Let me preface this by saying that I believe bloggers are not supposed to report news but rather analyze and give their opinions on news already reported. As such, I’m not a day late talking about Michael Hacson’s death. I’m right on time to give my views on the subject.

Now that that’s out of the way, I will also admit that I am not a Michael Jackson fan, nor do I own any of his albums. I wasn’t even born when Thriller came out in 1982. Some might say that the album was so great that if I am as much of a music fan as I claim to be, I couldn’t have helped but have been influenced by it at some point in my life. Unfortunately, believe it or not, that’s just not the case, and I won’t lie to that effect either just to seem more musically knowledgeable. However, I will say that I can appreciate the album for what it was, appreciate the songs on it and the rest of Michael Jackson’s library, and appreciate Michael Jackson for his talents as a songwriter. To this day, “Black or White” remains – and likely will remain – one of the best songs (and best videos) ever created. He was, without a doubt, one the greatest entertainers the world has ever seen.

As a person, it’s hard to imagine that he was guilty of all that he was accused of. I’d prefer not to start a heated discussion now, so I’ll just add that I don’t know if he was guilty or not. All I know is the innocence he had about him gave at least the impression of a person who was innocent of those crimes.

In any case, he was about so much more than his, for lack of better terminology, abnormality. He was the King of Pop. Nay, he is the King of Pop, and no one should be able to take that away from him, not the title nor his music. At this point, I think the music belongs to everybody.

Peace out,
MC