i was born in 1988 and i began loving music when i was in 3rd grade and was still 9 years old of age. the first songs that i began singing with during that time are the songs of Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls, however, even before that i've already been hearing the name "Michael Jackson". i don't know who he is during that time, all i know is that he is the "King of Pop". but since Michael Jackson has no new songs or albums during that time, the only way that i got to know him is through MTV. there was a time when MTV showed a lot of his videos and i realized that i've known some of his songs all along.
i don't know how to use the internet yet back then, besides, there's still no such thing as internet cards, internet cafes and internet broadbands/DSL that time. so, the only way that i can get to know more about him is through my older sister and older brother who are 14 years and 12 years older than me, respectively. i learned what are his greatest songs, his trademark outfits and dance moves, why he became a white-skinned guy, etc. i may not have experienced the "Michael Jackson phenomenon" that have invaded the 80s but i can visualize how awesome and great he is just on that stories and his music videos.
when Michael Jackson made a comeback with "You Rock My World" in 2001, i got really hyped-up. it's my first time to the "current" him. i got to see him in a new music video not from MTV Classics or such. it was brief but it was already enough for me. i no longer expect to watch him live onstage because that would be a very farfetched dream to have. it was already enough for me to see how everything in the music industry seems to revolved around him when he makes appearances everywhere. it was already enough for me to see how every artist in the music industry refers him as their greatest influence even though they are rock artists, pop artists, hip hop artists, etc. they always say that they are what they are all because of him.
when American Idol Season 8 had a Michael Jackson Week for the Top 13, my attention was really caught. i mean, these are 13 amateur artists and they're going to try and take legendary songs. maybe Kris Allen have already sang "Man in the Mirror" two weeks before that and he did really well but that is not yet enough to see if they can really control the songs of Michael Jackson which seems to have a life of its own.
a comeback concert was announced and everyone in the world was waiting for that. but due to his death, the said comeback will be nothing but just a subject of everybody's wildest dream. despite the scandals and trials that revolved around the King of Pop for almost the whole decade of the first ten years of the new millenium, everyone are still ecstatic to him onstage and do what he's best on doing. just like what one of the person interviewed about his death, the new generation is very unfortunate because they will never witness what Michael Jackson is all about.
as for me, i'm still in disbelief. i admit i've been wondering things like "what if Michael Jackson/Madonna/etc. died?" i know it's not a very good thing to think about but i am just curious of what will be the events that will transpired to it because these are people who have always been there even though they do not have any new songs or albums. the music industry is the way it is because of Michael Jackson, hence, despite being absent for a long time, he has always been there. now that he's gone...it's hard to think about what the music industry will sound like without him...
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