A Lonely Man Suffers No More
Michael Jackson’s tragic life comes to an end. His life is like a cancer eating away at him his pain is finally over.
Its hard to write totally positive about Michael Jackson as he had become disliked by so many, even hated. I saw him as a tragic figure. When I look at him perform as a child, my heart would break. He was clearly a natural talent.When I’d see him as a child, my heart broke because he had become such a mess. Such a tragedy. Clearly
he had become a sad figure. And he would never reach his full potential. Yes he became a super star. In some ways far more successful than myself, in other ways not even close to the success I have reached. My life has not been that easy, that happy but I am happy now.
I didn’t always like his music but I often did. How could I not like Thriller which I saw as a tribute to Alice Cooper. Any dedicated Alice Cooper fan saw the influence that Alice Cooper had on Jackson and not just the Thriller album. Later albums were much like side two of Schools Out.
Jackson’s death seems almost like some one that died after a long fight with cancer, his suffering is over. He was suffering, he was lonely and probably broken. He was getting ready to perform some concerts in London. I wonder if he was up to the task.
How did he die? I doubt that will ever be completely clear. This is a conspiracy theorist dream come true. There will be those that say suicide, some will say anorexia or bulimia, some will say abuse of prescription medications and I wonder if it was the stress of the upcoming concerts. His family is reporting that during a family get together last month he was doing very well.
Right now, I’m watching CNN’s coverage and we are going through “We Love The Dead” syndrome. The press has been very hard on Jackson over the years but right now they are concentrating on the good he did in life.
Jackson is destined to become a bigger legend in death than even Marilyn Monroe. Neverland, I’m not sure how much is left of it, but that could become as popular, maybe even more popular than Graceland and it would be a good way to show off the good side of Michael Jackson and there was much about him that was good.
My favorite song from him was “Man in The Mirror.”
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Hey Rusty, Michael Jackson seemed to be a very sad person, seemingly so out of touch for who knows what complicated reasons. Although it was painful to see all the craziness he got himslf into in later years, he was an incredible dancer and entertainer I’ve always been a big fan and along with millions, will miss the idol in the black gucci loafers.
I watched coverage of his trial and I would have found him not guilty, there was lots fo doubts. Its true he put himself in a bad situation. Its true things didn’t look right. i don’t know the answer if he did it or not, if it was any other man, I’d say he had but this is not any other man.
I listen to the people close to him and they just don’t paint a picture of a pedophile. He did a lot of things a pedophile might do though.
Regardless though,,,,, I don’t think the guy had a chance. In 83 he seemed still mostly normal but something went wrong after Thriller was released.
Those close to him said he was sad and very lonely. Reminds me of Elvix.
It’s true friends and associates present him as kind of an inocent, and that’s how he appeared to me. I hope they don’t drag him through the mud now that he’s dead, but just remember his incredible talent when alive.
During his troubled times involving children, they made a huge deal out of his “secret room.” It sounded bad to me too but when I stop to think about how child like he was it makes complete sense. What child wouldn’t want a secret room.
No denying his talent. I’m a rocker but I spent several months in Atlanta when I was just out of college and had a fantastic time going to disco and bars while in training. That was in 83. I can actually remember where I was the first time I saw Billy Jean and the lighted sidewalk.
Here are the lyrics of my favorite tune from him:
“Man In The Mirror”
I’m Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It’s Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . .
As I, Turn Up The Collar On My
Favourite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin’ My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind?
Pretending Not To See
Their Needs
A Summer’s Disregard,
A Broken Bottle Top
And A One Man’s Soul
They Follow Each Other On
The Wind Ya’ Know
‘Cause They Got Nowhere
To Go
That’s Why I Want You To
Know
I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change)
(Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah)
I’ve Been A Victim Of A Selfish
Kind Of Love
It’s Time That I Realize
That There Are Some With No
Home, Not A Nickel To Loan
Could It Be Really Me,
Pretending That They’re Not
Alone?
A Willow Deeply Scarred,
Somebody’s Broken Heart
And A Washed-Out Dream
(Washed-Out Dream)
They Follow The Pattern Of
The Wind, Ya’ See
Cause They Got No Place
To Be
That’s Why I’m Starting With
Me
(Starting With Me!)
I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Ooh!)
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)
I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
(Ooh!)
I’m Asking Him To Change His
Ways
(Change His Ways-Ooh!)
And No Message Could’ve
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make That . . .)
Change!
I’m Starting With The Man In
The Mirror,
(Man In The Mirror-Oh
Yeah!)
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make The Change)
(You Gotta Get It Right, While
You Got The Time)
(‘Cause When You Close Your
Heart)
You Can’t Close Your . . .Your
Mind!
(Then You Close Your . . .
Mind!)
That Man, That Man, That
Man, That Man
With That Man In The Mirror
(Man In The Mirror, Oh Yeah!)
That Man, That Man, That Man
I’m Asking Him To Change
His Ways
(Better Change!)
You Know . . .That Man
No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
(If You Wanna Make The
World A Better Place)
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change
(Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Oh Yeah!)
Gonna Feel Real Good Now!
Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah!
Yeah Yeah!
Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na,
Na Nah
(Ooooh . . .)
Oh No, No No . . .
I’m Gonna Make A Change
It’s Gonna Feel Real Good!
Come On!
(Change . . .)
Just Lift Yourself
You Know
You’ve Got To Stop It.
Yourself!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
I’ve Got To Make That Change,
Today!
Hoo!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Got To
You Got To Not Let Yourself . . .
Brother . . .
Hoo!
(Yeah!-Make That Change!)
You Know-I’ve Got To Get
That Man, That Man . . .
(Man In The Mirror)
You’ve Got To
You’ve Got To Move! Come
On! Come On!
You Got To . . .
Stand Up! Stand Up!
Stand Up!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Stand Up And Lift
Yourself, Now!
(Man In The Mirror)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Aaow!
(Yeah-Make That Change)
Gonna Make That Change . . .
Come On!
(Man In The Mirror)
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know It!
You Know . . .
(Change . . .)
Make That Change.