see, I have to disagree here. I don't think he had a troubled soul. I think he was greatly misunderstood, but a troubled soul? I think he just wanted to be a kid to tell you the truth. In fact, I believe he wanted to be peter pan (but that's just a personal opinion). And I don't know if that is necessarily all that bad. For many of us, life is taken way too seriously...and for what? So that we all can live comfortably when we are of middle age? How troubled is that? Maybe Jackson had the right mindset afterall.
Its an American story, a poor black male grows up to be a rich white woman!
He is the man just like anybody. Because he was the popular one, so people just curious about his life.
I think he had more bright side than dark site. He brought joy to hundreds of thousands of fans. He did charity work as well. He was the ready talented singer and unique and surely he will be remembered by many for many years.
I think he had an unusual life, and was quite eccentric, but there is little doubt about his talent. A great artist has gone.
Earnest! Always the gentleman!
What do we know about Michael Jackson.. really, anyway? Nothing. We have media snippets, we have tabloid 'hearsay'. We know absolutely nothing. Not about why he chose the charities, what he didn't give, how he treated his kids, his family.. how they treated him. We know nothing, save what Earnest wrote. He had a talent that we enjoyed for many years.
Thank you Candie! My old fashioned door opening personality has one fan! Thats very nice
He had rhythm like Queensland has bananas and New Zealand has sheep. Bloody great masses of it!
Of course, no one can make any empirical claim about Jackson's true nature (I'm not so convinced even he was terribly self aware), but I have (semi) educated guesses.
He certainly appeared to be radically socially/emotionally/mentally under-developed for a middle aged man. Perhaps justifiably so, I might add, as by the time he was 5 he was being disciplined for a future career as the King of Pop. I think he fell in love with the notion of childhood, and spent his entire life trying to recreate an idealized version of it well into adulthood (this certainly defined his public persona at the very least).
I'm not entirely convinced that he lived a life beyond sexuality, though. He seemed less concerned with women as companions than as vessels for child birth. Instead, he spent an unusual amount of time almost exclusively in the company of children. It seems there was a genuine understanding and appreciation of kids, but what USUALLY happens when a sexual being develops strong emotional bonds with another person? It is certainly possible he was asexual, though these cases are quite rare in human beings.
I wish he was more honest and vocal about the nature of these relationships. If die hard fans knew for certain that he had been sexually involved with underage boys, it would undoubtedly challenge their position on pedophilia. I think its more constructive to understand the thought processes and behavioral patterns of pedophiles than to simply denounce them as "evil" or "monsters." In Jackson's case - if the allegations were true - I think we could almost sympathize with the circumstances leading up to such deviancy.
He was and still is subjected to the bad end of a lot of tasteless jokes inspired by jealousy, racism, and other forms of hatred. This from the minds of people who don't have half the sensitivity he had and who have far less still in the category of talent. Some things he could'nt shake off happened to him in his childhood which shaped his psychology according to his uniquely vulnerable temperament.
Unlike the case of those who can only offer bad jokes in proof of their personal value, the negative factors that shaped HIS mind also contributed to his exceptional artistic success.
by awsydney 20 months ago
As a musician and music lover, I have grappled with an answer to this question since MJ's sad passing, if there ever will be one.To me, good music entertains us. But great music must inspire and fuel passion within us. It may even change the way we view the world and hopefully for the better. For...
by Kmadhav 12 years ago
Bobby Brown or Usher or Michael Jackson?Give your opinions..........
by mosaicman 12 years ago
I think "Man In The Mirror" represents Mike best. He was about everything good. He wanted people to change their thinking and behaviors. This would change how people treat each other and the environment.
by guidebaba 15 years ago
My Thoughts: Greatest Entertainer of All Times. Even thought there are lots of controversies associated with him, I find him the most down to earth man.
by ALFRED FOX 13 years ago
Is Michael Jackson still alive and well and living on an Island?
by arcadegamer 12 years ago
Is Michael Jackson alive, did he just die in Public life or for real?Post your ideas and proofs about Michael Jackson death. Did he really die or he just die in public, meaning he wont be in newspapers and on television.
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