Yes, we have all heard… The fall of another great American icon. Michael Joseph Jackson, aged 50, passed on the 25th June 2009, as we are moving on to first decade of the millennium and in the thick of the financial “shit” (forgive me on this choice of word). King of Pop is the more formally used words. Yes, he is right there beside the King of Rock despite the other affiliation he might have. The entitlement might have been given for the amazing movements of the legs but I believe there is more to that.
I spent the whole day of the 26th June, listening through the songs of the King from the radio and there is just none that I have not heard of or known of. I cared less on the details of his death. In fact, I am not really bothered by what he had done outside his work life. I just enjoyed the music that he had brought to this world. Always something completely out of my imagination. I am not sure who wrote or compose the songs. I just love the way Michael presents and delivers them.
Thanks, Michael, for dropping a comment to see if I am going to blog about Mr. Jackson. I was thinking about it since yesterday. I felt it was actually senseless to demean or brag. Who am I to judge? I can only say his life is a more colorful than mine. I am not the only one, I believe. I guess his regrets won’t be greater than mine if I were to pass away anytime now. So, I want to be happy for his passing. Whatever wrongs he had done, he had paid for them. I can’t speak for the victims but only for myself.
The only trivial stuff I want to mention would be the rise in sales/downloads from Apple Store or any other online stores, uploads to YouTube and documentaries or “specials” in any media. The usual phenomenon or revenue generating activities from the death of a great artist.
If I may, I would like to ask for a minute of silence. For whenever I hear Michael’s songs, I remember the joy and thrill that he had given to us. In MJ, we remember.
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