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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:
MJ was a genius... You might not have liked him but he had millions of fans... Most of the modern day acts are inspired by him matterfact there has not been any musical growth in modern day pop music since Michael...

His back catalogue is impressive and I think he had one of the most beautiful underrated voices in the industry... He was also a great song writer....

I agree that he had millions of fans and was one of the best dancers of all time.
The rest is hyperbole.

70m album sales on one album and an impressive back catalogue of fantastic music is not hyperbole. Girls aloud is hyperbole.

I'm afraid that the above comments I refered to are hyperbole. I know how it is when your musical hero dies. Mine did in 1993. I know what it means. Fraternal and to MJ fans but let's not get carried away.

Carried away? He was a musical genius, even if you're not a MJ fan his contribution cannot be denied. Genius, legend and all the acolaides attributed to him and his music is deserved. Hyperbole, not.

Musical genius? Quincy Jones.

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MJ was a genius... You might not have liked him but he had millions of fans... Most of the modern day acts are inspired by him matterfact there has not been any musical growth in modern day pop music since Michael...

His back catalogue is impressive and I think he had one of the most beautiful underrated voices in the industry... He was also a great song writer....

I agree that he had millions of fans and was one of the best dancers of all time.
The rest is hyperbole.

70m album sales on one album and an impressive back catalogue of fantastic music is not hyperbole. Girls aloud is hyperbole.

I'm afraid that the above comments I refered to are hyperbole. I know how it is when your musical hero dies. Mine did in 1993. I know what it means. Fraternal and to MJ fans but let's not get carried away.

Frank Zappa?

I knew it, it didnt take long for people to start questioning his credibility .... MJ wherever you are you were truly appreciated by millions....

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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:
MJ was a genius... You might not have liked him but he had millions of fans... Most of the modern day acts are inspired by him matterfact there has not been any musical growth in modern day pop music since Michael...

His back catalogue is impressive and I think he had one of the most beautiful underrated voices in the industry... He was also a great song writer....

I agree that he had millions of fans and was one of the best dancers of all time.
The rest is hyperbole.

70m album sales on one album and an impressive back catalogue of fantastic music is not hyperbole. Girls aloud is hyperbole.

I'm afraid that the above comments I refered to are hyperbole. I know how it is when your musical hero dies. Mine did in 1993. I know what it means. Fraternal and to MJ fans but let's not get carried away.

Frank Zappa?

Yes! As well as being a musical genius, he made some total and utter carp too. I can't say that I agreed with everything he wrote either. These people all have their faults and foibles just as any other. They aren't Gods but they do entertain. Anyway back to MJ. It's his day not Frank's.

I think the shock element is important too. Farrah Fawcetts death was tragic but expected as it was known that she was suffering from terminal cancer. Michael Jacksons death was a bolt from the blue and has left the worlds news organisations trying to find their level of response.

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I knew it, it didnt take long for people to start questioning his credibility .... MJ wherever you are you were truly appreciated by millions....

honey just ignore the negatives and concentrate on what he was to you and how his music touched you.

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I think everybody had this poster girls and boys.

I told his nibbs I buy that poster to cheer him up. His first crush. RIP Farrah.

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Mine did in 1993.

http://dpsinfo.com/dps/1993.html

oh there were lots, which one?

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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:
I knew it, it didnt take long for people to start questioning his credibility .... MJ wherever you are you were truly appreciated by millions....

honey just ignore the negatives and concentrate on what he was to you and how his music touched you.

Thanks hun its just so sad

MJ a musical legend and genius , it's so sad . He had so much charisma and eccentricity.


Don't want to be negative, but I got to be honest I didn't like it when he lifted the baby over the balcony .

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Still very sad all the greats are leaving us ...

Karma will be hitting these people soon... I still see some very recent negative comments on youtube

If people can try and leave all the other stuff behind (difficult I know especially if true), and just respect and accept that the world has lost an musical genius.

Yes you're right Lass, that is who I am remembering this morning that sweet faced boy with the voice of an angel who was sucked into the giant mincing machine called fame.

Exactly squiggle. Musical genius? Yes.

I phoned my daughter last night to ask her if she was watching the news which she was not ,she is so upset she was crying on the phone most of her music she plays in her car is Michael Jackson she was trying to get tickets for his comeback

When Elvis died it was the death of an era - the death of the King. This is just as bad, but Elvis dying was worse, to me that is.

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When Elvis died it was the death of an era - the death of the King. This is just as bad, but Elvis dying was worse, to me that is.

I was a little boy when Elvis died. That was my first celebrity death! At least the one I can remember anyway.

