“You still live in my Heart Michael!!!” I could feel tears trickling in my eyes when I saw the news “King Of Pop Is Dead” popping on the television screen! “It is a devastating loss for all music lovers.. MJ danced his way into the hearts of many with numerous hits like “Thriller” , “Beat It”, “Bad”, etc.” The reporter kept flattering him in all possible ways. “Oh God, why are you taking all my favourites away? He is too young to be kissed goodbye!”
I was kicked out of my thoughts with the electrifying “Dangerous” beats. “Ooops.. it’s my phone”. I hurried to grab it, while MJ happily continued singing in his alto-soprano voice!!! It was Ben, and he was also equally broken due to the premature death of his pop idol!!! “Death is the most unwelcomed guest, and it just snatches away our beloved ones honey..” I was trying my best not to weep. I realised that it was the same status in the other end. After ending the call, I settled in the couch. I was swirling around my thoughts while snap shots of the mourning world was constantly flickering on my VIERA Plasma Television.
Michael Jackson, the man who moonwalked into my life right in my puerility… He beatified me with “Thriller” at a tender age of seven. His music was striking enough to attract people regardless age. I grew up listening to his voice that rendered numerous hits like “Off The Wall”, “Bad”, etc. “Thriller” is still the World’s best selling album of all time! There was a time when Michael was the synonym for Pop music. Whilst the release of “Heal The World” I was madly in love with him, as most of the teenage girls at that time!!!
He was the first Afro-American entertainer who took the world in his hands with his bewitching music. I was almost in a trance after listening to “Dangerous” for the first time, and am still so much in love with that song. You wont believe me.. It is the ring tone in my mobile phone from the very first day I owned an MP3 handset. Impact of a legendary musician, isn’t it? I still remember the long hours spent to learn moonwalking! Later on, I was addicted to Robot, the intricate dance technique gifted by MJ. The common divisor between me and Ben is again MJ. Jacko’s music triggered our love, and still ignites the sparks of good old days, even after a decade..
Although, he was constantly tormented with the gossips and controversies, he was never proven guilty. Many picked apart his frequent “changing appearances.” My African friend Hannah, one of the biggest MJ fans was fuming when Michael did the skin transplant for the first time! I’m sure it is not the case with one single Hannah.. My dear Hannah, did you ever realise that our favourite pop idol changed his “real looks” due to vitiligo, the de-pigmentation disease?
Media was a grim ripper who misinterpreted his attempts to recapture the happiness of a second childhood. By spending time with kids, he must have tried to know what a happy childhood is; for he was bedevilled the most when he was young. He was again mistaken by the world! All these scuttlebutts might be one reason for his solitary life. Not many are aware of the fact that Michael was one among the handful pop-stars who raised millions and millions of dollars for charity utilising the most powerful musical skill-set!
The lyrics of his songs are powerful enough to reveal his persona. Many songs like “The Earth Song”, “Heal The World”, etc. can still make the listeners emotionally stirred. He spread the anti-racist message through his music. “Black or white” is one such song. He was a shining star who charged many with his knock-down albums. He was planning to make a come back to the musical world with “This is it” on July 13th 2009. However, life can be stranger than the strangest fiction ever written! It happened in his case too. He was never given a chance to make a final come back. He is now in a different world singing and dancing with angels.
“Oh my god.. how can you be so unfair?” I was muttering the same words again and again when Michael, my ten year old son kissed me awake to reality! “Mom, what happened to you?”, he asked curiously.. “Nothing dear” While rushing to get my son a cup of hot chocolate, I prayed “May his soul rest in peace.”
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