I hate it when famous people die. It leads to over-exposure on every media, with fans & celebrities gushing like the deceased was a genetic combination of the best bits of Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Jesus.
I'm not going to go on about allegations, mistakes, the way he lead his life etc. It's really not really relevant. A guy who created some amazing music in the 70s and 80s and transformed the music industry has died today, but today is not a life changing event. Today the world has not changed (except for the unlucky few that paid well over the odds for tickets on eBay). We're not even really that worse off for it, I think the time that Micheal Jackson could manage to have any real effect on the world was well over a long time ago.
It's sad, I get it. Especially for the family. But COME ON, get over it quietly and in private, and perhaps give some screen time to something more important like stolen elections or something.
26 June 2009
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"not a life changing event"
ReplyDeleteOn average, no. But in a few specific cases (and one in particular)...
I certainly don't intend to grieve though and I like the way people have, in general, not been wailing and bawling but have instead been celebrating his life and his music.