Hopefully with the passing of arguably the most successful entertainer of all time this tortured sould will finally be left to rest in peace. It's hard to imagine that Michael Jackson, who has reportedly died after suffering a cardiac arrest in his home, would have even described his own life as a happy one. After the delay of the opening dates for his highly anticipated comeback performance in London it appears the 'Final Curtain' has closed before it was allowed to open.
The performing artist was launched into superstardom at the age of 11 with the Jackson 5 and became renown as the 'King of Pop' in the subsequent years of his solo career. A pioneer of the MTV generation it was Jackson's contribution that mused the line 'video killed the radio star'.
It's a shame that the African-American recording artist's career was always overshadowed by an allegedy abusive father, evolving facial dimensions, reclusive and bizarre behaviour, and multiple allegations of child molestation.
I was recently unable to submit my vote for Triple J's Hottest 100 of all time without including one of his songs. It's not one of the one's, like Billy Jean, Thriller or Beat It, that you'd expect. It was a tune reminiscent of a childhood spent performing choreographed dance routines for babysitters. I don't even consider myself a fan of Michael Jackson. It goes to show the reach of the influence of this individual.
Admittedly the Jackson camp had already began to exploit his previous glory with the reissue of the Thriller 25 last year but I am not looking forward to the profiteering that is guaranteed to follow his demise.
Is it too soon to be asking what's going to happen with Jackson's music catalog holdings? The rights to those Beatles tracks could've been in a lot worse hands.
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