Yes, whether it be "looney", different, aside from the "norm", etc. Cookie cutter music in the present day and age has left me cold.
Michael and Prince, always just a little or alot outside what everyone else was doing. Just my opinion, but they thought and composed and performed to their own drummer. For whatever reason I've always felt artistic and talented people do/did whatever struck their imagination and genius, so to speak. Same holds true for artistic and creative people throughout the generations in fields besides music. They all have made a mark on the world because of their ability to think/compose/perform outside the "proverbial" box.
Yeah, a little bit "looney" but from the heart and soul and creativity, good in my book.
And I'm certainly not saying Michael is/was looney, but of a mind of his own just like so many other incredibly creative and imaginative/artistic people throughout the decades.