PPL : Michael Jackson, the King of Pop

MICHAEL JACKSON
The King of Pop, and the Biggest Victim of Prejudice.





How much do you know about Michael Jackson?
As he is one of my favorite artists, I really want to straighten out some about him.
Please read the following sentences and give your answers.


1. He is addicted to plastic surgery. - FALSE
He has undergone plastic surgeries only 3 or 4 times, and only the first one was for cosmetic. He fell off the stage some times, so he had to undergo surgeries.


2. He removed his skin in order to be white. - FALSE
He suffers from leukoplakia which is a kind of disease that makes white spots on the skin. While shooting a commercial of Pepsi-Cola, he got burned in the head and started suffering from leukoplakia. His white face is because of the white make-up he puts on to cover his spots. His mother and sister also has white skins because leukoplakia is hereditary.

3. He sexually assaulted some children. - FALSE
It was totally a FRAUD!
The mother who accused Michael is a very famous habitual criminer in Hollywood.
Michael proved his innocence unanimously with a list of ten items.
However, people only remember the news about sexual harassment, not about the final decree.

4. Michael is in bankruptcy. - FALSE
I think you have heard of the famous songs such as thriller, Billie Jean and so on.
These are all composed by Michael himself. The album 'Thriller' is on the Guinness Book of Records. It is almost impossible for him to go bankrupt.

5. He was chosen as the best artist for a millennium. - TRUE
CNN reported that Michael took the first ranking. The result is as followed.
-----1. Michael Jackson
-----2. Leonardo da Vinci
-----3. Pablo Ruiz Picasso
-----4. Ludwig van Beethoven
-----5. Vincent van Gogh

6. 'Billie Jean' is the first music video of African-American which was on air on MTV. - TRUE
It was 80s, the time of racial discrimination. MTV only telecasted the videos of white people at the time. However, Michael broke down the wall.

7. He is a pioneer of performance in the history of pop. - TRUE
He is the first singer that sang and danced to black music. After his single 'dangerous', the concept of performance review was born. He inspired almost all the singers who dance.




He is a great star. He is not just a celebrity, but a living legend. (He acutally won the 'Living Legend Award' in Grammy Awards as the youngest when 35.) His music and performance are so wonderful that are ahead of times. He deserves the name 'King of Pop'. However, those who love gossips and scoops ruined his reputation.

Because he stands unchallenged in the pop scene, he was attacked, and people liked it. People once enjoyed his music and performances. But when he became not strong enough, they just have fun watching the star fall.


I hope you guys who are reading this post would clear up the misunderstandings about Michael and understand how great he is as an artist.

I used to dance, so I have watched so many performances. And I can say that those by Michael in 80s are the best. The present famous stars such as Usher, Chris Brown and Justin Timberlake just manage to mimick Michael. Michael Jackson is that much incredible.