Any Michael Jackson fans?

Sefirosu · 13 May 2012 at 16:22

I've just been getting into him recently. So he was possibly a paedo, certainly eccentric and now dead. But was he a genius or not?

robgmun · 13 May 2012 at 18:50

Musically speaking - Everything upto and including Dangerous was brilliant. Then he lost his way and churned out nothing but rehashed rubbish.

But i don't like him as a man, never did to be honest, always something creepy about him. But i can seperate the music and the man and enjoy his music

Gilly · 13 May 2012 at 19:08

He was THE entertainer. There won't be anything like him on stage again.

He was strange and had been made very twisted by his upbringing, but that doesn't detract from his genius.

I saw him twice. He was amazing.

4T5 · 13 May 2012 at 19:11

Definitely Genius & I wasn't even into him but that didn't stop me & half the World stand with mouths open when Thriller was first shown on TV. My step Daughter went to see him & said he was even better live.
Just like all the others though he lost it in the end.

dannyjo22 · 13 May 2012 at 19:34

Entertainer, no doubt. How many of his best songs did he actually write?

TurnipHead · 13 May 2012 at 20:00

Any Michael Jackson fans?

Everyone is. If you say you're not, you're lying scum.

King Damager · 13 May 2012 at 20:07

I don't listen to Michael, much, and it's hardly the first thing I'd choose to put on...

Musical Genius/Entertainer though?

Absolutely.

kd

SexyGreyFox · 13 May 2012 at 20:10

dannyjo22 said:
How many of his best songs did he actually write?

I thought he wrote most of his songs but not according to this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Michael_Jackson_songs

I always thought he wrote Thriller.

Grimley · 13 May 2012 at 20:34

TurnipHead said:
Everyone is. If you say you're not, you're lying scum.

well I used to be, years ago. :rolleyes:

I was asked to be a 'chaperone' to go with my little sister to see him 20 or so years ago on his Dangerous tour. More Fool me 'cos he was ill the 1st time (I think he must've found out I was going to Wembley & bottled it TBH

)

I ended up losing my little sister outside the stadium & she was in floods of tears afterwards.

Then my mum managed to get a ticket & I ended up being 'chaperone' for the pair of them three weeks later. :rolleyes:

Six months later my little sister met her now ex-husband. :mad:

I wish he'd toured later, it would've saved me the bother, he would've been 'persuaded' to go in my place.

dannyjo22 · 13 May 2012 at 21:06

Dimple said:
I thought he wrote most of his songs but not according to this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Michael_Jackson_songs

I always thought he wrote Thriller.

He didn't write Man in the Mirror either, I was dissapointed when I found that out as I always thought it was one of his best, post Thriller Album.

Don't know how accurate this is but I found it surprising...

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_of_Michael_Jackson's_hits_did_he_write_himself

Cyclone · 14 May 2012 at 02:31

Saw him 3 times and he was awesome!

Dont know if you have seen the video but check out Ghosts. Brilliant!!

paullewis323 · 14 May 2012 at 12:39

He was undoubtedly a musical genius, no denying that

Although in his private life he was seriously screwed up because of his past

Lew

Marky · 14 May 2012 at 12:41

He was a great songwriter and an amazing entertainer. He was great at what he did - Just a shame about his personal life and upbringing

lokiss · 14 May 2012 at 17:50

A fan.

Best to me when you think of the guy with a smile on his face, just look at the cover on the off the wall album.

In his prime, enjoying it with a smile on his face... the music was brilliant.