The world thought MJ would moonwalk again..I wake up on a friday morning, switch on my laptop and what do I see?.. News of the demise of the One n only Michael Joseph Jackson. My heart skipped a beat. A sense of emptiness crept into me. I still can't come to terms with this news.. I think it all makes sense now. I was wondering why I got a call from an unkown number at 4:55 this morning. I guess the person on the other line wanted to convey the sad news to someone else.
A bit about the Moonwalker..
Born on August 29th, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, USA, he was the the 7th child of the Jackson family. His childhood wasnt one of the best. Continually ill-treated by his father, the effect clung on to him throughout his life.He started his professional music career at the age of 11 as a member of thr Jackson 5. He started his solo career in 1971. His album 'Thriller' which released in 1982 sold a world record 65 million copies. March 25th, 1983; Motown 25, Yesterday,Today, Forever. The television special. The world witnessed the most famous dance move of all time.. 'The Moonwalk' ! A very eccentric person, he underwent a couple of plastic surgeries and his association with a chimpanzee 'Bubbles' just went all out to prove his oddities and eccentric behaviour. His sense of dressing also reflected his character. ..Eccentric.
Sucked into controversies time and again, MJ always managed to wiggle his way out of such dicy situations. He married Lisa Marie Presley(daughter of Elvis Presley) in 1993, after he went through the child molestation episode which shook his world. The marriage lasted less than 2 years. He had 2 children with her. His second marriage was in 1996, with a dermatologist nurse, Deborah Jeanne Row, who he met during his World History Tour. He fathered two children with her Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr. (also known as "Prince"), and a daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Jackson's third child, Prince Michael Jackson II (also known as Blanket) was born in 2002. This child was said to be a result of artificial insemination using his own sperm cells and a surrogate mother. MJ died yesterday..25th June 2009, 2;26 pm local time, a Thursday afternoon at his rented home in L.A, California U.S.A. He was 50. Survived by his children, his parents and his siblings. The end of an era. The beginning of a new one in heaven.
I remember the first MJ song I heard... 'Black or White'. I was then in the 5th grade I think. Horripilations even to this day when I listen to this song. A very influential song was ' Heal The World'.A man who changed form. Black to white. Poor to rich. No one to 'The One'. Pauper to 'King'. Michael Jack was, is and will be the quintessential music legend.
Here is a list of his album and singles discography;
Got to Be There (1972)
Ben (1972)
Music and Me (1973)
Forever, Michael (1975)
Off the Wall (1979)
Thriller (1982)
Bad (1987)
Dangerous (1991)
HIStory (1995)
Invincible (2001)
Ben (1972)
Music and Me (1973)
Forever, Michael (1975)
Off the Wall (1979)
Thriller (1982)
Bad (1987)
Dangerous (1991)
HIStory (1995)
Invincible (2001)
It is a hackneyed expression or saying that goes like this.. "we realise the value of something only when its gone, when we miss it". In this case it is very true. MJ will be missed by all and sundry. I am sure he will sell more copies now that when he was alive. Strange..Actually not. Some of my favourite MJ songs..
Billie Jean..
Bad..
Thriller..
Heal The World..
You Rock My World..
Black or White..
In MJ's case History...... Cannot repeat itself..
Here's a link to my favourite music video by MJ.
