Being creative myself I know that there are many things that inspire me. Maybe it's life experiences, something I've seen visually, heard or read, or my wandering vivid imagination lol, or as Stevie Wonder explained, inspiration from something as simple as a conversation with someone. Michael came up with the beat of Billie Jean driving down Ventura Blvd., didn't Quincy Jones say that P.Y.T. was inspired because of some lingerie he had purchased for Peggy Lipton? Inspiration comes from any and everywhere. Michael was a storyteller, and yes he wrote and sang about things that had significant meaning in his life, but we also have to remember that he did not write alot of the lyrics that he sang.
I personally do not believe if he was presently in love that it had something to do with someone from 10 - 20 years ago. That's jmo. Maybe he did sing about someone back then through his lyrics but we all know how much he longed for love, family, happiness, etc.. He seemed to have to go elsewhere to find those things these past 20+ years. If she truly existed all this time, why not share all those meaningful life experiences with your true love? True love is a gift from God. What's the point in being mutually in love with each other if you have to fight the feelings about what is meant to be in your life?
When I look at the Michael of recent, I think these past several years he began a new phase in his life, new inspiration and creativity, and a different energy. His more recent songs from Thriller 25 release, to Hold My Hand, to the instrumental song, he seemed to be in a new place. In Hold My Hand he came across to me like he had a renewed passion in his voice
and that instrumental song, just listening to it you could feel what he was trying to say without any lyrics, it's like the beauty of the music just speaks to you. Well, hopefully when more of his music is released we will be able to interpret the messages he was trying to send to the world today.
Truth.
