Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted “King of Pop” who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world’s most influential singer and dancer before his life and career deteriorated in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday, he was 50. Despite on how controversial he was, but we have to admit it that he was one of his kind, our king of pop music, no doubt about it.The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear. They said in the news that Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m., as Capt. Steve Ruda told the Los Angeles Times. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, but yeah, his destiny said that it was the end of his days.
Jackson’s death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music’s premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage. No one can do that but him. He was famous for his music and for being Michael Jackson. His 1982 album “Thriller” — which included the blockbuster hits “Beat It,” “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” — remains the biggest-selling album of all time, with more than 26 million copies. He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched voice punctuated with squeals and titters. But hey, he was Michael Jackson! His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks second only to his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.
As years went by, he became an increasingly freakish figure — a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grown-up life. His skin became lighter and his nose narrower. He surrounded himself with children at his Neverland Ranch, often wore a germ mask while traveling and kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions. In 2005, he was cleared of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him. The case took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble. But in his fans eyes, he was still the same Michael that they adore all these times. Even though he didn’t do much recently, but he was still their king.
Jackson was preparing for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13. He was in rehearsals in Los Angeles for the concert, an extravaganza that was to capture the classic Jackson magic: show stopping dance moves, elaborate staging and throbbing dance beats. Even though some people who were skeptical about his comeback said that he was probably had a financial problem that forced him to do the tour, but hey, who doesn’t? And people are still waiting and excited about his performance and wondering about what he would do on his so called ’comeback tour’.
As the news of the king’s death spread, hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital to show their respect and honor to the one and only Michael Jackson. Well, some of them probably just curious, but either way, these really showed how he was stole people‘s hearts with his controversy and interested way of life. So yeah, this blog is to show my honor and respect to the king. Despite on everything, he was a great singer and a brilliant dancer with his famous moonwalk move that copied by so many others. And the world of music just lose one of its best person. Good bye my king, good bye the greatest, good bye controversial guy, good bye Jacko...
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