Michael Jackson is no more, but he still lives on.
The king of pop is managing to keep the flicker of flame alive with his innumerable songs, dances and his very own autobiography Moon Walk. If you were to decode his life of ups and downs, you only need to look up his profile on Wikipedia. But if you were to mark his progress on life’s many paths, his book should do the deed.
What appeals to me most is that he’s a great leveller. My brother was born eight years after I was. And yet, both of us share the same fondness for MJ. That’s bridging generations. And to think that MJ’s most notable work was way back in 1995, it’s amazing how he has remained in the minds of music fans all over the world for over a decade and counting.
But the best part of his life was his unstinted support to as many as 39 charities around the world. However, what displeases me is that his philanthropic efforts didn’t ease up the pains that he was undergoing all his life. From child sex abuse to marital failures to law suits, his life could easily make it to the big screen like boxer Muhammed Ali’s film Ali.
You never know with Hollywood. MJ could be resurrected again and controversies will rear their ugly head yet again. With MJ, disputes were his second cousins.
