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.