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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:
MJ was a genius... he had millions of fans... Most of the modern day acts are inspired by him matterfact there has not been any musical growth in modern day pop music since Michael...
His back catalogue is impressive and I think he had one of the most beautiful underrated voices in the industry... He was also a great song writer....

hey pretty, you've summed up what a lot of his fans thought and loved about him. he had a beautiful voice. where as another musical genius may have guitar, piano or composing talents, a voice is just like an instrument, which he used to it's fullest potential.

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When Elvis died it was the death of an era - the death of the King. This is just as bad, but Elvis dying was worse, to me that is.

I was a little boy when Elvis died. That was my first celebrity death! At least the one I can remember anyway.

A day never to be forgotten. No internet then, or FB or Twitter, so it was just word of mouth and the media. I remember it as though it were yesterday. The death of John Lennon too

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Originally posted by pretty~cocoa~eyes:
MJ was a genius... he had millions of fans... Most of the modern day acts are inspired by him matterfact there has not been any musical growth in modern day pop music since Michael...
His back catalogue is impressive and I think he had one of the most beautiful underrated voices in the industry... He was also a great song writer....

hey pretty, you've summed up what a lot of his fans thought and loved about him. he had a beautiful voice. where as another musical genius may have guitar, piano or composing talents, a voice is just like an instrument, which he used to it's fullest potential.

I agree with you, his voice was just so angelic and distinct and so underrated... Gosh I have been crying all day...

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I think everybody had this poster girls and boys.

And all her own hair (I believe) no tacky extensions in those days. She was an icon.

Farrah Fawcett was, indeed, a very beautiful vivacious woman and her passing is so very sad. I always tried to emulate her tousled curls.

She was also a very fine film actress and made some very dramatic movies.

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When Elvis died it was the death of an era - the death of the King. This is just as bad, but Elvis dying was worse, to me that is.

I was a little boy when Elvis died. That was my first celebrity death! At least the one I can remember anyway.

Same here, I remember it so clearly.

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When Elvis died it was the death of an era - the death of the King. This is just as bad, but Elvis dying was worse, to me that is.

My sister was totally bereft when Elvis died. She really was inconsolable.

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Originally posted by Liverpoollass:
When Elvis died it was the death of an era - the death of the King. This is just as bad, but Elvis dying was worse, to me that is.

My sister was totally bereft when Elvis died. She really was inconsolable.

as is my sister today she is a massive MJ fan and this is how I became aware of his music through her.

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When Elvis died it was the death of an era - the death of the King. This is just as bad, but Elvis dying was worse, to me that is.

I was a little boy when Elvis died. That was my first celebrity death! At least the one I can remember anyway.

Same here, I remember it so clearly.

OH says he came home and his Mum was sobbing her heart out, he immediately burst into tears at the sight of her, she could barely get her words out but managed to say "Elvis is dead" to which he promptly picked his ball up and went back out, he would have just turned 5.

I remember Freddie Mercury dying, I was 10 and then of course Diana, both of those times as last night was, you will always remember where you were and what you were doing.

for the MJ fans. I wasn't a huge fan, but I remember how I felt when Maurice Gibb died.

When I started this thread it was not meant the MJ did not deserve the coverage it was that Farrah Fawcett deserved at least a mention. Yes her fight has been ongoing but to lose that fight is tragic and she too has family and friends who are mourning.

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When I started this thread it was not meant the MJ did not deserve the coverage it was that Farrah Fawcett deserved at least a mention. Yes her fight has been ongoing but to lose that fight is tragic and she too has family and friends who are mourning.

I did think that, as her family you would have wanted to see her tributes and that has been overshadowed, there are still pages devoted to her in the papers but she would have been front page and now she is about six pages in.

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When Elvis died it was the death of an era - the death of the King. This is just as bad, but Elvis dying was worse, to me that is.

do i remember 1977! shouldn't mention it, but we associate the craziest things with death. elvis was born the same year as my mum. my bruv shared the same birthday month, a few days apart. elvis last concert (26th june) was within days of bruvs passing, as did elvis on 16th august. doesn't mean much, but something that has stayed with me.

how weird 26th june today

love this tribute!

farrah deserves a tribute as well. she has gone (same age as my dad) and far too early never sported the farrah hair, but thought she was always the blonde of charlies angels; even though cheryl ladd was nice. watched the prog every week, and always wondered how they kept themselves spotless, after fighting off the bad guys.

I didn't see any news yesterday and had a call this morning telling me that Michael had passed. I was really shocked.

I had no idea that Farrah Fawcett had also died. She was a beautiful lady, and an icon to a generation.

My thoughts and prayers are for both of them and their families.

I don't suppose any of their families will be worrying about press coverage right now. They'll have enough to deal with.

God bless