Michael Jackson..... Dead!!!?? (Page 1 of 2)

Yup. Confirmed on Sky News. Died approx one hour ago of Cardiac arrest.

Shame really. Think what you like about him but a troubled guy and a sad end to an undoubted talent.

Rest in Peace.

A tremendous talent and a testament to good parenting, because I think his troubles were rooted in the poor parenting he received.  But what do I know?  I'm just some guy who watched his life unfold on TV.  What a tremendous talent he had.  It's a real loss.  My best wishes to his family.  I'll bet those kids were close. 

- Zurf

DEAD DEADER DEADEST "THE KING OF POP"
He gave us brilliant songs, BUT HE NEVER WAS AWARE GROWING UP. He was a child trapped in an adult body, he was ONLY 6 years old, starting in "THE JACKSON 5".
Everyone around Michael is guilty. All little puppies swarming around him to jump when he said jump.
1) A BIG PIECE OF THE PIE
2) M.J didn't live, HE WAS LIVED.
3) AGAIN GOOD FOR MILLIONS OF RECORDS, AFTER HE DIED.
Wherever you are you did change music.

well said.
I am not going to be hypocritical here and say how much I will miss him or how great I thought he was because I didnt.
I do admire for what he achieved in his life through music and thats it.

I was watching the news this morning and showing a young woman, probably too young to be around in the early 80's when whacko was at his peak. She was crying her eyes out saying she heard this heard that and then she said " I just dont know who to trust anymore" she looked genuinely heartbroken. My question is WHY? whacko probably didnt even know, he probably maybe never even had eye contact with her. If she is like this with someone she didnt know personally what will she be like with family members when they die. What a sad life she is going to have.
Death of celebrities really goes too far sometimes. Everyone thinks they know the person personally.
It is sad when anyone dies, and you could feel sad,very sad and depressed when a favourite celebrity dies but to act like this is becoming a morbid facsination.
I felt sad when Syd Barrett died and Stuart Adamson, I sad quiet most of the night and had a few whiskies and played their music. I just dont understand why folk take to the streets as if they were demonstrating against the persons death.
Take allsorts in this world I suppose.

Well, looks like whackos surgeon can finally get a day off now.

Ken

p.s. Sorry for the bad joke to any whacho fans, I have a sick sense of humour sometimes

I have a lot of reservations about the stuff that came out about kids - however - I well remember when the Thriller video came out. No-one I knew had MTV and we eventually got our hands on a battered VHS tape. It was all lines and fistle, but it had a real impact

I hope they allow him the dignity in death that so many refused him in life - but I wonder.

Well I'm definately not going to cry... but I will say its a little bit sad.  I don't know what he did or didn't do, but the music he was able to create in spite of himself doesn't lose any value because of who it came from. At the same time what he could make doesn't put his personal life above reproach. I think we get away from the contribution and focus too much on the contributor sometimes, and give them too much attention (good or bad) and don't give the music enough. Its all about the music! Somebody needs to remind the mainstream of that.

All You Need is Love

ok heres my take... for some reason when my dad said mj was dead i felt a little sad but not a straght up sad more of a what the hell is this feeling kindof sad... i personally dont know what he did to those boys but i think that it is likly that at least some of the stories are true.  However i think that early show biz really messed him up and that there were so many things beyond his control especially early on in his life.  also i hate to say this  but i realluy did not like his music mebbe it was because of the rumors but even without that i really just thought he wasn't great. but hey what do i know......

His talent will be missed and his body of work is without parallel for his generation.  I hope he finds the peace in the next life that he never had in this one. 

I just hope the "vultures" and other carrion eaters swooping in to get their share of his fame and "fortune" by making a quick buck off his death and legacy get what they deserve. 

I shudder at what "his" kids are going to go thru!

Where there's life there's death and vultures of all feathers! relatives.business partners.friends my song "The Truth" deals with these it is printed out in the Chordie songwriting forum or you can listen to it on my website, once your gone you are unable to protect anything and its all part of the natural law of the universe some of the Egyptian pharaohs tried to take it with them and did only to be dug up by looters and museums

I am kind of getting tired of seeing him on every channel I turn to.  I reckon it'll be that way for at least a few more weeks.

Thirded here.  It seems like it's the only news item on.