R.I.P., Mr. Jackson.
Friday, June 26th, 2009
That’s the Michael Jackson I remember.
I’ll be brief about this.
Michael changed pop music, music videos, the recording industry, and pop culture in general. He’s one of a handful of people that is “iconic” to a entire world.
Even though over the past 15 years he’s been more of a media spectacle and troubled, enabled soul than a recording artist, all I know is that right now three children lost a father, and a father outlived his son.
However, in the whole perspective of things, nearly 1 out of 10 Americans are unemployed, North Korea has nuclear weapons, and Iran has severe election issues.
No matter what, life moves on and we must reflect and move on.
R.I.P., Mr. Jackson.
-Shawn