No words can express how I felt when I heard the King of Pop had died. I felt sad for his family and close friends. I also felt a little happy that he is in a place now that he can be happy and without harsh words. But in reality they are still there. The negative comments and people wanting to tear him apart. But I won't listen to those people.
Michael was a human being with a heart. A heart that felt happiness and sadness as much as the next person and I think people forgot that along his journey here.
I want to remember him as a musician, someone people adored and looked up to with wide eyes wondering if they could have a chance in the spotlight like him.
I want to sit back in my car with "Beat It" blaring through the speakers and singing along with MJ. I want to sing along to "Black or White" when some one is talking trash about Jewish, African American or any other discriminated ethnic groups.
Michael gave us music to think on and hope for a better future and I don't think people see that. I think people misread his thoughts and say what they want about the music. I hope that people will see beyond that.
I really can't put words down as for what I really wish to say cause they just aren't there. All I can say for myself and any others who feel the same way:
Please let Michael go. Let his music and memories stay good and without bad intent.
Love him, let his family grieve, remember the wonderful moments that he put in our minds and hearts. Let us all stop being monsters and creatures of a dark night that should be forgotten. People will always wonder and ask why.
All those words, careless memories and cold hearts will still be there the next day, but in the end "it's just human nature".
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Hmm...very true. I think people have 2 very disparate opinions when it comes to the deaths of those we consider 'famous' and celebrities, like Michael. 1 is that they shouldn't be given any kind of special treatment, for what does it mean to be a 'celebrity' anyway? Although the celebrity may have contributed to his or her specific art (music, film, television), the general public just can't wrap their heads around why the celebrity was actually important to society. 2 is that celebrities like Michael Jackson are irrevocably woven into the background of the fabric of our changing society. His music and films and overall public persona were a reflection of what was happening around him, and in pop music he was absolutely groundbreaking, and so we should mourn his death as the passage of an icon, not only of pop music but of our own history.
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