souldreamer7
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Beautiful!!! Thank You guys for posting this! Amazing.
It is undeniable that Michael Jackson’s immense celebrity and wealth allowed him to remove himself from mainstream society and observe the world from a privileged vantage point. Sometimes though, it takes that fortunate but isolated position to be able to make the least polluted social observations and ultimately produce the most effective societal commentary through art. Throughout history, the work and lives of multiple artists have been ridiculed and scorned by the public during their heyday, only to be placed posthumously into the canon of the Greats. It is without doubt that Michael Jackson will, in due course, garner this same level of critical acclaim as an artist and most importantly, as a humanitarian.
A very eloquent and intersting article, but the writer in describing Michael as a recluse, imprisoned by his own fame is not the end the of the story. for me the end is that in spite of the unprecedented persecution that a mere entertainer endured, he never gave up, never gave in and was just about to step back into the world spotlight and show everyone just why they fell in love with him in the first place, and reclaim his rightful place as the most exciting performer of all time.
When I say a mere entertainer, I mean it in the context that usually such a revilled person would usually be an influential political figure, not someone who just wanted to entertain and change the world into a better place. His isolation was spent creating the magic that Murrey denied us seeing.