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Old 04-29-2013, 10:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Thinking Michael Jackson was just a puppet or whatever is almost silly. Actually, it is silly. The man was a perfectionist to the extreme, working on his tracks obsessively, his live performances just as much or even more excessively.

He was a consummate performer, who (I know this isn't the point of the thread) never really got to experience a childhood.

He had immense talent, and total dedication to his craft. If you'd ever looked at one of his tour rehearsal videos, or an interview when they asked him about tour rehearsal, you'd know that the man lived it and breathed it. He never wanted to disappoint, and was always looking to perfect whatever he was doing.

Very talented soul, cut short far too soon.

As an unrelated aside, he died the day my theatre company's all-white production of "The Wiz" had opening night.

We had non-white cast members, but they either left to do different shows, or left because they thought they didn't get the part they deserved. I was heading to opening night, and my mom texted me and is all, "Michael Jackson is in critical condition..."

And I still believe to this day that, albeit inadvertently, my cast killed Michael Jackson.

I still feel bad that I was hella stoned, and said that Michael Jackson's Thriller zombie was going to come out of the woods to stop the show. Most people laughed at it, but they were stoned, too. The Wiz was a very marijuana-hazed show.
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Thinking Michael Jackson was just a puppet or whatever is almost silly. Actually, it is silly. The man was a perfectionist to the extreme, working on his tracks obsessively, his live performances just as much or even more excessively.

He was a consummate performer, who (I know this isn't the point of the thread) never really got to experience a childhood.

He had immense talent, and total dedication to his craft. If you'd ever looked at one of his tour rehearsal videos, or an interview when they asked him about tour rehearsal, you'd know that the man lived it and breathed it. He never wanted to disappoint, and was always looking to perfect whatever he was doing.

Very talented soul, cut short far too soon.

As an unrelated aside, he died the day my theatre company's all-white production of "The Wiz" had opening night.

We had non-white cast members, but they either left to do different shows, or left because they thought they didn't get the part they deserved. I was heading to opening night, and my mom texted me and is all, "Michael Jackson is in critical condition..."

And I still believe to this day that, albeit inadvertently, my cast killed Michael Jackson.

I still feel bad that I was hella stoned, and said that Michael Jackson's Thriller zombie was going to come out of the woods to stop the show. Most people laughed at it, but they were stoned, too. The Wiz was a very marijuana-hazed show.
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Michael Jackson was one of the greatest, no question.
From a entertainer perspective, he has no equal.
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Michael Jackson was one of the greatest, no question.
From a entertainer perspective, he has no equal.
I'll say that Freddie Mercury had an aspect of perfectionism in his character, but Michael Jackson was a lone wolf. He worked hard, every moment of every day he was awake, to make the best show he possibly could, and then he still thought it wasn't good enough.
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I'll say that Freddie Mercury had an aspect of perfectionism in his character, but Michael Jackson was a lone wolf. He worked hard, every moment of every day he was awake, to make the best show he possibly could, and then he still thought it wasn't good enough.
I love Freddie Mercury as well but I think as a overall showman, performer, singer and dancer nobody compares to Michael. There isnt anybody that was exceptional in all those areas like he was. The fact that he wrote and produced his own music is icing on the cake. Freddie was a good showman but he wasnt much of a dancer not that that takes away from him but Michael just was a special talent.
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I love Freddie Mercury as well but I think as a overall showman, performer, singer and dancer nobody compares to Michael. There isnt anybody that was exceptional in all those areas like he was. The fact that he wrote and produced his own music is icing on the cake. Freddie was a good showman but he wasnt much of a dancer not that that takes away from him but Michael just was a special talent.
Real talk, I think Freddie could have. Queen reached their apex at live aid, and Freddie was already AIDS diagnosed at that point.
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Real talk, I think Freddie could have. Queen reached their apex at live aid, and Freddie was already AIDS diagnosed at that point.
I still stand by my opinion I think Freddie is special in his own way as well but I guess I just prefer MJ.
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