Jun 26 2009
I know, I know… everyone is doing it…
So, why shouldn’t I. Michael Jackson had a major impact on my music choices when I was a kid. My poor mother had to watch me moonwalk and turn and go up on my tippy toes. I just wanted to dance like him… and I couldn’t. Not at all. I was horrible. I remember a friend showing the ‘Making of Thriller’ on VHS at a slumber party and we all thought it was scary, and amazing, and that it was changing the world. A music video that was more than just Sting in front of a red light. Now this was something.
With al of his personal issues in the press… it’s hard to know exactly how to feel about the outpouring of tributes. I for one still respected the guy for his music, and the way in which he changed pop-culture forever. I didn’t respect a thing he did personally… and in fact, I actually felt a lot of compassion for him. Like I do for anyone (famous or not) who grows up in complete and udder madness and chaos. It’s a sad situation all around… him, his family, those affected by him negatively.
Today… I honor the musician, not the man.
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