He was a king whose kingdom can not be measured in square meters. His subjects come from different Countries and belong to different ethnic groups, as well as several generations. His power had nothing to do with armies but with melodies and lyrics.
Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died last night German time at the age of 50 years.
precisely because of incidents in recent years, one speaks today of the two sides of Michael Jackson: The musical and personal.
The Personal is also the controversial
There was the eccentric side of the King of Pop: public appearances (including his children), there were frequently only a face mask or masked completely. Particularly striking were the alterations to the exterior over the decades: the white skin and the distorted face of countless operations. For my generation it's kind of funny when spoken today by Michael Jackson as African-Americans. For we know him only with a facial skin that is whiter than our own.
addition to his appearance, it was the behavior of the King of Pop - particularly against children - the alienated many people: He was a man who did not want to grow up, or chasing a childhood that he never had. And so it is the name of Peter Pan, which falls today in many TV channels. Was his legendary Neverland ranch, the Peter Pan syndrome seemed to prove the King of Pop, a great estate containing a mixture of amusement and zoo was. Children were to him something very special. He loved her, called her "divine" and is there - if perhaps unconsciously - may be the limit of moral or even legal exceeded. Two processes of child abuse were the result, which he did both - left as an innocent man - at least in the legal sense. And it has just accelerated the second trial a few years ago Michael Jackson's decline, that just because he was accused of having something done to children, could not stand Michael Jackson.
And then there was the musical, the undisputed:
Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, John Lennon. In this series, the megastar is Michael Jackson to name names, was heard on American TV channels today. Just like you always knew where you were and what you did when you of the death of Elvis or Lennon heard you'll always remember the moment when we heard that Michael Jackson had died. The King of Pop was called and he never has anyone questioned the legitimacy of this title. He was not the great poet who bribed with impressive lyrics. He was the consummate entertainer, whose concerts on adolescent girls in rows fainted. Legendary is his dancing, his movements, the Moon Walk.
In 1995, Michael Jackson "Wetten, dass .." at on and who saw this scene, knows what is meant. This consignment had it all on the stage of rank and status. But Michael Jackson performance of "Earth Song" is today all in the shade. He was suitable for disco songs such as "Billie Jean", which are still played in clubs, as well as soulful ballads like "You Are Not Alone". Today he is the old stars like Paul McCartney and the young stars like Justin Timberlake mourn, just like millions of fans and admirers worldwide.
for next month's big comeback tour of the King of Pop was planned. From his personal life is to know that he like a madman on the tour prepared, rehearsed and practiced a lot. And that he had never been in better shape. But also sadness, fatigue and lack of concentration can be heard. Whether there would have been the tour ever and how she looked, which we can now only imagine yet. It will never happen. But a successful tour, a brilliant comeback, a Michael Jackson as the best of times - we would have wished us all. Now we can only hope that he has found the peace he had obviously not in his lifetime.
Long live the king.
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