Let's start a Michael Jackson thread over in the Sportsman's Paradise and then another over in the New Orleans Saints thread. I think we left those two out.
people who are musically gifted are not particularly rare. also, clearly mj was a homosexual pedophile.
Oh...I should have posted my food poisoning and refrigerator theory in good eats. I guess some missed my tasteless observations in whatever thread I posted that in.
To quote Rush Limbaugh listeners: Mega Dittos martin. Can you believe that 14 MJ fans have committed suicide over his death? I wonder how many of them died of food poisoning from eating an 8 year old weiner like MJ.
Remember the big tour he did with his brothers around the time of Bad? They released a video from that tour of him performing "Billie Jean", hyped its debut endlessly on MTV. Then they finally showed the thing, and the 4:30 video had about 1 minute of MJ on camera, and the other 3:30 was closeups of teeny-boppers screaming and crying hysterically. Look, I'll admit I liked MJ through Off The Wall and Thriller. And if you look at videos of him from around that period, I don't see how you can deny his talent, even if you're not a fan. But the ridiculous hype about every move he made along with the accompanying freak show finally turned me off.
MJ was gifted, but really...Since the early 90's, or late '80s, i can't think of a soul that i know who was a fan. He was a only a farce along with the odd media hype.
In my eyes, MJ died about 20 years ago. Although some may not care for his earlier music, to deny his talent and abilities is simply foolish. The guy was nothing short of a phenom in his heyday. He produced revolutionary and timeless music that will be enjoyed for generations to come. The creativity that he demonstrated in his coriography and video production were unparalleled. However, the internal problems caused by his lack of a fulfilling childhood clearly caught up with him by about age 30. He reduced himself to little more than a complete freakshow and the butt of pedophile jokes, and began making very uninspiring music. It is indeed a shame that someone who was so iconic in American culture had become so riddled with such tragic problems, but I suppose it shouldn't come as much of a surprise as that has been the trend over the generations. So his passing didn't sadden or surpsise me that much. For as well-documented as some of his problems were, I feel pretty certain that there are far more that we don't know about yet. As far as the obsessive fans go, that is incredibly pathetic...not only the ones committing suicide, but also the people who act as though they're witnessing the birth of baby Jesus when they see him perform live. However, MJ was not the first, nor will he be the last artist with fans like that. They're no better than the fans who acted similarly towards The Beatles, Elvis, The Doors, etc. That type of behavior is indicative of a deep-rooted emotional problem, not the epic nature of the music.
