R.I.P. Michael Jackson, 1958 - 2009
What more can be said about the legendary King of Pop that hasn’t been said? In the man’s half-a-century lifetime of incredible highs and lows, one thing certainly stands the test of time: Michael Jackson was and always is relevant in music for the rest of our lives. While there were a great deal of tragic events that plagued the man’s life, that isn’t relevant at such a fresh time. Instead, here’s a look into some of my personal memories in discovering the man himself:
I remember as a wee six year-old in first grade when the worldwide premier of the video for “Black Or White” came on every single channel. The video felt like this mega event that seemed to go on for hours, when in reality the video was only roughly eight or nine minutes. Jackson always over succeeded the hype regarding his product and that’s why the world loved him for it. When “Black Or White” was shown on MTV, Fox, NBC, ABC and whatever else was on cable TV at the time, everyone in school the next day talked about it. Questions like: “Whoa! Did you see what Michael did?”, “Did you see the changing faces at the end??”, “The kid from Home Alone was rapping next to Michael!”, and of course, the famous panther scene. Needless to say, aside from the Super Bowl and probably the last episode of M*A*S*H, in our lifetimes we were fortunate to witness one of the biggest events in television history.
Who also could forget the 1989 classic Moonwalker? I had already mentioned before the famous and indefinitely awesome dance sequence of “Smooth Criminal”. Without a doubt, this has perched atop the highest mountain of excellence since day one. Everything he touched seemed to turn to gold — he had that Midas touch for music. What about the arcade game? That too! I remember playing that as a kid at my local arcade and it was a blast. Not only could you shoot lightning out of your hands, you could make Michael dance and moonwalk with all of the enemies to snippets of “Smooth 
Criminal” and “Another Part Of Me”. Truly genius.
Before all the mysticism, I first heard the man on an old cassette tape of his 1987 classic album Bad. It shaped my life from such an early age. I still have that cassette with me to this day and as we speak, it’s sitting in my old shoebox next to my guitar amp. Yep, I can still see the old coffee stain on the casing from when I was a kid. Over 20 years later, this stuff still moves me, and I’m not alone. From childhood to adolescence, teenage years to adulthood, the King of Pop still reigns.
It really is a sad day for the music world. I’d honestly put him up there with The Beatles’ deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison as an epic tragic day. While the King is gone from this earth, his soul lives on in all of those old cassettes, those old Converse shoes, those old leather jackets, old zoot suits, music videos and the whole nine yards. Words and worlds colliding cannot do justice to this former Gary, Indiana native. What we can take away from this however is that whether yesterday, today, or tomorrow… Jackson’s music lives on.
Rest in peace to the King of Pop. You were and still are a beloved man all around the world.
August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009
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michael we will never forget you your music will stay forever in our hart we love you
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RIP MIKE-WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE U MISS U -U ARE MAGIC
GOD NEEDED AN ANGEL AND GUESS WOT I THINK HE CHOSE THE PERFECT WUN
UR FAMILY FRIENDS AND FANS ARE GUNNAH MISS YUH TERRIBLY M.J BUT STILL WE WILL REMEMBER YUH BY UR SIK ASS MUSIC 
R.I.P Michael Jackson
we no tht yuh hav gone but we wont forget yuh
ur music will liv on forever
UR MEMORIAL WAS SO FU****G UPSETTING I WAS I TEARS FOR EVERY SONG SANG
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yuh no wot michael jackson wasent gurd at all he was fukin ACE and to all those Sad little losers tht hate him yuh no wot yuh seriously need to grow up and leave the poor guy alone a meen when he was alive he got loads of shit and even when hes dead hes still gettin shit a mean just leave him im peace man yuh haters need to chill owt.to all M.J haters yuh no what our all jellus of his sik ass talent
R.I.P Michael Jackson
we no tht yuh hav gone but we wont forget yuh
ur music will liv on forever
michael jackson was my idol since i wss 2 years old and i think that people is su fuckin stupid cuz they are sayin shit bout him only god can judge him and i respect the pain that his family has now
R.I.P michael jackon
fuck all haters
well never mind god on thats your opninion soi shouldnt be cruel.
i cud always remember my michael jackson favorite song smooth crimnal,beat it, bad,blackorwhite.
and fuck you god on you bastard
michael jackson will always be a legacy in the time in music and is also the legendary king of pop.we mj fans will never forget you rip michael jackson.
He’s the king of pop and always will be RIP MJ
Children all across the world are now safe!
i luv u so much michael! ur music inspired so many people! thank you for everything u have done uve changed the world! ur music and legacy will always live on forever! u will never be forgotten! may god be with you! my heart goes out to your family! ur dance moves and fashion statements have had a huge impact on the whole world. u were the most creative and talented man on earth! u will be dearly missed! rest in peace king of pop! xoxo
OMG I SWEAR IM GONNA CRY LOL IM NEVER EVER GONNA GET OVER THIS I MEAN COME ON HE WAS THE KING OF POP OMG RIP MJ LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
Michael Jackson was a magnificent musician, dancer and fashion legend.He has touched myself and billions of other peoples lives throughout his music and performances. Even though he is not with us physically his spirit will always be.. He will never be forgotten and his legacy will live on forever. Rest in Peace and God bless you<3 i love you Michael
You are the best singer and dancer ever! Especially the moonwalk! R.I.P Michael Jackson, you don’t know how much you are loved and missed.
U MAY HAVE GONE PHYSICALY ,BUT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN I LOVE HIS SONG
we love you micheal and always will. long live the king
rip mj will remember u always
fuck me
R.I.P Micheal Jackson, i will never forget u when we met first time together and I’m greatly gonna miss u darling Micheal xxx (sobs)
MJ died but ur music live on with all of us
R.I.P yUH WiLL ALWAYS BE REMEMEBERED
Our love for MJ will never diminish
rip michael.we will be missed
He will be missed…
long live his memory. May God’s Love Be With Him
MJ is the best, he’ll always be alive in our hearts!!!
Love you King!!!
RIP MJ
he may have gone physicaly, but he will live on forever.