first mental cracks there. Then came all the success that sometimes has the tendency to drive people nuts. Maybe all his weird behaviour (for example buying [building?] the Neverland Ranch, being close to kids, changing his face) was just a reaction to not having had a childhood himself and wanting to be someone else. Whether he was a Pedo was never proven. The moment a star is accused of such a thing they have to do everything to end those accusations as quickly as possible or their career is over no matter whether they get convicted or an innocent verdict. The parents of those kids knew that they would have good chances of grabbing millions of dollars, don't forget that.

He definitely has had a major impact on the music of the 80's.
R.I.P MJ

When the kids were alone with MJ on the ranch, MJ had good chances of grabbing some bollocks too, so dont forget that either. :hmmm:

At the end of the day....love him or hate him....he was a human being.

RIP

At least now MJ can blow bubbles again, since they're both dead now.

My thoughts exactly. :salute: