Last night I listened to this snippet of his 2007 interview with Ebony Jet. It wasn't the first time I listened to it, of course, but hearing it the night before this monumental anniversary felt like a celebration. Michael sounds so youthful, happy, and enthusiastic in this. To think it was only 2 years after the unbelievable hell he went through and he sounds so full of life. It's very touching.
anyway, here is the link:
I'm not really sure what I'm going to do today. It feels so weird to see my posts from last year as a "new" fan knowing so much more now than I did then...I suppose in the grand scheme of his life and career I am still very much a "new" fan, but it doesn't feel that way at all anymore. I am so proud to be a fan of this wonderful, gentle, genius of a person. And I am so happy that
18 years ago today justice was served.