A Tribute To The Legend... Michael Jackson - A true Thriller! (A Tribute To The Legend... Michael Jackson)

Member Name: Jazzy09

Product:	A Tribute To The Legend... Michael Jackson
Date:	28/06/09 (212 review reads)
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Advantages: A legend and a music genius and moonwalked hs way into stardom.

Disadvantages: A tragic ending to such a massive star.

A tribute to the genius that is Michael Jackson

As a loyal and avid Michael Jackson fan I still cannot believe what has unfolded in the recent days and will take a lot of time getting used to the fact he no longer lives amongst us.

I have been a fan all my life and have grown up listening to his music and watching his pure talent and perfected techniques. All I know is that he was a perfectionist and never wanted to let his fans down and wanted to be the best at what he did.

Having been a fan I watched many programs and watched his movies and saw the transformation in his mind and body. As we all know he was not happy with his face and body to some extent and had a lot of weird attributes to his personality (yes hanging around with children).

In my own personal opinion I don't believe the accusations that he abused children and that many people abused his weird behaviour in order to pursue a large amount of money. I believe the main reason why he had a child like personality was because he yearned a childhood and having listened to many of his songs he does actually write certain lyrics which he sings of "where is my childhood".

~ The family ~

The Jackson 5 was undoubtedly a great band and was the start of a major career for Michael in music. Although I can still hear Rocky Robin in my head from the number of stations that have played it this week and can get on your nerves a little bit after a while.

I believe that his mother and father were not the best emotionally and to some extent I believe they abused their children in order to pursue a goal of their own to achieve success.

Michael hated his father as he drilled into him that he had to be a perfectionist and that he had to practice, practice and practice more until it was right. Due to his father being so pushy, Michael inevitably missed out on his childhood and was forced to stay with the Jackson 5 band and tour and become famous.

He never got the chance to play with other kids and enjoy his youth as it was taken away. Yes, he got the money and fame but it came at a cost and believe that throughout his adult life looked for what he had missed out on.

There is also evidence that his father physically abused him which also included name calling (which he has stated why he did not want to look like his father, hence the plastic surgery). I believe the evidence speaks for itself, he was abused and his mother was weak for letting his father do this so when he grew up he rebelled and decided to show his parents that he could do it by himself.

~ Charities ~

Michael Jackson didn't get enough praise in my opinion for what he did for those who were not as lucky as us and that he donated millions of dollars to many charities (39 in total).

~ My top ten Michael Jackson songs ~

1) Thriller
2) Billie Jean
3) Beat it
4) Bad
5) Heal the world
6) Stranger in Moscow
7) Man in the Mirror
8) The way you make me feel
9) Dirty Diana
10) Speed Demon

These songs were all great singles and sold millions worldwide and still do to this day. The one thing I have noticed is that his songs in particular as a solo artist don't age, people still want to hear his music and is passed on from generation to generation.

Yes, it is very predicable that Thriller was my number one, but what a single (the best ever made in my opinion. The best video made ever and some of the best chorography I have ever seen, although when I first saw this video I was terrified and remember my parents stating that they had to stay up late to see the Thriller video for the first time as it was scary so it had to be shown late at night.

In total Michael Jackson sold nearly a quarter of a billions singles which is absolutely outstanding and has the best selling single of all time with Thriller.

~ My top 3 Michael Jackson albums ~

1) Thriller
2) Dangerous
3) Off the Wall

These were my favourite albums whilst growing up with MJ's music as they had unique beats and I think many people found his songs funky and great to dance too especially the Thriller album.

~ Most famous clips of MJ ~

The most famous video clip I have seen of MJ is when he first moonwalked to Billie Jean and my jaw hit the ground. That along with his feet which seems to move effortlessly left to right, up and down and sideways and with the sparkly glove it was a master class of how to dance and to entertain your audience.

The next video clip would have to be the one where he dangled his child over the balcony and I know we all do things on impulse but what were you thinking? This isn't one of MJ's best days but I can appreciate he wanted to show his fans his child and again acted in his child state by not thinking before he acted.

One more of my favourite clips was the scene from thriller were his face turned to something what he looked like today (pale and gaunt with his eyes sticking out). He was right when he stated that "he wasn't like other guys".

~ Awards he won ~

MJ won many awards and to be honest deservedly so as he was the best in his business and I don't think there will be anybody to grace the earth again that could fill his slip ons.

Awards MJ won:-

Most Successful Entertainer of all time
13 Grammy Awards
13 Number ones

He sold over 750 Million records worldwide earning hundreds of millions over his lifetime. He also has many world records which he holds to his name and one of them being the first entertainer to earn up to one hundred million in one year.

~ Dancing techniques he invented ~

Obviously the moonwalk will be remembered as his main attribute as a dancer but one which I particularly enjoyed was the lean forward technique in Smooth Criminal. Jackson actually has a patent on this which is called the anti-gravity lean which is an amazing achievement for a singer and entertainer.

~ Neverland Ranch ~

No its not out of Peter Pan, although he probably got the name from it. He built a massive fair ground to go with the mansion which was he permanent home from 1988 to 2005 and left it when he was cleared of molestation charges.

~ Famous Quote from MJ ~

I've been in the entertainment industry since I was six-years-old... As Charles Dickens says, "It's been the best of times, the worst of times." But I would not change my career... While some have made deliberate attempts to hurt me, I take it in stride because I have a loving family, a strong faith and wonderful friends and fans who have, and continue, to support me.

~ Weird and wonderful things MJ did ~

He slept in an oxygen chamber which he thought would help him prolong his life (that didn't turn out that well).

He bought the music rights to the Beatles, Eminem, Shakira and Beck which have all made him a rich man although his fortunes were dwindling towards the end.

He burned himself quite badly during a Pepsi commercial which he recovered from. It was believe that he had a condition called Vitiligo which turns the skin colour white.

It was also rumored that MJ had actually bought the bones from the elephant man which he denied. He also owned a chimpanzee called bubbles and in doing so the press started to give him the name Wacko Jacko.

To sum MJ up he was a genius trapped in a child's body. Born in 1958 in Indiana and eventually dying in 2009 in Los Angeles Michael Jackson will go down in history for his endless talent but also for his weird behavior and accusations which is sad for a entertainer who had it all and if he was honest was one of the loneliest people on the planet when really it should have been the other way round.

He leaves behind three children who will probably be dragged through the courts as the women who gave birth to these children will look for the golden egg and try to get custody.

I believe that he died as his body had given up with the amount of drugs and pushing himself too hard for the UK tour which I also believe he was pushed into doing 50 gigs which inevitably took a toll on his body and his heart gave in.

As fan I am sad to see him die but could see this day coming with his health deteriorating and his fast lifestyle.

In the end most megastars end up this way (Elvis, Marylyn Monroe) and maybe we need to protect our children and teach them it's not all about being perfect it's about living your life to the best you can, as we don't live long and we certainly are not gods.

RIP MJ 25/06/2009

Summary: MJ will be remembed for being a genius and for being a little weird!