Today, June 25th, 2009, Michael Jackson died. It's a sad day. I was actually editing a dance recital today at work, and one of the songs was "Thriller". I come home to my sister running out of the back yard telling me Michael Jackson had a heart attack. Not gonna lie, it was pretty upsetting. I'm a Michael Jackson fan, I'll freely admit it. He wrote some amazing songs, and sold more on ONE record in the US than anyone else. He's written songs that EVERYONE knows. If you don't know a Michael Jackson song, I don't believe you. Thriller changed the history and set the bar on music videos. He single handedly changed the music business.
And yet, some people still have to be dicks. Some people have to make fun of him. Sure, he was a pedophile. And I'm not gonna look past that. What he did there was wrong, and I don't approve of it at all. But I'm going to remember Michael as an artist, not a pedophile. Some people have to make jokes and try to make light of the situation. There is no light to make of it. A legend died, along with two other legends (Ed McMahon, and Farah). He revolutionized music, and yet you have the audacity to make jokes about his wrongs? Did people make jokes about John Lennon's drug abuse when he died? How about Kurt Cobain? No, it's simple politeness not to. You think you're being funny, but in reality, you're just being rude. You're disrespecting a man that changed music, so you're insulting a man that changed what you listen to. And to those who think that he was no big deal, you're wrong. This passing is just sad. So to the people out there making jokes, just stop. You're looking like a giant moron.
Well, there are my thoughts. Rest In Peace, Michael, you aren't forgotten.
-Sean.
