Michael Jackson

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Nobody made this amount of fuss when Barry White, Luther Vandross, James Brown or Issac Hayes died, but when a white singer dies....







fatty.





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Cruel as it is, but you've been the first one to make me smile after hearing the news.

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[b]Sebastian wrote: [/b]

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Nobody made this amount of fuss when Barry White, Luther Vandross, James Brown or Issac Hayes died, but when a white singer dies....



 



 



 



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Cruel as it is, but you've been the first one to make me smile after hearing the news.
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Ditto. Thanks, fatty.

As already mentioned, first I was also shocked by the news about Farrah Fawcet, and then Michael...what a sad day today.
Even though I've been watching the TV news show reporting Michael's, I can't believe that.
Come to think of that, he hasn't worked musically for these years, and instead we've heard many gossips which makes it a pity and makes me sad all the more.
Anyway though recently I've rarely listened to his music,  I admire his works.
R.I.P.

p.s. My brother's mobile ringtone is thriller....oh, he'll be shocked.

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[b]-fatty- wrote: [/b]







Nobody made this amount of fuss when Barry White, Luther Vandross, James Brown or Issac Hayes died, but when a white singer dies....







fatty.









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Cruel as it is, but you've been the first one to make me smile after hearing the news.
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Ditto. Thanks, fatty.

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All I can say is, touché.

But nonetheless, this was very shocking and unexpected. RIP Michael :-(

I would have expected a bit more flak for such an insensitive comment and I feel strangely let down.

Never the less

Am I the only one who thinks the order of events in Michael Jackson's life are back to front? He gets cremated (filming a commercial for Pepsi) then spends the next 25 years being embalmed before dying.

I'm here all week. Try the chicken.

fatty.

I saw him not long ago... I was outside his hotel in London when he stayed here for that conference at O2 Arena to announce the tour dates.
After that, I was there waiting with many fans outside.
It was him. He was there. He did appear to wave and blow kisses to the crowd... And now... This is just too shocking, really.
R.I.P Michael Jackson. Pure genius, an iconic legend. Your music will live on... <3

Like many of you 80s kids, I'm devastated by these news. I grew up listening to Michael and he was the first artist I became a fan of, and that was even before Queen despite the fact that both were contemporaries. Now remember, this is 1983 when I started listening to MJ and that was pretty much Michael's year. He was fuckin' everywhere, and 'Thriller' was selling like if there was no other album worth listening to. He was without a doubt the second biggest musical phenomenon in terms of worlwide impact after The Beatles. I would record his videos on a Betamax and me and my friends would have watch those videos endlessly, and never once we got tired of it. Of course, after this huge level of super stardom came the surgeries, the lavish spending, the child molestation accusations, and Michael's behavior and appearance sort of drove many of us away from the guy we worshipped during the 80s. Over the years MJ was making more headlines over controversy rather than over musical achievements, and I personally felt like he was just no longer there. I was dissapointed that Michael destroyed his own musical career despite having a huge talent as singer, songwriter, and most of all performer, and all of that seemed to have gone down the drain. The news of his death broke my heart. The Michael Jackson I've been seeing as a [b]"freak"[/b] over the past years, is now gone. Now all of sudden, that freaky Michael Jackson is now remembered for the phenomenon he was back in my childhood, with his moonwalking and his countless number of hits. Regardless of what became of Michael Jackson as a person, there's no denying that as an artist he was a true genius. Thank you Michael for making my childhood, a moment of my life that I will cheerfully remember.

Don't know what to say...  As surprising as the news of Michael Jackson's death is, he was one of these people that you couldn't imagine growing old.  As a kid, I used to love listening to the Off The Wall and Thriller LPs on my mom's old stereo.  Great music... RIP MJ.

Michael's news makes me feel it seems as if he passed away while we forgot his greatness in spite of his great works such as Thriller and others.
It seems that many heroes pass away like that...

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How ironic. [img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img]

i suppose this is the 'Elvis' moment of the 21st Century [well,the start of the century anyway].Its definately reminded me of the shock and disbelief in the general public of when Elvis and John Lennon [for that matter] died before their time.
[yes,i am old enough to remember their deaths]



RIP Jacko



now,lets see how long it is before the tabloids rake up any old shit about him,thats the thing about the dead,they cant sue..

The guy could move.  What a legend.

just been sent my first MJ text 'joke'
didnt take long did it?

latest coroners report has shown that he died from picking his nose.they said that they couldnt blame it on the sunshine,couldnt blame it on the moonlight but blamed it on the bogie

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 Thank you Michael for making my childhood, a moment of my life that I will cheerfully remember.

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We all remember our first blow job fondly, don't we?

Brianmay.com:

MICHAEL JACKSON

Hard to know what to say - what to feel. I find myself wondering what might have happened on his tour ... the number of dates in the UK that he had committed to was insane ... I did have a feeling it was impossible ... but I was so shocked to hear that he went so suddenly. Very sad. Of course I still think of him as a boy ... he used to come and see us (Queen) play when we were on tour in the States, and he and Freddie became close friends ... close enough to record a couple of tracks together at Michael's house ... tracks which have never seen the light of day. Michael was the boy star of the Jackson Five, and always the most screamed at. I remember in their show, they tried very hard to make all the brothers equal in the presentation, but it was abundantly obvious that all most of the girl fans really wanted to see was little Michael. It was Michael who heard our track "Another One Bites the Dust" when he came to see us on "The Game" tour ... and told us we were mad if we didn't release it as a single. Of course this was way before Michael's monster solo career began ... but he was already in search of that fusion between Funk and Rock, Black and White, and the Thriller album was the consummation of that quest. There are many similarities between it and our "Hot Space" album ... but our timing was out, really. Michael got it right in every respect ... including timing ... the world was just ready for it ... and of course he was in a sense seeking the same ground, but coming from the opposite direction. Amusingly, after Freddie and Michael has spent some time together recording, Freddie came back and played us the work in progress, and he remarked that Michael had come up with a great album title ... BAD. A little later, Freddie smiled his wicked little conspiratorial smile, and said ... "I have a perfect idea for our album title - you may love it or hate it ... but think about it .... we can call it ..... wait for it .... GOOD"!!!

I think the world is a more colourful place thanks to Michael's work ... he was a truly wonderful performer at his peak - and had a great team around him, including, of course, genius Quincy Jones. I think he qualifies as a great artist; he devoted his whole body and soul to his art. It's as if, with all the changes he introduced to his body, his art actually became his body and his persona. Yes, I only hope he passed away in happiness, in great hopes and anticipation of his glorious comeback tour. RIP Michael.

Bri