That is what seems to be dominating the news the last couple of days. His death is getting as much press as the death of a world leader might. I think I'm showing my age when I say that I just don't get it.
Michael Jackson was a good, possibly great, performer in his time. In recent years, however, he seemed to have descended into some sort craziness. Like Elvis, he just wasn't what he had been in his youth. Most of my generation had found the middle-aged Michael simply disturbing. Apparently he was millions of dollars in debt, but still living a very large life. We were never convinced that he was innocent of the charges he faced a few years ago.
It is always sad when somebody dies an early death, but it was even sadder that he had become weird Michael Jackson. There is something positive to be said when our icons are allowed to fade into oblivion before they become odd caricatures of themselves.
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