In all of 50 years
As news agencies updates vehemently on the latest responses of shock from Michael Jackson's friends and family, the world is slowly sinking in and recovering from the initial blow of his death. As we are typing now, comments are flooding in all over, some grieving but some relieved the world is rid of a 'paedophile'. For the record, the claims were never proven true. The media spun exaggerated news of MJ, especially negative ones. In a sense, hypocrites they are, to be the ones to bring us the news of his passing. I never believed he was the monster the media made him out to be. Today, he was three weeks close to showing the world a part of who he really was, a talented and kind soul, a rare breed in the music industry these days. What makes it unfair, is not that he died at 50, but the fact he died misunderstood. He died a lone ranger, fielded with bad press. It was as though his life was stolen, instead of it being taken away. In The New York Times, it said this:
Tommy Mottola | 10:08 p.m. Tommy Mottola, a former head of Sony Music, called Mr. Jackson “the cornerstone to the entire music business.”
“He bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and pop music and made it into a global culture,” said Mr. Mottola in a telephone interview. Mr. Mottola worked with Mr. Jackson until the singer cut his ties with Sony in 2001. “No one has ever done what he did in his time - and no one will ever do what he did after his time.”
Thousands may emulate him, but there will only be one King of Pop. He was a true musician, inside and out. I hope now he truly gets his vindication, even though I still can't shake off the fact he died a misunderstood man. He did deserve so much more.