I think this is the right thread to say hello to everyone.
Good day to all. I am new here, so I really want to speak out. I hope the text will be understandable, English is not my native language, I use online translator. I am now a fan of MJ for 2 years, and this is the second time in my life. I first got into Michael when I was a teenager. I listened to his music all the time, hung his poster from Bad Era on my wall and wanted to marry him. I also wrote an article about Michael for the school paper, a young teacher helped me, she had a TV with foreign channels and she brought me translations of shows about Michael.
I was very worried about Michael during the indictments in 1993. Luckily I wasn't alone, I had my friend with me and we listened to Michael's songs together and discussed our worries. We even wrote him a letter. We needed help with our English and we were lucky. There was a professional interpreter who lived next door, a very intelligent cultured man. I remember my friend and I went to his house. He had a collection of antiques and a lot of books, and he told us very interesting things. And so the letter was typed on a typewriter with English letters and sent. It was like a miracle to me. Then the letter came back in a torn envelope, I don't know what happened.
I don't know why, but after a few years my fascination with Michael passed and I wasn't interested in his music or his life, I heard something on the news and that was it.
And then in 2021 I became fascinated by his personality and his work again. I work in a youth organization and the guys and I put out a youth newspaper. It's not a serious publication, but more like a hobby. One of the girls said she wanted to write about an artist, a genius dancer, and it was Michael Jackson. I was very surprised, it seemed to me that nowadays nobody is interested in him. How wrong I was! Then it turned out that several other people liked MJ. I was concerned about MJ's reputation, I remembered the wave of negativity in 2019, but it didn't hit me then. A little research was done, to me it was obvious another attempt to get money this dirty way. It hurt and hurt for Michael, I remember crying after watching the documentary about his innocence. It seemed like the world had gone crazy, since there was such cruelty and injustice. The article about Michael was published. And the girl who wrote it showed me a concert with my favorite choreography... It was Bucharest 1992. Incredible impression! After watching it, I started listening to Michael's music again and I have about 120 favorite songs. This is not usual for me, as I don't pick more than 5 songs from other artists. Got fascinated with his life story: interviews, his books, books about him, articles, videos. It happened at the right time. And yes, I can confidently say it has changed my life. I plan to be sure to write about it in a related thread. I admire Michael as a person, creator, and social activist. Right now I have no one to share my thoughts or experiences about him with, that's why i'm here.
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