Thank you, Michael Jackson

Sweet inspiration

Sweet inspiration

Hard to believe.  My first response was a sense of relief for the man’s restless, troubled soul.

I would not have wanted to play music if not for The Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson.  I still have my vinyl copy of the Got To Be There album.  Hearing him on Casey Kasem’s Top 40 and seeing him on TV made me want to do that.

He was a skinny little kid with an afro and a high voice. I was a skinny little kid with an afro and a high voice. I had no idea of the gaps (in culture, class and, most importantly, talent) that separated us. He was like me.

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4 Responses to “Thank you, Michael Jackson”

  1. Fen says:

    The KT Tunstall cover is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Michael says:

    Hey, have you seen this news article?
    New details about Michael Jackson’s Death Emerge
    I was wondering if you were going to blog about this…

  3. jonb says:

    My first reaction was the same as yours. I couldn’t imagine Michael ‘fading away’. I just wish, for his (and his ticket-holding fans’) benefit, that he could have played his final ‘curtain call’.

  4. I really miss Michael Jackson. He is truly the greatest pop singer of the century. Farewell king of pop..

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