Michael Jackson Suffers Cardiac Arrest
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Wow....thats scary....
MTV is getting it on the videos though...bout to make me cry!
and quite a few others.
RESPECT!
Good synopsis by Andrew Sullivan:
There are two things to say about him. He was a musical genius; and he was an abused child. By abuse, I do not mean sexual abuse; I mean he was used brutally and callously for money, and clearly imprisoned by a tyrannical father. He had no real childhood and spent much of his later life struggling to get one. He was spiritually and psychologically raped at a very early age - and never recovered. Watching him change his race, his age, and almost his gender, you saw a tortured soul seeking what the rest of us take for granted: a normal life.
But he had no compass to find one; no real friends to support and advise him; and money and fame imprisoned him in the delusions of narcissism and self-indulgence. Of course, he bears responsibility for his bizarre life. But the damage done to him by his own family and then by all those motivated more by money and power than by faith and love was irreparable in the end. He died a while ago. He remained for so long a walking human shell.
I loved his music. His young voice was almost a miracle, his poise in retrospect eery, his joy, tempered by pain, often unbearably uplifting. He made the greatest music video of all time; and he made some of the greatest records of all time. He was everything our culture worships; and yet he was obviously desperately unhappy, tortured, afraid and alone.
I grieve for him; but I also grieve for the culture that created and destroyed him. That culture is ours' and it is a lethal and brutal one: with fame and celebrity as its core values, with money as its sole motive, it chewed this child up and spat him out.
I hope he has the peace now he never had in his life. And I pray that such genius will not be so abused again.
There are two things to say about him. He was a musical genius; and he was an abused child. By abuse, I do not mean sexual abuse; I mean he was used brutally and callously for money, and clearly imprisoned by a tyrannical father. He had no real childhood and spent much of his later life struggling to get one. He was spiritually and psychologically raped at a very early age - and never recovered. Watching him change his race, his age, and almost his gender, you saw a tortured soul seeking what the rest of us take for granted: a normal life.
But he had no compass to find one; no real friends to support and advise him; and money and fame imprisoned him in the delusions of narcissism and self-indulgence. Of course, he bears responsibility for his bizarre life. But the damage done to him by his own family and then by all those motivated more by money and power than by faith and love was irreparable in the end. He died a while ago. He remained for so long a walking human shell.
I loved his music. His young voice was almost a miracle, his poise in retrospect eery, his joy, tempered by pain, often unbearably uplifting. He made the greatest music video of all time; and he made some of the greatest records of all time. He was everything our culture worships; and yet he was obviously desperately unhappy, tortured, afraid and alone.
I grieve for him; but I also grieve for the culture that created and destroyed him. That culture is ours' and it is a lethal and brutal one: with fame and celebrity as its core values, with money as its sole motive, it chewed this child up and spat him out.
I hope he has the peace now he never had in his life. And I pray that such genius will not be so abused again.
one of the all time greats who pushed himself to the limit musically and showmmenship wise. R.I.P. 
R.I.P. to one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) entertainer of our times. 
Life is short Ya'll...make sure you understand that it is a test...and you will be graded in your end...Peace everyone!
And Michael Jackson was one of the GREATEST ENTERTAINERS EVER and touched the HEARTS of MILLIONS!!!
And Michael Jackson was one of the GREATEST ENTERTAINERS EVER and touched the HEARTS of MILLIONS!!!
Life is short Ya'll...make sure you understand that it is a test...and you will be graded in your end...Peace everyone!
And Michael Jackson was one of the GREATEST ENTERTAINERS EVER and touched the HEARTS of MILLIONS!!!
And Michael Jackson was one of the GREATEST ENTERTAINERS EVER and touched the HEARTS of MILLIONS!!!
RIP Michael Jackson, you will be missed.
One thing i got to say
let MJ's life be a testament to artists
most people burn their lives out before they are 21
he at least had it and lost it all by the time he was 50
i wont comment on his personal life or other issues
i can only comment (and care about the music)
the growth was unprecedented
i can say this cause lets be serious.. we gave up on michael jackson music years ago
hell record industries tried to bring in a biggie to his albums to help sales and growth (what year was that?)
lets be honest no one goes ga ga over a new MJ song
but kids under 10 years old know old school MJ songs
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There was a white comedian on def comedy jam (the early years) who said MJ was bigger than jesus.. ask a kid anything, they dont know.. but ask a kid about michael jackson? and they could qoute lyrics.. the joke was the jesus put that song in your heart.
its not that deep.. it was a joke but i hope i can count on someone on bgol to find that def comedy jam white boy clip
let MJ's life be a testament to artists
most people burn their lives out before they are 21
he at least had it and lost it all by the time he was 50
i wont comment on his personal life or other issues
i can only comment (and care about the music)
the growth was unprecedented
i can say this cause lets be serious.. we gave up on michael jackson music years ago
hell record industries tried to bring in a biggie to his albums to help sales and growth (what year was that?)
lets be honest no one goes ga ga over a new MJ song
but kids under 10 years old know old school MJ songs
______
There was a white comedian on def comedy jam (the early years) who said MJ was bigger than jesus.. ask a kid anything, they dont know.. but ask a kid about michael jackson? and they could qoute lyrics.. the joke was the jesus put that song in your heart.
its not that deep.. it was a joke but i hope i can count on someone on bgol to find that def comedy jam white boy clip
R.I.P G.O.A.T. Michael Jackson!!!
750,000,000 Albums Sold in his lifetime!! DAMN!
750,000,000 Albums Sold in his lifetime!! DAMN!
dammit man..i didn't want to believe the prelim reports or the texts that i was getting..hearing it confirmed felt like i was punched in the stomach...however i smiled when i turned on the radio (which i never do due to despising much of today's music) and hearing nearly every station play a MJ classic....thank you for the memories, music, and entertainment....RIP Michael Jackson...King of Pop forever.....real talk
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