As far as I can remember, I haven't been too kind to Michael Jackson on this blog. If I had even mentioned him at all. If I ever did, it was because people always put him and Prince up against each other, saying one's better than the other. I'm biased for his Greatness, of course, but I could give a bunch of reasons why the one is better than the other. You come to terms with a lot of things when someone dies, especially one you were close with or who just lived in the limelight their whole lives. You see nothing but image and take the rest for granted. Even though I'm the way I am about Michael Jackson, a part of me still felt that sadness when I heard this news. I didn't believe it at first. The guy's only 50. Same age as Prince. And from what I can tell, he suffered a fatal heart attack. It's one of those things you just never expect. Just for the hell of it, and maybe out of respect, whatever you want to call it, I might grab a copy of "Thriller" next chance I get. There has to be a reason why it was noted the best selling album of all time.
Then I can seriously do a comparison between it and Purple Rain, but people know nothing else about these artists aside from those albums and the unusual things they'd done in the limelight. I doubt I'll get over a lot of the negative things about Michael Jackson or rather, I doubt I'll forgive them. The whole trial for child molestation in 2003, I still believe he was guilty, but whatever. Then the whole transformation, from black to white. And people called Prince a freak. Then there's the whole title "King of Pop." Was it just coincidence or was the person who came up with it completely nuts? If anything, the name "Prince" is modest in comparsion to boasting about being the "king of pop." And that rep. was earned. As least Prince was actually the guy's real name ;) While we're comparing nicknames, Prince being his Royal Badness and Michael Jackson being the King of Pop... I still lean towards the first having the better nickname. Come to think of it, though, I don't think Thriller is gonna sound quite as good as it would on vinyl. Like when it was first released. Months ago, I said I'd never own a Michael Jackson album. A lot things change. As far as I can tell, though, Prince is in excellent health and doing very well for himself. He was on Leno maybe a month ago... wow, has it been that long since my last blog?... and looking sharp as ever. So I really shouldn't have to worry about anything happening to him anytime soon... much like I was 2 years ago when I was under the impression he was a slave to his own work the way Mozart had been. But after this, I can't take too much for granted anymore. I can only hope he lives a long, happy life that, preferrably, includes one concert that I'll see of his.
As always, my prayers are with him. Maybe soon I'll have the chance to pick up an album again because I'm really starting to go through withdrawals  In the meantime... R.I.P. Michael Jackson
1958-2009 | 
