RIP Michael Jackson
Very few artists had an influence on the world like Michael Jackson did, I for one had a feeling that he would end up like James Brown… but I was wrong.
From my part of the world Michael Jackson had a huge influence on every kid I knew, even those that did not know a word of English. Every boy wanted the jacket with the zippers, and every teenager and young adult wanted his hair to look like Michael Jackson’s Jerry Curls.
I remember seeing guys at weddings dressed like Michael Jackson (the Billie Jean time) walking around wearing only one glove and holding a mic, with the glitter socks and everything. As corny as it sounds, and I am sure that person does not want anyone to see those pics… that was the huge influence MJ had on the world.
No entertainer had as much media (good and bad) generated about them. Even his death caused a few sites to crash. I remember reading about him converting to Islam in the late 80′s and about him saying that, had he known that Arabs would listen to his music he would not have made any. To the news about him sleeping with little boys (again and again). The truth of those stories never mattered, everyone had their own agenda.
Whatever the stories were, like all geniuses, only their work will live on, and all the quirks will soon be forgotten.
Rest in Peace Michael Jackson, you have changed the world in your own way, and as a true artist, you will never be forgotten.
I still can’t believe it!
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We fold yet another page. It is sad. Very sad. He’ll be missed greatly, and never forgotten…
He was truly a genius! His music, his artistry, and for me, especially his brilliance at dance will survive the tabloid media’s version of who he was.
Mikaeel, his name on conversion (in 2008), was well chosen. His brother Jermaine (who converted in 1989)was an immense support, and an impressive model of the serenity that Islam can bring.
For what it’s worth another psychiatrist friend and I think he was emotionally but not sexually involved with the little boys, whom he wanted to share a fun-filled childhood that he never had, and whose parents sometimes used him horribly.
I remember hearing the Jackson 5 being looped endlessly in the Tokyo airport–truly an international phenomenon.
Rest in peace.
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Chiara
Thanks for adding those nice comments.
As you said “Rest in Peace Michael Jackson, you have changed the world in your own way, and as a true artist, you will never be forgotten”
I can’t say anything more..
Thanks Michael….He was a “weirdo”, he wanted to be like Peter Pan he had rotten parents who didn’t let him a childhood but he was a true genius. Just browsing around different blogs located in different part of the whole world I find out that Michael will be missed in every part of the world
Loved your latest post, by the way..
It’s so sad to hear about Michael Jackson. As a dancer, I’ve performed almost every one of his hits in some form or another. A lot of celebrities have died recently, but he’s the first one that had a big impact on my life personally. It’s a really weird feeling. Anyway, nice post.
Qusay–you and your readers might enjoy this excellent article, which I found enlightening on Michael Jackson’s impact in the Middle East:
Faisal J. Abbas London-Based International Arab Affairs and Media Commentator on Huffington Post
Posted: June 26, 2009 07:00 PM
Michael Jackson… The Man Who Rocked The Desert
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/faisal-abbas/michael-jackson-the-man-w_b_221621.html
The Youtube video he alludes to is here:
Yemeni dance version of Michael Jackson
And the information on it reads:
The yemeni guy you see in this clip mixes yemeni tradtional dance with the dance moves of michael jackson. The dagger you see in his hand is called “Jambia” and is used in some types of yemeni tradtional dance.
PS In a different vein, ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley’s comment on her myspace blog is worth the read too:
http://celebrity.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=celebrity.blog
PPS Part cute, part corny (okay 2 parts corny), but very talented brothers, Michael, and Janet (age 8), on a mainstream variety show in the 70′s that shows the impact the Hackson 5 had as the first crossover–to white mainstream audiences–group.
Very nicely put.
In Jeddah, I remember having to discreetly ask for an MJ album at the record store when he was banned.
Whatever he did in his own time I couldn’t care less about. I was always just awed by his brilliance as an artist.
Thanks for commenting everyone, I was a bit under the weather the past few days and couldn’t reply to your lovely comments right away… special thanks to Chiara for the links and videos.
Qusay–You are welcome, and glad you are feeling better.