^^^^^^obviously your not normal!!! Don't bash the guy when we're trying to mourn one of if not the biggest icon in music history...remember as you will, but to the true fans and dedicated musicians dat looked up to him and still do we can all say that his music spoke farther than any absurd accusations ever put on him...may he R.I.P and you will always be in our and future musicians hearts.!
That's pretty rich right there.
I'm the abnormal one ? (And I'm not calling YOU abnormal, I'm referring to M.J. I also don't appreciate you calling me abnormal. Obviously our priorities in life are different. ) I guess the "norm" is to just 'go with the grain', question absolutely nothing, and let everything be as it is simply because of a persons status as a musician or artist etc ? I never questioned the mans talent as a musician. I think it's safe to say that anyone whom has heard his older stuff can agree that there was a lot going on there. That wasn't my point though.
My point was more along the lines of how crazy it is to let ANYBODY slide because of how much money they can pay a lawyer or because of how much fame they've accumulated due to the high point(s) in their careers/lives. And while neither of us can actually prove or disprove any of the accusations which
he put upon himself (yeah, so he 'slept' with children in an innocent way Okee dokee, no problem. It's still not something that ANYONE should be doing, no matter the capacity), I think it's also more than fair to say that those accusations were NOT absurd. His life was filled with so much negativity, that it fueled a lot of the crazy things that he's done.(dangle babies off of balconies much do you?) After all, he DID start off with much darker skin, and a much fuller nose. Lots of self loathing there, if you asked any reputable psychologist. But I digress.
Thriller had like 7 top hit singles and it's been the number one selling album. No other album to date has that kind of status for the past 25 years.
Try to look at the positive aspect of his life. We all know he is on the weird side.
Wow, really ? That many top singles ! ? I guess it's all good then! Sorry. Again. We all know and love some of his music. But this is hardly the point of anything I had originally said. Mind you, all it takes sometimes, in order for a pop star to have singles make it to top hit status at times, is simply the release of a new song. The media and sensationalism and fans will just eat everything up with a spoon and lick the plate clean, regardless of the quality of the music. And please don't dare say this isn't true.
While I agree with your comments I don't think this is the time or place to say them.
I actually agree with part of what you said. The place, I agree with.(
but at this point, I simply need to reply to the comments about my initial comment, and then I'm done. I won't go into anymore in this thread out of respect for the mods/user's wishes) The time on the other hand I dont' agree with. Guess that's just because I'm not into the P.C. game. Should I wait a day ? A week ? Month ? What's the grace period on a thing like this ? Is it when all too many people have flooded the gates from the other side of the fence, thereby making it impossible to stop anymore, so it just has to become accepted ? (that would be my guess)
Exactly. Now is not the time, and this thread is not the place.
Again. I simply wanted to respond to the comments in regards to my first one. I think it's only fair I get a chance to defend my stance. I'll respectfully bow out of this thread now. Thank you.
Doug
