cnn is stating la times and other news outlets reporting death. cnn is working on confirmation.
That saddens me.
Although I lost all interest in Jackson many a long year ago I can still recall the sheer magic of that Billie Jean video of his. The same jolt went through you watching that as watching early Elvis performances, or James Brown in the 60s and 70s.
Lightning in a bottle is rarely captured but when it is it lives on for ever.
Not really sure how I feel. Early Michael died long ago, IMO.
And now every source has confirmed. Mark Sanford sure is counting his blessings. Let us hope for less of a circus than we got with Anna Nicole.
Man. For somebody who has really not paid much attention to him since he got so crazy, I’m really, really sad. I wore out my Thriller album when I was a kid.
the kids are in la with him. one would figure that one of his siblings would have custody in the event of his death.
I feel bad for his family. Let’s just get that out of the way. He was their brother and son and father, so they probably see him differently. That said, boo-frakking-hoo.
Nah he’s always been one of those bizarre medical freaks - not a junkie. If it’s an OD it’s going to be some kind of extreme misuse of vitamins or herbals or something.
ABC News (The Australian one) are reporting he’s died, according to TMZ, as are the local radio
The BBC are reporting “Michael Jackson Taken To Hospital, Cardiac Arrest, Unconfirmed reports of Death”.
Very sad, no matter how you look at it.
Yeah, he’s been abusing his body for years. He was probably effectively 100.
Any speculation that it was a suicide?
Established celebrities are dropping like flies. I hope you like Zac Efron and the Jonas Brothers.
It’s gonna be Michael Jackson Night on my stereo tonight. I mean, I haven’t followed him since he started going crazy so long ago, but when I was young—man, I had that Thriller zombie dance MEMORIZED.
Yeah, but he dies and Keith Richards lives? For comparative body abuse…
Cardiac Arrest
NPR is doing a MJ remembrance right now.
I’m wondering if he deliberately OD’d on drugs. I know he had some massive European tour in the works; maybe the pressure got to be too much for him.
God be with his family and rest his soul.
Well, some parts of his body were 50, other parts were in their 40s, other parts were in their 30s. It’d be interesting to see in what order he decomposes.