The King of Rock is no more.
Michael Jackson, icon of the world of pop, child singing sensation, world-famous rock super-star, is dead. At fifty.
I’m devastated.
Michael Jackson was my all-time favorite pop singer. Like many million others, I spent hundreds of hours as a young man swaying to his crooning, and letting the music and lyrics merge with my own ambitious and unreal dreams to form a rosy vision of what might be.
Today’s news was a splash of cold water dashed against them.
Michael Jackson was a gifted singer, savvy entertainer, and astute brand manager. I’ve read his biography. His career started early. As a five-year old, he was a star, fighting off an intrusive press and his adoring fans.
For his musical genius, he paid a heavy price – it cost him a normal childhood. And the consequences of this manifested as some bizarre PR stunts… though the magic still lingered on.
That magic ended today.
If you hadn’t first heard Michael Jackson’s singing as a teen or young adult, you probably don’t understand what exactly many of us are mourning.
It’s not just the loss of a super-talented singer. Not just the demise of a pop icon. Not just the passing of a record-breaking entertainer.
It is more.
We’re mourning the loss of a symbol of our youth – of innocence, of romantic possibility, of purposeful change.
RIP MJ.
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someone said Music dies today and I agree. For many of us MJ personified music. Its a terribly sad day
Rest in Peace the Angel of Earth
Dr. Mani
Once again we are on the same page.
I’m happy you dared…:)
I’m sad too…
May I share an old friend quote on MJ:
Ed: ” Farrah Fawcett’s death wasn’t a surprise because she had been ill for a long time. Sad, but not a surprise. But what a tragic life Michael Jackson had.”
Ed: “Reminds me of the day Elvis died. I remember many times feeling sorry for MJ, actually. It seems to me that his childhood was taken away from him and he never fully recovered.”
Given the tremendous challenges YOU had to face since
early age…
I can only say “BRAVO” MJ…
For YOU kept ALIVE with FIRE this blessed GIFT for music in spite of all!
If someone has any doubts: look within your own heart before throwing a stone…
Or simply listen to MJ…
And this time let your SOUL listen:)
Repose en Paix MJ
FIAT LUX
TEMPUS FUGIT
Joel Bomane from Sunny Southern France
Really we lost him forever but of course his songs will reawaken us .
The way he is reawakening us for something creative is divine.
He is one of kind musicpreneur to be inspired/followed.
May his soul rest in peace forever.
RIP MJ.
Thank you for writing about this, Dr Mani. Very much appreciated. My Dad and I are great fans of his too. Very saddened by MJ’s departure.
His music and magic lives on in our hearts.
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