Michael Jackson rushed to hospital - He was not breathing / Michael Jackson is dead

[DaveC]

I'll at least say one nice thing about him, and it is that I genuinely respect his contributions to music. He made some killer tunes back in the day.

 

[impy13]

yup, it's like 9/11 all over again

Really?

 

[one4u2]

Wow I am sooo shocked! how weird and unexpected!

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

Like A Comet
Blazing 'Cross The Evening Sky
Gone Too Soon

Like A Rainbow
Fading In The Twinkling Of An Eye
Gone Too Soon

Shiny And Sparkly
And Splendidly Bright
Here One Day
Gone One Night

Like The Loss Of Sunlight
On A Cloudy Afternoon
Gone Too Soon

Like A Castle
Built Upon A Sandy Beach
Gone Too Soon

Like A Perfect Flower
That Is Just Beyond Your Reach
Gone Too Soon

Born To Amuse, To Inspire, To Delight
Here One Day
Gone One Night

Like A Sunset
Dying With The Rising Of The Moon
Gone Too Soon

Gone Too Soon

oooooooooooo ur gonna make me cry...........................

 

[RedRocksU2]

I think the character of some, shows up by the comments here.
just my 2 cents

 

[BVS]

He definately had some inner demons to deal with, I hope they too were put to rest today...

At his height he was pretty amazing. I want to listen to 'Man in the Mirror'.

 

[bigjohn2441]

Really?

no, i was being a smartass

 

[MadForIt]

Are you serious?

EVERYONE in the world knows who Jacko or The beatles are

This is huge

He is the biggest artist ever

 

[kellyahern]

.

 

[DaveC]

I don't doubt he's done some horrible things to children, but I don't think it's all his fault. If you've watched enough MJ docs (like I have) you'll start to realize that the way he grew up influenced his person tremendously. In someone else's hands (no puns prease), he would have been a normal pop star, still black, still making hits.
His father is an asshole, his brothers were no better. He did an interview where he said that his older brothers would be having sex in the bed next to him while he was still 5 or 6. Something like that is extremely traumatizing.

No - there is no excuse on this planet that lets anyone touch a child and not be at grievous fault, and it's a little disturbing that anyone thinks that might be the case. That's the last thing I'll say on this subject for today.

 

[gvox]

NONONONONNONONO please someone tell me this is a hoax I cant read all these pages right now!!!!

 

[Sicy]

Are you guys fucking serious? Hold the bickering for a couple days.

Seriously.

This is REALLY upsetting for a lot of people, myself included.

 

[LMP]

I don't doubt he's done some horrible things to children, but I don't think it's all his fault. If you've watched enough MJ docs (like I have) you'll start to realize that the way he grew up influenced his person tremendously. In someone else's hands (no puns prease), he would have been a normal pop star, still black, still making hits.
His father is an asshole, his brothers were no better. He did an interview where he said that his older brothers would be having sex in the bed next to him while he was still 5 or 6. Something like that is extremely traumatizing.

Totally, he's a pretty tragic figure no matter how you look at it. Incredibly sad if he goes out like this.

EVERYONE in the world knows who Jacko or The beatles are

This is huge

He is the biggest artist ever

You compared his death to the assassination of the President of the United States.

 

[Irishteen]

NONONONONNONONO please someone tell me this is a hoax I cant read all these pages right now!!!!

Doesn't look like it

 

[RedRocksU2]

yup, it's like 9/11 all over again

not quite
today: sad

9/11: horror and shock, anger

 

[Jive Turkey]

I think 'Ben' is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard at least they get to hang out again

 

[BrownEyedBoy]

I am in shock. Died way ahead of his time. Wow...

 

[Tiger Edge]

No - there is no excuse on this planet that lets anyone touch a child and not be at grievous fault, and it's a little disturbing that anyone thinks that might be the case. That's the last thing I'll say on this subject for today.

Where did I say I excused him??

Anyway, this is besides the point.

I'm sad for 80s Michael Jackson. You can talk about 90s+ MJ in another thread.

I think you can tell the age of people by posting in this thread. If anyone gets my drift. I will never forget watching the famous Super Bowl performance with my cousin, a toddler at the time, totally jamming along.

 

[Babydoll]

OMG someone just died, a huge legend at that. Stop the character assasination of a person who isn't even around anymore, jeez.

 

[gvox]

Anybody who says anything about molestation allegations right now, please FOAD, seriously

 

[MadForIt]

The first cassette i ever bought - Dangerous by Michael Jackson

I was 5 years old

 

[DRay9911]

i guess his condition was bad, so bad, so bad, you know it

/see you in hell'd

-dan

 

[Slipstream]

It's confirmed now by the BBC.

 

[U2Fanatic4ever]

He definately had some inner demons to deal with, I hope they too were put to rest today...

At his height he was pretty amazing. I want to listen to 'Man in the Mirror'.

yes, exactly.. just look at the fucked up family he came from when he was growing how can you expect to be anything close to normal coming from that!

 

[Anji]

BBC now confirm he is dead

 

[DaveC]

Where did I say I excused him??

I don't doubt he's done some horrible things to children, but I don't think it's all his fault.

I'm out.

 

[MadForIt]

Bbc officially reporting he is dead

 

[deep]

Are you serious?

JFK no

Lennon and Elvis

sure there will be parallels

btw, Elvis had been reduced to a punching bag, has been, joke - before his death too.


Lennon - more of a semi-respected, kind of - has been.

 

[gvox]

Holy fuck. Holy fuck. I don't think anyone who didn't grow up in the 70s and 80s can understand this fully.

 

[spanisheyes68]

CNN.com just confirmed as well. This is awful.