Michael Jackson's life, music, and influence.

[genie1985]

In this thread, discuss the life and music of singer Michael Jackson. What are your favorite songs and albums? Why was he special to you?:spankme:

[Mels_Smileys45]

Whats sad to me is that the people who own rights to anything MJ are breaking out everything to $$$CASH$$$ in on his death. There is some kind of MJ movie coming out in theaters NEXT MONTH with actual personal footage of Jackson. I wish they would have some respect and not try and make as much money as possible off people who are saddened by his death.

My fondest memories of MJ are from when I was a kid in the 80's. When Thriller came out I was a big MJ fan and I would moonwalk to school and back. I will reserve any negative comments for another time but I lost touch with MJ when he lost touch with reality and everyone around him tried to get rich off his naive and very strange personal habits.

My favorite memory of MJ was from that award show where he first did that moonwalk. I was watching with my parents and it blew my mind. I immediately stood up and tried to moonwalk like MJ but could never glide like the master moonwalker. Can anyone remember any of the rumors about how MJ could moonwalk so well? The only one I sort of 'member is that he had some special shoes made for him but I do not 'member what was special about them now...

[Boomer The Dog]

I like albums from when he was solo and especially the ones with Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton, like Off The Wall and Thriller. The later Jacksons was cool too, Can You Feel It, Your Ways. I never saw many of his videos, except for Thriller because it was so popular.

I like his performances, and also liked him for his differences too. I didn't believe the accusations all along and saw that he was a big kid and a Peter Pan. I think he had a mind like creative geniuses and scientists who were misunderstood in their time because their ideas were so different.