Michael Jackson Dies

[Johnny OrganDonor]

Oh well, at least they won't need to embalm him.

[Triple J]

did they take him to the hospital in a nambla-ulance?

Funniest comment so far! 

[angler]

8 pages and no PYT reference?  Come on......

Man was nuts, but all geniuses are.  It was the music I loved to hate being a punk/metal head back in the day.  Gotta admit the guy could put together a pop song.

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Chris Rock says Michael Jackson is a pedo



Katt Williams on Michael Jackson

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

those who are pulling their pants down and shitting on those who grieve here, the point is to allow those who feel sad to feel so. instead you are stepping on it, making it worse. its not all about respect for MJ but respect for those who are reflecting his music and inspired but his charity work.




Michael Jackson is a true humanitarian, an example to us all. He has devoted much time and money to a wide range of charities. He loves children and takes time out when touring secretly visting sick children. He also has special rooms at his home Neverland for sick and terminally ill children to stay over. He was listed in the 2000 edition of the Guiness Book Of World Records for breaking the world record for the "Most Charities Supported By a Pop Star". It states that Michael Jackson has supported 39 charity organizations either with monetary donations through sponsorships of their projects or by participating in their silent auction.

We have made an alphabetical list of known charities that Michael Jackson has individualy supported publically throughout his career. Michael Jackson also helped set up Heal The World Foundation, the charities this has supported have not been listed. Read our Heal The World/kids page for details of this foundation.

    * AIDS Project L.A.
    * American Cancer Society
    * Angel Food
    * Big Brothers of Greater Los Angeles
    * BMI Foundation, Inc.
    * Brotherhood Crusade
    * Brothman Burn Center
    * Camp Ronald McDonald
    * Childhelp U.S.A.
    * Children's Institute International
    * Cities and Schools Scholarship Fund
    * Community Youth Sports & Arts Foundation
    * Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)
    * Dakar Foundation
    * Dreamstreet Kids
    * Dreams Come True Charity
    * Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation
    * Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
    * Love Match
    * Make-A-Wish Foundation
    * Minority Aids Project
    * Motown Museum
    * NAACP
    * National Rainbow Coalition
    * Rotary Club of Australia
    * Society of Singers
    * Starlight Foundation
    * The Carter Center's Atlanta Project
    * The Sickle Cell Research Foundation
    * Transafrica
    * United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
    * United Negro College Fund Ladder's of Hope
    * Volunteers of America
    * Watts Summer Festival
    * Wish Granting
    * YMCA - 28th Street/Crenshaw

He is also the visionary behind WE ARE THE WORLD, cowrote it with Lionel Ritchie.

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

MADONNA

"I can't stop crying over the sad news. I've always admired Michael Jackson - the world has lost one of its greats, but his music will live on forever.
"My heart goes out to his three children and other members of his family. God bless."
BEYONCE KNOWLES, SINGER
"The incomparable Michael Jackson has made a bigger impact on music than any other artist in the history of music. He was magic. He was what we all strive to be. ... I love you Michael."
CELINE DION, SINGER
"I am shocked. I am overwhelmed by this tragedy. Michael Jackson has been an idol for me all my life.
"He was not only a talented person, but he was unique - a genius. It's such a loss. It feels like when Kennedy died, when Elvis died. My sympathy goes to the family. It's a big loss and it's not even sinking in right now."
URI GELLER, FRIEND

Uri Geller says his friend Michael Jackson 'went through hell'

"I'm just devastated, very, very sad. I pray that his soul is up there now. I'm still trying to hold on to the glimmer that it is not true. It is too surreal for me to absorb that Michael is no longer with us.
"Michael was in good shape because he was practising, he was training, he was rehearsing for the shows. Michael was careful with what he ate, he was just fine. Last time I heard of what he was doing, he was in great shape. And this is why I'm so absolutely shocked by this news."
CHER, SINGER
"I'm having a million different reactions I didn't expect I would feel.
"He was a great singer - God gives you certain gifts, and this child was just an extraordinary child touched by this ability. He could sing like nobody else and he was able to connect with people."
QUINCY JONES, MUSIC PRODUCER
"I'm absolutely devastated at this news. I just don't have the words. Divinity brought our souls together and allowed us to do what we could do through the 80s.
"To this day that music is played in every corner of the world, and the reason is because he had it all - talent, grace and professionalism. I've lost my little brother today and part of my soul has gone with him."
LISA MARIE PRESLEY, JACKSON'S EX-WIFE
"I am so very sad and confused with every emotion possible.
I am heartbroken for his children, who I know were everything to him, and for his family.
This is such a massive loss on so many levels, words fail me."
LENNY KRAVITZ, SINGER
Lenny Kravitz has worked with Jackson

"There will never be another talent like Michael Jackson.
"He was the first live performer I ever saw. I got to see him at Madison Square Garden when I was eight. If not for him, I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing.
"He gave me joy as a child and showed me the way to go. He was music. Period.
May you rest in peace sweet Michael. You gave us all you had to give."
JOHN LANDIS, THRILLER VIDEO DIRECTOR
I was lucky enough to know and work with Michael Jackson in his prime. Michael was an extraordinary talent and a truly great international star. He had a troubled and complicated life and despite his gifts, remains a tragic figure."


