Friday, July 3

Michael Jackson is gone. Left us too soon. He is truly one of his kind, only kind I would say. While it is still quite terrifying for me to watch the white-skinned MJ peering back at me in his videos, I cannot forget how inspiring his music was. His music often speaks of a worldly view, like in the songs Earth Song and Have you Seen My Childhood. And then there are the eccentric dance moves invented by the King of Pop himself.

If you need a song to remember him, you should listen to "You Are Not Alone".



I don't know why I have such a strong affiliation with MJ. I don't even own any of his albums. But yes I was always eager to catch him on TV. I remembered there was a series of interview shows with him on Channel 5. As much as I know, MJ bleached his skin to look like a white guy because during his time US are very anti-blacks*. And his nose job? I heard from somewhere that he underwent plastic surgery to shape his nose so that he could reach much higher notes.

*Correction: Nah MJ didn't bleached his skin. My bad. He's got a bad skin disease called Vitiligo.