They probably own all of Michael's CD's and then glom all over them at night, lol.
Hey, I'm just stating my opinion. I don't like to be negative, I don't like drama, I'm just saying what I feel. Nothing wrong with that. I'll always say this, just because you're a fan of Michael's doesn't mean I'm gonna be a fan of yours. Just because everyone else thinks its great doesn’t mean I'm going to, or others, as Datsymay and ATLF agreed with me. lol, someone does. All opinions should be allowed to be expressed without having someone jump down your throat for it. You’re obviously allowed to disagree, but a better approach to this is to state, using supporting facts, why, instead of attacking and getting angry.
Legends comments about the allegations speak to an unfortunate circumstance within people's minds, and they are blind to their own actions in this. The fact that it continues to be mentioned, especially in the context Legend mentioned it, only increases the over all affect it has on Michael and his career. Legend is saying it's too bad that the allegations have tainted Michael as an artist, but its people like him and his continual harping on about it, mentioning it in an article where, otherwise it is sorely out of place, that keeps the allegations alive and fresh in people's minds.
Here's the thing though. He may think the trial and the allegations will have some huge, detrimental affect on Michael's ability to come back, but they won't. This thing happened to Michael 14 years ago, it was a far worse situation, publicity wise, in 1993, and it didn't ruin his career, it didn't keep him from still moving more units and having more hits then anyone else, it didn't do any of that. It didn't ruin his career, and the trial, which cast Michael in a far more favorable light then the 93 allegations, due to the trial taking place, will certainly do no more harm to his image and his career then had already been done in the past. When people say his reputation is in shambles, they're wrong, it isn't. His reputation is actually doing better then it was when History came out, every where I look, some artist is praising Michael to high heaven, John Legend is hardly unique in his outspoken admiration for Michael. At least people like Usher supported Michael during the trial; Alicia Key's did the same, LL Cool J. That impresses me. But it's more common to hear artists call Michael a genius then a freak, that's what I've noticed. His artistry and his talent can't be denied and it ultimately has always over ridden the shadow those ridiculous accusations cast on him. Just like with Charlie Chaplin, eventually, it's always the artist's contributions which take center stage. John Legend doesn't understand that, in my view, and I just simply found his comments to be a rehash and safe. He can like whatever he wants, but what I took away from that is, he's been conditioned in to the same mindset as the majority of the public, in that he thinks the only truly relevant work Michael's ever produced were his first two solo albums and his J5 stuff. I just get that impression from what he said. Like he can't think on his own, he's just repeating what he's always heard, what's such common rhetoric among people in general and music critics, it's so easy. That's what made it such a weak article for me. Just my opinion, not meant to insight or outrage, just my opinion.[/b]