Celebrity Deaths — Singer MICHAEL JACKSON (age 50), and Actress FARRAH FAWCETT (age 62)

It just amazes me how celebrety deaths work in 3's......Ed McMahon,Farah Fawcit and Michael Jackson. Yes it is sad.

But I must agree with Tim, the shame of it is, the death of Michael Jackson will over shadow the death of Farah Fawcit.

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[Post edited by InvisibleBiker on Jun 26, 2009 - CDT 12:58 PM]

He's no God or Saint but he is one of the world's most talented perfomers ever. I have the two dvds with all his major performances/videos and they are fun to watch over and over again. Just wish they were in hi def widescreen If you look at all the dancers that came after, they take alot from the style he started.

What I think is most sad is that he was obviously a troubled person to put himself thru so much plastic surgery and humiliation in the public. Someone like that is hurt even more when all those around him make fun of him and tear him apart in the tabloids. Seems we are all quick to judge others when we know no facts(only what we hear on the tv).

How would it be too quick to judge? The guy has been going downhill since the late 80's, so that's about 20yrs of time for people to gather up enough information and form a reasonable opinion about the guy. Least not forget there are several ways of gathering information these days besides television. I think all of us have had plenty of time to judge lightly.

Look, I don't deny MJ was a good entertainer, I just never jumped on his bandwagon back in the early 80's when he was at his peak. He just didn't do it for me. I was young and wanted screaming, ripping, long-hair heavy metal! I didn't want to hear MJ - his music sounded wimpy to me. Therefore, I never got caught up in all the hype. Then when he started going downhill and all the weird stories began to surface, I felt I would want to distance myself from anything that has to do with MJ. Kind of like how Eddie boycotts Sony. Hell, I'm still pissed about what he did to McCartney!

Granted, it is a sad day for his fans but his memory will be passed on through a legacy of made for TV movies and bobble heads. And that $500mil in debt he leaves behind . . . easily made back by turning his home into a museum. Hell, they did it to Elvis!

I agree that he is certainly not a God or Saint but he was incomparable at his craft of music and entertainment.

The majority of people seem really sad not only because we lost a musical genius but because of all the troubles he went through and what his life turned into in the later years. He looked completely different physically, he was broke, he looked frail at times (a stark contrast to the electric dancer/performer we knew) and of course the "Peter Pan" comments and childlike behaviour he exhibited. He was so blessed with talent and yet so troubled. Abused as a child and then accused of abuse as an adult. He gave A LOT of money to charities and in the end he passed away in major debt and in a rented home. He was surrounded throughout his career by people that would take from him and seemed very alone.

I am not one to judge him or anyone else. I will remember the good and positives. He was unique and as I've said before he was the greatest entertainer of my time, possibly ever. It was certainly a joy to watch him and I feel incredibly fortunate to have lived in a time to see him perform (I saw him perform during his Victory Tour with his brothers in Toronto) live and on TV. Plus his music, and videos really made people wanna move and dance like nobody was wathing.

He was, and still is, the most famous musical artist in the world.

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[Post edited by Falcon01 on Jun 26, 2009 - CDT 1:44 PM]

First, he was as big as Elvis (but not quite there).

Honestly, he was a COMPLETE artist. Why? He could sing. He could dance. He could write. He could compose. He did all of that, excellent.

How can we not mourn the loss of the second greatest artists of all time? Granted, Bad, Dangerous and Invincible as not as nearly as good as Off The Wall or Thriller, but that is not saying that they were bad, not at all.

I was reading a piece from Yahoo!/E!...and it makes me think at how it is true (please read it, is very short).

Yes, he was 'weird', but that's what happens when you are the most wanted pop idol of our times...

In the end, it's also sad how he might be the last person that is mourned worldwide...

Mvckalel don't forget his showman ship. When he got up on stage you were treated to a performance like no other. From the music, to the dancing, to the glittery costumes, to the white glove, the black Fedora hat, the lighting, the moves, etc.

He was a major talent in the periods when he was with his brothers, and the 3 albums under the producer-ship of Quincy Jones (another legend in the music business), and the great song-writing cooperation by the very talented Rod Templeton. When he stopped working with Jones, his output suffered in terms of quality (although the albums still sold pretty well around the world).

People always think about his big rhythmic hits, and there are many, but I also love his slower ballads, with one of my favorites being "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" from the Bad album. He really had several quality slow mellow tracks like this one over the years, but most people seem to remember the big dance hits.

-JOE- (Love Hendrix!)

"You are not Alone" is another slow melody song that was really good and you're right, he had a few, some with powerful words.

Don't forget he wrote the lyrics for "We are the World" with Lionel Ritchie. The song made major money, all for charity.

Yes, I forgot about "We are the World" - AWESOME song!

Then there is those nice duets he did with Paul, "Say, Say, Say" and "The Girl is Mine".

I would like to see a major compilation get released with his all around most popular tracks... kinda of like the BEATLES set that's coming soon (in September I believe).

-JOE- (Love Hendrix!)

Me too and I would LOVE to see some of his concerts and performances released in HD with a nice HD audio track.

Maybe do a complete restoration of his concert footage. It will pay off in the end BIGTIME.