I just can’t.
A piece of me died along with him.
Say what you will about him… that man was a music revolutionary. An innovator. A genius.
Every time he did something, he changed the game. People scrambled to catch up, while he was moving on to the next thing. He was often imitated… never duplicated. He did what they said or thought could never be done. People have careers SOLEY because he was Michael Jackson
He was so universal, you could be in a country where you didn’t speak the language, didn’t know the culture and didn’t know a single soul, but if you heard a MJ song, you felt like you were home. All of a sudden, you had something in common with a complete stranger from the other side of the world. You had a new friend (this happened to me). Because he was Michael Jackson.
He was so influential, you can’t hear a single new song without realizing some component was lifted from his work. Sampling a track, the style of singing, the dancing in the video (a genre he BIRTHED). He was a style icon. People everywhere just wanted to be close enough to touch the magic. To have a piece of it for themselves. Because he was Michael Jackson.
June 25, 2009. The would lost one of the best parts of it. A sensitive soul. A creative mind. A musical treasure.
In life and in death, he was and always will be… LEGEND.
~Blackberry Molasses in Mourning
Rest in Peace MJ.
2 comments:
I understand the feeling. Thank you for sharing. We'll get through it, somehow. :)
Yet another fitting and loving tribute to a man whose very being shaped the way I listen to music and look at the world. Thanks so very much for this post.
MJJ4ever
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