Originally Posted by Mr. Red

It's all subjective, each artist has their own fan base that view them as icons. Long ago I used to think MJ was the best ever, but as I grew older and listened to more music his music grew out of me. I think he is a great entertainer/dancer but not all that musically talented. Most of his songs sound very lame to me nowadays. There are also old rock bands like KISS, and Poison, who thanks to their imagery, still have their fan base that considers them icons, but to me they are just clowns.

The only current mainstream artist that I would personally consider a future legend is Kanye West. To me he is also a lot more musically talented than MJ, and he doesn't rely on imagery or dancing and grabbing his crotch in order to impress people like MJ, Kiss, and Poison do. Kanye actually has quality music to back it up.