As he strided gracefully with people gaping at the analog fluidity of his legs , Michael Jackson not only ‘moonwalked’ into our hearts but he also made us wonder whether such talent was human. Thus , to hear about his death at UCLA medical centre in LA ,it almost feels like a lie, a dirty lie. Welcome to the world of Michael Jackson , where every passing moment never failed to enchant you , either in ecstasy or in bewilderment. Perhaps that was the greatest trouble with his life. As long as he lived he was never allowed to be a common human being.
A hurricane hit the music lovers across the world on this dreaded day , 26-06-09and left everyone including you,me and everyone arnd us struggling with a sense of bereavement and disbelief.Well i have never been a fan of MJ myself. in fact hadn't even heard a single track of his till the time he was alive.but even then news about his death was a shock for,felt like this world had lost something really treasurable,nd how true i was.....
To say he was an icon, even thats an understatement of lame degree..he was "THE KING OF POP" and wud always be.His dominance of the world music in the 80's and the 90's meant he was importtant to a lot of people on earth..
i know some purists may have some doubt his greatness citing presley and the beatles as better musicians and even i dont have an arguement against it.But , to be true,MJ had a far more reach, he touched more hearts, rather moonwalked into the hearts of billions. He spread the pop culture through every vein and artery of the world...from the bylanes of mumbai to the streets of newyork,,,
everybody almost everybody knew who MJ was. (i still remember my friends trying to perfect the moonwalk back then in school.)well ,, some knew him as MJ, some as the whacko jacko,some as the moonwalker, and dissapointingly some even as the paedophile.......
You might hate him, you might love him, but you just can't ignore him. He inspired so many entertainers across the globe including our very own bappi lahiri, prabhu deva, nd mithunda (:P) to name a few....
i still remeber, few days back a 10 yr old kid from the slums performing hip hop dance in a reality show...when asked who michael jackson is , had jst one answer "unko pitaji keh sakte hain"(u can call him my father).... this guy hadnt touched the books, newspapers and internet were too far from him.... still he knew "the king of pop".. dis just show how much he meant to a lots of people.
to sum it all,, Michael Jackson you were the best ever and u will be the best ever...
This world loves you and will miss you a lot"MR. MOONWALKER".. YOU were and would always stay as"THE KING OF POP"
RIP MJ
