I can remember the first time our household got a CD player HiFi Unit, the first model released by Philips, it was expensive and it was win! along with it my dad got some Jackson CDs and it would be constantly on play.
I also remember the movies he made and how he was in actual fact, a Transformer -_-
The recent past of his entertainment career has been poor I know and most artists who don't do anything for so long fail and fall under the cracks but even the hint of a comeback from MJ (the one that was due soon) sold out tickets quickly which just shows how big he was.
I suppose it's as they say, the bigger star you are the more likely you are of encountering downsides along the line.
At least he'll now rest in piece.