I am never a HUGE fan of Michael Jackson, but I do watch lots of his MTV and listen to his songs when I grow up - who doesnt? Regardless you like it or not his face was everywhere in the 80s and 90s, from the States to Europe across Africa to Asia, who doesnt know Michael Jackson?
Perhaps he is indeed a pedophile and his desperate tries to transform to a white might somehow ruined his otherwise fantastic image on the stage, but to me he is always the King of the stage, a King that now left a legacy that can never be followed-suit!
His dance moves (moon walk, 360 degree turn, penis grabbing, etc), sunglasses, his yell 'AW!', hat, white gloves, and ever-glowing-suits, and nevertheless songs like Thriller, Black or White, Smooth Criminal and Heal the World are things that will always remind me of him.
Michael Jackson alone is more famous than the combination of Princess Diana, Mother Theresa, Gandhi, and Elvis Presley. I bet you there are more people crying today for his lost than the lost of the combination of the former four.
I'm thinking is there anything that could possibly shock the world to this extent after his tragic lost... nothing perhaps...
May you rest in peace, King~