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I was wondering why we never talk about Michael as an artist. Sure, on occasion there is the odd thread here and there discussing how Michael's singles are doing in different countries, or they'll be a poll asking some absurd question about whether Michael is still the King of Pop or not, and we all run and vote. Well, some of us do anyway, lol. Maybe I'm just bored, haha.
But I rarely come by a thread that discusses Michael's artistry, and when I do, it is usually buried under thread after thread of discussion relating to the latest person filing suit against him, or topics concerning where Michael is in the world.
Okay, that last one can be fun, and I enjoy reading them as much as anyone. But Michael Jackson is probably the most multi-talented performing and recording artist in history, and he is absolutely, undeniably, brilliant.
I mean, he's a real genius.
But we never talk about that it seems, we never talk about his outstanding abilities is so many different fields. And I would think, with someone as vastly talented as Michael is, we would be able to have endless conversations about each of his unique gifts.
My dad once said to me, while holding a conversation with me about Michael, 'Can you understand what it means to be as talented as Michael Jackson? Can you even imagine having that much talent?'
So, I guess my post holds two questions. One, why don't we ever talk about Michael's brilliant artistry, and two, do people really understand how gifted Michael Jackson is? Do people realize what that amount of talent means, do they grasp the actual level of his abilities?
To answer question two on my own, I don't think people in general really do understand how gifted Michael is. I don't think people understand that he is of unique ability. That's why, I feel, you constantly have people drawing comparisons between Michael and today's pop stars, these dime a dozen talents who have saturated the industry for the past 10 years. I know some may argue that it is done because people do realize how great Michael is, and they are simply flattering him by lining others up against him. But I always feel that it is a gross underestimate of Michael's talent, like a minimizing of what his level of talent actually is.
People do that, I think, because they fail to realize that Michael Jackson is peerless, comparisons cannot to made to him because he is a superior talent.
There are many jacks-of-all-trades running about. People who are fairly good at many things. But there is only one person that I can think of who is a master in everything they do and are, and that is Michael Jackson.
A master vocalist, a master dancer, a master songwriter, a master showman (he commands the stage like no other can or ever could hope to), an all around creative genius. That's Michael Jackson.
He's the only person in modern history that possesses a level of genius in so many different areas, to be the best in so many different areas, and I think it is worth discussion, honestly.
So why don't we?
But I rarely come by a thread that discusses Michael's artistry, and when I do, it is usually buried under thread after thread of discussion relating to the latest person filing suit against him, or topics concerning where Michael is in the world.
Okay, that last one can be fun, and I enjoy reading them as much as anyone. But Michael Jackson is probably the most multi-talented performing and recording artist in history, and he is absolutely, undeniably, brilliant.
I mean, he's a real genius.
But we never talk about that it seems, we never talk about his outstanding abilities is so many different fields. And I would think, with someone as vastly talented as Michael is, we would be able to have endless conversations about each of his unique gifts.
My dad once said to me, while holding a conversation with me about Michael, 'Can you understand what it means to be as talented as Michael Jackson? Can you even imagine having that much talent?'
So, I guess my post holds two questions. One, why don't we ever talk about Michael's brilliant artistry, and two, do people really understand how gifted Michael Jackson is? Do people realize what that amount of talent means, do they grasp the actual level of his abilities?
To answer question two on my own, I don't think people in general really do understand how gifted Michael is. I don't think people understand that he is of unique ability. That's why, I feel, you constantly have people drawing comparisons between Michael and today's pop stars, these dime a dozen talents who have saturated the industry for the past 10 years. I know some may argue that it is done because people do realize how great Michael is, and they are simply flattering him by lining others up against him. But I always feel that it is a gross underestimate of Michael's talent, like a minimizing of what his level of talent actually is.
People do that, I think, because they fail to realize that Michael Jackson is peerless, comparisons cannot to made to him because he is a superior talent.
There are many jacks-of-all-trades running about. People who are fairly good at many things. But there is only one person that I can think of who is a master in everything they do and are, and that is Michael Jackson.
A master vocalist, a master dancer, a master songwriter, a master showman (he commands the stage like no other can or ever could hope to), an all around creative genius. That's Michael Jackson.
He's the only person in modern history that possesses a level of genius in so many different areas, to be the best in so many different areas, and I think it is worth discussion, honestly.
So why don't we?