MJ

[cema]

A little surprising, but this is a post about Michael Jackson. Or, rather, about an article in Jerusalem Post that shines a bit of light on his personality and its early development. Not new material, I would say, but a new (for me) eyewitness.

Update. More on MJ from people who used to work with him.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=685603
And further links:
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/401331-robmix-tell-us-about-mj-1.html
Then
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/bruce-swedien/84587-real-story-billie-jean.html
etc.

Comments

[calypso72]

That's really sad.

[cema.livejournal.com]

Of course.

At the same time, you know, if he was destined to be a paranoiac and all that, at least he could be grateful he had a successful artistic career. I am not a fan of his, but I know how important he was for so many people.

[calypso72]

What's sad (besides the fact that his childhood was taken away) is that a person cannot have a wildly successful artistic career AND be a normal person. Or at least, it seems very difficult.

[cema.livejournal.com]

How many people are normal, anyway?

[calypso72]

Well, within a certain range on the bell curve, let's say....

[cema.livejournal.com]

I am not certain about the range, however! :-)

[calypso72]

P.S. If only he'd taken his own advice when he was still a beautiful little black boy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSNwxeY09bE