Michael Jackson has died

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Thought it should be appropriate to mention it here.
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[maxxy]

I'll bet you anything it was a cocaine-induced heart attack.
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[telefunker]

yeah, we will probably never know all the truths of his personal life.. even if the worst rumours were true, you would have to say that he was, in that respect, a product - or victim even - of his early environment

that aside, it was well known and documented that he was heavily addicted to benzodiazepines (heavy tranquilizers) which are incredibly harmful even when taken in moderate doses and should never be taken for more than 2 weeks - he was on up to 40 pills a day for years on end.

he was also at some point addicted to demerol (morphine like painkiller) and likely various other drugs.. of course, a demerol overdose causes cardiac arrest and respiratory depression and it wouldn't surprise me if that's exactly what happened..

either way, he was 2 weeks away from re-emerging into the spotlight after supposedly recovering from those very addictions, i can't help but think that deep down in his mind, he just gave up.. like when elderly people die suddenly when they're forced with a change of envrionment.. the subconcious mind just packs it in one way or another

still, the guy doesn't have to endure a gruelling tour he never really wanted to do, he goes out with his musical reputation untarnished and a legacy which should be technically impossible to better in popular music.. the saddest thing i think is leaving his beloved kids behind and being outlived by his parents and entire family, when he was the youngest kid after all

the best thing that can come of this is that the attention exposes the new generation of kids to his music, so that they might know him for more than just a one man freak show

r.i.p
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[RFNAPLES]

We will hear a lot of his music the next week or two. Try these albums:

Jackson, Michael - Bad
Jackson, Michael - History: Past, Present & Future Book I
Jackson, Michael - Number Ones
Jackson, Michael - Off The Wall
Jackson, Michael - Thriller
Jackson 5 - Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 & ABC
Jackson 5 - The Ultimate Collection
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[Charicature]

...and don't forget Wierd Al Yankovic: Dare To Be Stupid and Even Worse for the parodies
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[Elston]

Didn't Michael fall in love with that kid Jordie, and they had sex with each other? I wouldn't consider him a pedophile per se. The kid was 14 and the relationship was consensual. Weird yes, but not raping a child. The guy was a total nut. Way weirder than Charles Foster Kane (who wasn't even real). A victim of fame no doubt. He definitely had a cute nose tho.

[maxxy]

He was onstage his whole life-no normal upbringing. And I don't think he was purely heterosexual, either--maybe pedophile, maybe asexual, who knows? He was Wacko Jacko
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[Elston]

It's weird to hear everyone in the media acting so empathetic regarding his crimes and eccentricities. Most criminals are vilified by the common folk. I guess if you sell enough records, people will be more understanding.

[telefunker]

i think that's due more to the taboo of speaking ill of the dead.. in his lifetime, the media never hesitated to chastise his idiosyncracies

to be fair though, i think michael himself was acutely aware of the power of publicity and was complicit in cultivating his image as a mystery man.. so as a realist, it's difficult to have too much sympathy with him on that level
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