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Originally Posted by ballmom  Race hasn't even crossed my mind on this matter. I heard Al Sharpton (and I despise him) had something ignorant to say about it, but that's all I've heard. As far as Elvis, my Mom was a fanatic for him, but yet the world and everyone around knew about his drug use and womanizing. Same with JFK.
Yet, we loved all of them , and were all great talents that should have gone on and on, among others.
I am really sad about Michael Jackson. I would've liked to see him make a comeback, and regain his claim to fame. He was a truly talented man ! I think he was highly misunderstood, and lived his life literally under a microscope. I'm sure if I had somebody watching me for my entire life, and my everyday little habits, someone would try and have me committed. At some point I would do something to make people say "Wow, she is a nut job".
I also can't imagine the money he had, and trying to figure out who really cares and who just wants a piece of the pie. He was basically cut off from a normal life before he was even a teenager.
Just my 2 cents. |
I saw Al speak live on tv. He brought race into it within hours of his death. That was very inappropriate to me.
Yes, Michael was extremely talented. He really did have a rather sad life. I cannot imagine growing up the way he did. He was such a sensitive person that it was probably doubly hard. It would have been fun to see him make a comeback. Watching his father speaking out makes me see how weird it would have been growing up with him as a father. I hope he is at peace now.