Michael Jackson R.I.P

**RookRoost** · 29th-June-2009

Whatever you think of the man/boy, he was a musical dynamo. Whatever his faults, and you gotta know he had some (not to mention a questionable interest in children). But looking through the glass of history, creative people were rife with faults.

No matter what he might or might not have done ( again, I agree, some could have been horrendous ), I'm raising my glass to Mike, and thanking him for the experience known as 'Thriller' (the album). It came out the time I was 10 or 11, and I was blown away.

I've never been much of his work since then, as I 'got' into my southern rock and roadhouse music period then, but I continued to repect him until he morphed into White Power Ranger and adopted a chimp, but hey that's his life.

So here is to Mike, for contributing a peice of art to our world.

**Percy** · 29th-June-2009

With respect RookRoost, small boys of 10 - 11 can be impressed very easily.

The current hysteria reminds me of Pricess Di nonsense.

Jackson was for-ever 10 year old, talented at gyrating and screetching like a loon. Overall a waste of time and oxygen who never grew up.

Yes, R.I.P, as anyone, even the least, deserves. But as for anything positive in contribution........ nada. He did nothing positive for the image of Men.

**Aug9th-LiveOrDie** · 29th-June-2009

when it comes down to it, he was part of my childhood
he was everywhere
but Im a grown man whose seen his share of death
RIP Mike and may you find the peace in death you never seemed to have in life

**Zuberi** · 29th-June-2009

I grew up listening to Micheal Jackson and say I RIP King of pop!

Nobody is perfect NOBODY!!!!!!!!!!!

**fcb98292** · 29th-June-2009

I liked his work while he was black and not yet seeking to resemble freakish. "Thriller" was a great pop album, so was "Off the Wall." After 1983, he took a turn for the wacko, and I stopped buying his music.

"Thriller" was not the first high-budget music video, but it sure set the standard for others to follow, thanks to director John Landis, and launched the music industry into a fight for MTV play time.

When you live your life with yes-people around you 24/7 telling you how great you are, life becomes unsatisfying, so you try all kinds of illegal & immoral things to try and buy yourself some spice. Michael was in that place for 25 years. He was a rich young man with too much time on his hands, he got bored and very, very weird.

**Zuberi** · 29th-June-2009

Quote from fcb98292

i liked his work while he was black and not yet seeking to resemble freakish. "thriller" was a great pop album, so was "off the wall." after 1983, he took a turn for the wacko, and i stopped buying his music.

"thriller" was not the first high-budget music video, but it sure set the standard for others to follow, thanks to director john landis, and launched the music industry into a fight for mtv play time.

When you live your life with yes-people around you 24/7 telling you how great you are, life becomes unsatisfying, so you try all kinds of illegal & immoral things to try and buy yourself some spice. Michael was in that place for 25 years. He was a rich young man with too much time on his hands, he got bored and very, very weird.

look at the music industry today its crawling with whore mongers and money worshiping retards!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**Aug9th-LiveOrDie** · 29th-June-2009

Quote from Zuberi

look at the music industry today its crawling with whore mongers and money worshiping retards!!!!!!!!!!!!!

like curtis 50 snitch jackson

**Zuberi** · 29th-June-2009

Quote from Aug9th-LiveOrDie

like curtis 50 snitch jackson

I stopped listening to crap music when I was 15!!

**Aug9th-LiveOrDie** · 29th-June-2009

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I stopped listening to crap music when I was 15!!

Im a rap-a-lot, UGK, DJ screw, geto boys loyalist

**RookRoost** · 29th-June-2009

Again, you are right on all of your points, Percy.

However, I am simply acknowlodging an important peice of entertainment. Do I still listen to 'Thriller' no. But i also don't read 'Where the Wild Things Are' either. I am simply saying goodbye to an icon of my youth.

**Percy** · 29th-June-2009

Quote from RookRoost

Again, you are right on all of your points, Percy.

However, I am simply acknowlodging an important peice of entertainment. Do I still listen to 'Thriller' no. But i also don't read 'Where the Wild Things Are' either. I am simply saying goodbye to an icon of my youth.

Nicely done, RookRoost. Sticking to your guns.

I used to have every record made by Buddy Holly, even the ones found in his garage after he died !!

**shaazam** · 29th-June-2009

Michael was a man that brought happiness to folk of all ages

I guess he had a less than conventional sexuality and a less wealthy man man would be doing time for his pecadillos

but he killed nobody not like that "doctor" that made a living chopping up late term babies

**RookRoost** · 29th-June-2009

We have something in common, Percy

I love Buddy Holly. Always have. I even have super-8 footage of me around four years old singing 'Peggy-Sue'. Mom grew up during the fifties so I'm well versed in the singers of that period

Well, pretty well versed. Since I was a kid at the time, I didn't pay attention to all the bands names. But I know the songs!