Michael Jackson

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 06-27-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

The news has only been talking about it all day, of course I wasn't aware of that.

Elvis (who was also heavily in debt) is long gone, but his estate and his records still bring in a lot of moolah some 30 years after his death, you know that's gonna be the case for MJ, and now that the spender is gone, the income will eventually overshadow the debt, trust me.

Apparently Elvis makes 40 million a year still, years after his passing. So I can't even imagine what an icon like Michaeal will make in years to come.

Apparently he only wanted to sign up for ten shows but he was told out of the blue that he was going to do 50. No wonder he carked it. That's way too much pressure on someone with health problems. Oh and I'm pretty sure earlier in this thread I commented about whether he'd even be fit to go through with the tour.

boo boo · 06-27-2009, 10:52 AM

I think it was all the enablers and all the pressure to make some income to pay his debts that eventually did him in.

If this tour really wasn't his idea then who knows, maybe he ODed on purpose.

Neapolitan · 06-27-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

If this tour really wasn't his idea then who knows, maybe he ODed on purpose.

No one knows that for sure, no one knows what MJ thinking at the time, so no can say for certain that he wanted to OD. He's no different then any other Rock stars (athlete or celebrity) that accidentally OD.

Far Beyond Driven · 06-28-2009, 01:53 AM

Well I guess good old Michael's heart just couldn't "beat it"?.... Someone should slap me, seriously. But yeah, on a serious note, he was a great artist and performer and it's pretty sad to lose someone as talented as him at such a young age. RIP

abudabiboki · 06-28-2009, 03:52 PM

One of the all time greats... a fantastic musician, lucid songwriter, a master of the stage, unseen humanitarian... still exploited all of his life,
ill, with no one to really help him.

All I can say is may he rest in peace in some better place, his music is immortal.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-28-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Far Beyond Driven

Well I guess good old Michael's heart just couldn't "beat it"?....

Permaban for the next person who says this.

Not because I find it distasteful but because it's been used about 50 times already.

boo boo · 06-28-2009, 04:42 PM

Better yet, permaban for anyone that makes a pedo joke.

It's become such a crutch for people trying to be funny.

Joke about his plastic surgery, looking like a white chick, his hair catching on fire. Or if you want to be really offensive, his abusive father and drug addiction.

But please, no more MJ pedo jokes.

captured · 06-29-2009, 09:47 PM

i never actually knew how talented he was until he died...he actually WAS talented,,

and his moonwalk is like only the most incredible thing ive seen in my life??!

FaSho · 06-29-2009, 09:52 PM

The Way You Make Me Feel is the best song ever. That is all.

scottsy · 06-29-2009, 09:57 PM

I had a friend who saw Stevie Wonder play at Summerfest in Milwaukee this weekend... said he was very emotional throughout the performance and dedicated alot of the set to MJ... as much as I didn't count myself as a fan, it really struck me that this is all rather very sad... I kinda half wanted MJ to rise back to popularity to kinda bring a happy ending to it all, and prove his detractors, myself included, wrong... but alas, thatg cannot be now...

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scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I had a friend who saw Stevie Wonder play at Summerfest in Milwaukee this weekend... said he was very emotional throughout the performance and dedicated alot of the set to MJ... as much as I didn't count myself as a fan, it really struck me that this is all rather very sad... I kinda half wanted MJ to rise back to popularity to kinda bring a happy ending to it all, and prove his detractors, myself included, wrong... but alas, thatg cannot be now... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

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Far Beyond Driven Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 313	Well I guess good old Michael's heart just couldn't "beat it"?.... Someone should slap me, seriously. But yeah, on a serious note, he was a great artist and performer and it's pretty sad to lose someone as talented as him at such a young age. RIP

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abudabiboki Groupie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	One of the all time greats... a fantastic musician, lucid songwriter, a master of the stage, unseen humanitarian... still exploited all of his life, ill, with no one to really help him. All I can say is may he rest in peace in some better place, his music is immortal.