August 29, 1958. A legend was born.
Michael Jackson has been the greatest entertainers that our generation has seen. A true legend. Very humble, soft spoken, modest, amazing dancer, and a gifted singer are some of the many qualities that would define Michael.
Take any song & you will find how he has so creatively presented an important topic through his music and short films. Take example of 'Man in the Mirror' (gonna make a change/for once in my life/gonna feel real good/gonna make a difference/gonna make it right/I'm starting with the man in the mirror/I'm asking to change his way/And no messgae could have been any clearer/If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself & make the change) - Every person needs to make a change himself/herself. And that's how a difference is made. Michael's songs have a meaning.
Michael's songs have a lot of entertainment. 'Rock With You', 'Blame it on the Boogie', 'Who's Loving You', 'Invinsible', ... The list would go on.
My love for Michael Jackson as a singer & dancer, and Michael as a person, began way back in 1992. That was around the time when his new album 'Dangerous' had released. And I must, very sincerely, thank one of my friends' who mentioned that Michael Jackson's new album Dangerous is amazing and a must hear. And yes, I did go ahead and buy 'Dangerous'. My first Michael Jackson music cassette. And then began the love for him. It's been 18 years since this all started. And my love for him grows - even when he's not around. He's inspired me to do things that I may or may not have thought of doing otherwise. My love for dance grew stronger. My love for music grew stronger. My want to do and give to people less fortunate than me, grew stronger because of him.
People who did/said bad things for Michael - wanted two things through him. 1- Money. 2- Cheap Publicity. And they got both. Michael gave them money to stop the torture he was going through. And this torture nearly killed his creativity. What these people didn't know & didn't understand that this way to earn money & getting cheap publicity is not the right way. What you earn (money or character) should be because of what you would do.
Even if he is not here with us in a physical form, I know he is there somewhere. And happy.