Shamzfab90
Proud Member
As you can see, I am new to the forums. Ironically, I am also a new fan of MJ. Now, before you go around of accusing me of being a "Fake" or "Hypocritical" etcetera, please here me out. Now, I am in no way a "hypocrite" as I am not one of those many people who have said all sorts of cruel things about MJ and have now suddenly done a "180" and "worship" him. There are many reasons, why I have suddenly become an MJ fan after his death, which I will list here:
1. Unfortunately, I wasn't born during the "HIStory" days, and the days before that. So as you have guessed, I am infact very young. I will not say how old I am (Although, it is probably extremely easy to guess) but, I will say that I am of an age close to that of Prince. Because of this, by the time I was old enough to really understand the concepts of the entertainment business, Michael had already stopped performing. This played a huge part to the fact I wasn't previously a Michael Jackson fan.
2. I live on a very small island, which not many people know of. Because of this, I never really heard much about Michael Jackson and any other celebrities for that matter. Unfortunately, the island I live on is extremely undeveloped compared to the USA, Europe etc. I had heard of Michael Jackson, yes. I knew he was someone famous, yes, but that was all I knew. I never knew why he was famous and what his legacy was etc. I did know how he looked though, but I had only seen pictures of Michael from 2003 and onward. I am going to be completely honest and say, as a very young child, seeing those pictures, I thought he looked quite scary. So that was my perception of him at that age, that famous guy who scared me. Now as a look back on that (even though it was just a few years ago) I feel sort of bad, even though I was young.
As I got older, I didn't hear anything about Michael at ALL! Mostly because I was still (and still am) living on the island. We wouldn't hear much about celebrities, if not anything at all. It's like I had completely forgotten about him. He would never even cross my mind, until.............. that day.
It was June 25th, I had just enjoyed a wonderful day at the beach with my mother and younger sister (that was one of the only good things about the island). I was so happy and in a very good mood. We got cleaned up (washed our hair etc.) and then went to the small clothing store my mother owns, to work. I happened to bring my laptop in case I ran out of things to do (at my age, we kids get extremely bored, very quickly
). My little sister and I worked for a bit (helping to tidy up etc.) and then I decided to use my laptop for a while. I was playing a game online when my older sister (Who was fortunate enough to be born in 1990) suddenly screamed "Mom! They just said on the radio that Michael Jackson just died!"
My mother looked a bit shocked, you could tell that she didn't fully believe it. At this time, I started to remember him. I wasn't scared of his appearance anymore, as I was a bit older now. Although I didn't know much, if anything, about him, I never expected anyone to say that Michael Jackson would be dead. I knew nothing about him, but I never thought that he would die. I quickly typed "Michael Jackson dead" into google but only got articles that said he had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest, none saying that he had died. I knew almost nothing about this man, nothing, and I was still shocked and worried. My older sister and mother were a bit relieved that he wasn't confirmed dead, but I still felt a bit unsure. My younger sister simply just stood there, wondering what was going on. She didn't understand. My mother decided she would call my father who was at home. She told him to turn on the television and switch the channel to CNN. She then asked him if they said anything about Michael Jackson being dead, but he replied saying that they only said he went into cardiac arrest and was transported to the hospital. We then hung up. A few minutes later, the phone rang, it was my dad. He had an extremely sad tone of voice and we could tell something was wrong. [You see, my dad was born before Michael by a few years, so he literally watched Michael grow up. Because of this, he was the most fond of Michael and liked him very much, although, he never really spoke about him].
To be continued in the next post.
P.S. Sorry about the length, I just really need to let this out!
1. Unfortunately, I wasn't born during the "HIStory" days, and the days before that. So as you have guessed, I am infact very young. I will not say how old I am (Although, it is probably extremely easy to guess) but, I will say that I am of an age close to that of Prince. Because of this, by the time I was old enough to really understand the concepts of the entertainment business, Michael had already stopped performing. This played a huge part to the fact I wasn't previously a Michael Jackson fan.
2. I live on a very small island, which not many people know of. Because of this, I never really heard much about Michael Jackson and any other celebrities for that matter. Unfortunately, the island I live on is extremely undeveloped compared to the USA, Europe etc. I had heard of Michael Jackson, yes. I knew he was someone famous, yes, but that was all I knew. I never knew why he was famous and what his legacy was etc. I did know how he looked though, but I had only seen pictures of Michael from 2003 and onward. I am going to be completely honest and say, as a very young child, seeing those pictures, I thought he looked quite scary. So that was my perception of him at that age, that famous guy who scared me. Now as a look back on that (even though it was just a few years ago) I feel sort of bad, even though I was young.
As I got older, I didn't hear anything about Michael at ALL! Mostly because I was still (and still am) living on the island. We wouldn't hear much about celebrities, if not anything at all. It's like I had completely forgotten about him. He would never even cross my mind, until.............. that day.
It was June 25th, I had just enjoyed a wonderful day at the beach with my mother and younger sister (that was one of the only good things about the island). I was so happy and in a very good mood. We got cleaned up (washed our hair etc.) and then went to the small clothing store my mother owns, to work. I happened to bring my laptop in case I ran out of things to do (at my age, we kids get extremely bored, very quickly
). My little sister and I worked for a bit (helping to tidy up etc.) and then I decided to use my laptop for a while. I was playing a game online when my older sister (Who was fortunate enough to be born in 1990) suddenly screamed "Mom! They just said on the radio that Michael Jackson just died!"My mother looked a bit shocked, you could tell that she didn't fully believe it. At this time, I started to remember him. I wasn't scared of his appearance anymore, as I was a bit older now. Although I didn't know much, if anything, about him, I never expected anyone to say that Michael Jackson would be dead. I knew nothing about him, but I never thought that he would die. I quickly typed "Michael Jackson dead" into google but only got articles that said he had a heart attack and went into cardiac arrest, none saying that he had died. I knew almost nothing about this man, nothing, and I was still shocked and worried. My older sister and mother were a bit relieved that he wasn't confirmed dead, but I still felt a bit unsure. My younger sister simply just stood there, wondering what was going on. She didn't understand. My mother decided she would call my father who was at home. She told him to turn on the television and switch the channel to CNN. She then asked him if they said anything about Michael Jackson being dead, but he replied saying that they only said he went into cardiac arrest and was transported to the hospital. We then hung up. A few minutes later, the phone rang, it was my dad. He had an extremely sad tone of voice and we could tell something was wrong. [You see, my dad was born before Michael by a few years, so he literally watched Michael grow up. Because of this, he was the most fond of Michael and liked him very much, although, he never really spoke about him].
To be continued in the next post.
P.S. Sorry about the length, I just really need to let this out!
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