RIP Michael Jackson.

I don’t think that Michael Jackson’s death really hit me, until i watched his Memorial a few days ago.

The man was a living legend, perhaps the last of them. I never really cared for Elvis Presley, and the Beatles bore me to tears, but MJ was a hero, a superstar. Like they said, the worlds greatest entertainer. I’ve never been one of those insane fans, that’s just not me, but through all the crazy, crazy shit the guy pulled, i always considered myself on his side, and frankly i don’t regret it one bit. If people think that he was loved by so many because Thriller was awesome, or because he turned into a giant robot at the end of Moonwalker, well, you’d be half right, but if people were loved because of their ability to sing, dance, or turn into a robot, then the death of Optimus Prime would have been memorialised also.

I’m getting off track, but i just wanted to add what i had to say to the infinitely growing opinions scattered around the internet now. But these words will all live on, via some server somewhere holding them probably, but they’ll always be somewhere.

Anyway, yeah, the world seems an emptier place without Michael in it, probably more so once the whole shebang has died down in the media. I was lucky enough to witness the man in his prime, and be affected by what he brought to the world, and i’ll never forget him.

There’s a few MJ pieces that i’ve been putting together, as somewhat… public displays of my feelings. Keep your eyes peeled for some wheatpaste pieces around Southport, that may or may not have all been me, but i certainly approve of the message.

~ by AllOfUsAreLost on June 18, 2009.