On June 25 2009 we lost the greatest musician/performer of all time. Michael Joseph Jackson passed away at the young age of 50. As I type this, I still have a surreal feeling. I know you can never be prepared for death but this came out of nowhere! I don’t think there has ever been another celebrity that has passed that I have ever been more shocked about. When you look at the body of Michael’s work, there really is no debate on who the greatest was. Not the Beatles, not Elvis…nobody. The King stood alone.
For me, Michael did so much. He was the first black musician that made music stations play him. MTV didn’t play black music until he came along. Michael transcended the music industry. My parents remember him and how great he was back in 69′ with The Jackson 5. Think about all of the years that he stood alone with his greatness. Michael had been great since the age of eleven.
Do not judge him with the problems of his life. He was abused at a young age which SURELY had an effect on him later in life. This most certainly isn’t a time for idiots to start making Michael Jackson jokes. Guess what…it isn’t funny.
Michael Jackson performed every show as if it was his last. His shows were by far the hardest shows to ever get a ticket for. The man sold more than 750 million Cd’s. Let me type that again….750 million Cd’s! The album ‘Thriller” sold over 109 million alone. Jackson must have been the only person in history to come out with a CD that sold 8 million copies and was looked at as a disappointment. Mind you, the CD is just wrote about was a greatest hits CD in which there were already 2 of those Cd’s already out!
Michael’s music will obviously live on forever but so will his legend. His legend will grow of course because of his untimely death but his death will never outshine his music.
I have a tattoo on my right arm that reads “Inflecto Tenus Rex.” I also named this blog with that saying. It means “Bow down to the King” Michael Jackson will always be The King of Pop. It’s time we bow.
Rest in Peace Michael
