When I heard he died, I just pulled the car over so I could cry

I just heard about it when I got home from work.  I couldn't believe it.  He was too young!!

He was very young and while sad I find it hard to shead a tear for him. Now his kids losing their father at their age I can for sure shead a tear.

I cry for such a waste of life and talent.  The good memories of him live on with  me. His music, his talent.

  What happened to him later on in life was a tragedy and sick.  I cried for the loss of a man who so wanted to stay a child.

 I know there will be a lot of horrid comments with my post and I will ignore all of them.

RIP Michael J.

You are right Kim. He will be judged by his maker. We should let the dead rest. No one knows the truth only his maker. Hmmmmm

I hate to say this and I am sorry I have controlled saying it most of the night.  Seeing this all over Gather over and over.  I am just glad justice is finally done.  Yes I am sorry for his kids, but I am as well sorry for those other children.

Justice will be done by his maker.  Who are we to Judge him? Let him rest, who knows what the Truth was ?  He was a sick man, but how sick is not us to judge.

I think its best I don't comment to that.  Especially on today and today has nothing to do with his death.

The thing I find most troubling is that once you are accused of something in this country you are considered guilty for life no matter what the outcome, especially if you happen to be a celebrity. I know there are bad people in the world and I sympathize with all victims. Still I believe that people should remember that being accused doesn't automatically make one guilty.  If we get to the afterlife and find that he really was innocent of all charges and we persisted in treating him badly just because we chose to close our minds to even the remote possibility that he could be telling the truth,  that could only be a big black mark against us.

From what I have seen in my lifetime, if you are famous and someone decides to accuse you of a crime, the public decides you are guilty and it diesn't matter what happens after.  No one will ever believe you again.  I have never seen a celebrity escape that stigma even once they are found not guilty and not even if the accuser takes it back.  It just seems unfair to me.

that's so true. 

Michael paid his way off , he had all the signs of a pedophile.  Ever stop to wonder why he died 3 million in the hole?  You think anyone else could of paid so they wasn't plastered all over the internet? 

Nope I'm not happy about it one bit. 

I was so very shocked when I read it earlier on Gather. Have they figured out the cause? They are saying his heart. But not confirming it yet.

Cardiac arrest is all I have heard. ABC is on live right now with the story

And only 50 years old. Just a little older then me. I rememer the cartoon tv show of the Jackson 5. And the Osmonds.. A B C ~ ~ ~

I remember those.  I loved him best when 'Thriller' came out.  Remember how much our brother Ricky loved him? 

Yes, I remember. His album is probably here somewhere.

lol~ I have the tv on his tribute. As they were going to commercial they played. A  B  C ~ ~  lol~ I think those were the days I liked most.

I finished watching his tribute. I don't think I can handle watching Farrah's tribute next. Poor Ryan~ =(

I have no choice.  Caitlyn is watching it. 

What a day! To big stars died on the same day. 

 Farrah at least you knew it was coming.  Michael is still a shock.

I feel numb.  He was my childhood idol.  I only shead some tears while watching a video of his.  I grew up listening him.  I even dreamt of marrying him when I grew up.  I even had the famous jacket and glove.  I still can't believe he is gone.  I don't really want to think about the bad few years of his life.

It's always sad when a childhood idol dies.  Sometimes I feel I've lived to long.

Yes to young and so sad and lonely.    A very beautiful talent gone.

I had watched him dance so many times and today on youtube was the first time that I ever seen him moonwalk sideways.

Honestly sadder over his death than Farrah's

So true. Farrah has been suffering to long.  Michael was a shock.

Never like hearing of any person passing on.

I first read it on here...yelled in and told my mom...she turned on the news and there it was.  I was shocked and still am.  I just watched the end of his segment on ABC after getting home from Bible school...and now I am watching their hour on Farrah....so quick they are to get it all on tv

Couldn't believe it when I heard on the radio he had been in cardiac arrest & was in a coma after having CPR performed.  I wasn't a huge fan of his but did like a lot of his early songs. A talented but troubled man whose life ended too early.

I was feeling this way too, I'm glad I'm not the only one. He had wonderful talent & was part of the music coming of age for many of us.

Kim,

People that make horrid comments do so Kim because to believe that his life was GREAT would reinforce how mediocre and mundane their own lives are.

No one, not one of us, can do anything more than voice an opinion, a speculation, that's it. We will never see past the front door of media hype.

This is a man who changed the way we listen to music, galvanized generations and was a genius. He wrote and choreographed original dances combined with original music and did so unlike anyone else ever did.

His passing is as big as that of Elvis, Marylin, MLK and JFK. He was a genius.

I've listened tonight to interviews with Cher, Cheryl Crow, Celine Dion, music pundits and others. Everyone's opinion is the same. He was a musical genius and we are all losers here.

Musical genius indeed. Thanks for your comment. 

Well put Kim.

How weird this is - and Farah Fawcett - two major icons on the same day.  I keep thinking the poor messed up kid, but Michael Jackson was not a kid.  I liked some of his songs when I was able to not think about them being Michael Jackson songs, but that was a guy with loads of talent and charisma that brought a lot of joy and energy to a lot of people.

I wish I had a tenth of the musical talent Jackson had.  It will be interesting to see what filters out over time about his cryptic mysterious character.  His talent, his family and father, and brothers, his skin color changes, and plastic surgery, and his penchant for little boys and his fantasy world.  What a unique person.  But in a way I have to admire him for living life on his own terms, whatever I or anyone else might think of Michael Jackson, he made his people love him.  He was one of the most recognized faces on the planet, someone that hardly any human being that has ever lived on the his planet has achieved, and he did not kill millions of people to do it.

I hope he finds some peace and clarity where he went and his fans can come to terms with his strange life and its strange passing.   Rest in peace Michael.

yes  it is sad,,  things are hard for those familys,  and for Ms fawcett,,  and her family

Putting aside all of his personal and financial problems, he was still a human being and capable of mistakes and sins like the rest of us little people.

I feel for his Mom because no Mom should have to bear witness to losing a child. I can't even fathom what she's going through at this very moment and I hope I never do. RIP MJ!!

Wow, it is indeed, very, very sad.........did you notice, death usually comes in 3's?  First it was Ed McMahon, then Farrah Fawcett, and then Michael Jackson!  So sad, and so very tragic.  His death has been a major loss to the world of music.

I know what you mean Kim. This is so very sad that he passed away like this.

It is very sad. But he became such a strange individual that I just couldn't stand to look at him any more.

I was driving, and it confused me as to why every radio station was playing his music, until one of them finally mentioned the news.

Regardless of anything else, he definitely was inspirational as far as music went.