REV AL SHARPTON, CIVIL RIGHTS CAMPAIGNER
"As a friend of Michael's for the past 35 years, I call on people from around the world to pray for him and his family."
P DIDDY, SINGER
"Michael Jackson showed me that you can actually see the beat. He made the music come to life. He made me believe in magic. I will miss him."
JANE FONDA, ACTRESS
"I am stunned. My friend, Michael Jackson, is dead. He lived with me for a week on the 'Golden Pond' set after Thriller.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
"He was one of the most influential and iconic figures in the music industry.
"Our hearts go out to the Jackson family, Michael's children and to his fans worldwide."
USHER, SINGER
"My heart goes out to the King of Pop and his family."
PAUL GAMBACCINI, MUSIC JOURNALIST

Paul Gambaccini: "Michael Jackson was the greatest showman we had ever seen"

"Definitely one of the greatest stars of recorded music. There is no doubt of that. He would be in the top 10 of all time, regardless of who the other nine people were.
"But you also have to remember that he went through different stages and owed some of his popularity to collaborators - Quincy Jones, with whom he did the great trilogy of albums: Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad."

Paul Gambaccini's tribute in full
BRITNEY SPEARS, SINGER
"I was so excited to see his tour in London. We were going to be on tour in Europe at the same time and I was going to fly into see him.
"He's been an inspiration throughout my entire life and I'm devastated that he's gone."
DIONNE WARWICK, SINGER
"We have lost an icon in our industry and my heartfelt condolences go out to his family and children in this hour of sorrow.
"He will live on in my memory, and most definitely through the music he shared with so many."
WYCLEF JEAN, SINGER
"Michael Jackson was my musical god. He made me believe that all things are possible, through real and positive music.
"He can live forever. I love Michael Jackson. God bless him."
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, SINGER
Justin Timberlake has been compared to Michael Jackson

"We have lost a genius and a true ambassador of not only pop music, but of all music. I can't find the words right now to express how deeply saddened I am by Michael's passing.
"He has been an inspiration to multiple generations, and I will always cherish the moments I shared with him onstage and all of the things I learned about music from him, and the time we spent together.
"My heart goes out to his family and loved ones."
DONNA SUMMER, SINGER
"I've known Michael for many years and we've done many different things together over the years.
"I know his family and it's just a total shock. I don't even have words to say. I mean I'll miss Michael, the world will miss Michael and I'm sure the world is in a state of grief right now.
"I will personally miss him, I will miss his light, I will miss his star, I will miss who he has caused other people to become because of his greatness. He upped the standard."
MARIAH CAREY, SINGER
"I am heart broken. My prayers go out to the Jackson family, and my heart goes out to his children. Let us remember him for his unparalleled contribution to the world of music, his generosity of spirit in his quest to heal the world, and the joy he brought to is millions of devoted fans throughout the world.
"I feel blessed to have performed with him several times and to call him my friend. No artist will ever take his place. His star will shine forever."
NE-YO, SINGER
"Michael Jackson will live forever through the thing that he put all of his life energy into: his music.
"Long live Michael Jackson."
MC HAMMER, RAPPER
"I will be mourning my friend, brother, mentor and inspiration. He gave me and my family hope. I would never have been me without him."
LL COOL J, RAPPER
"He was one of my childhood idols. I salute you King of Pop. You made the whole world moonwalk together."
RUSSELL SIMMONS, FOUNDER OF DEF-JAM RECORDS
"Michael Jackson was my generation's most iconic cultural hero. Courageous, unique and incredibly talented. He'll be missed greatly."
BERRY GORDY, US RECORD PRODUCER

Motown founder Berry Gordy: Jackson was like son

"I am shocked beyond words. It's like a dream, a bad dream. This cannot be. How can Michael Jackson not be here?
"As a kid, Michael was always beyond his years. He had a knowingness about him that was incredible.
"Michael was and will remain one of the greatest entertainers that ever lived.
"He was exceptional, artistic and original. He gave the world his heart and soul through his music.
MATT FIDDES, FORMER BODYGUARD
"He's the most misunderstood man in world. Everyone thought he was this weird freak but when you're with him he's as normal as everyone else. I don't think he felt he was as famous as everyone else thought, he didn't know any different.
"He was a very caring guy who would go out of his way to help the sick. One night in London he wanted to see some homeless people. He sent them loads of pizzas in secret. The guy had a good heart.
"We used to dress him up and sneak out of hotel room and do normal things in shops. People wouldn't know who he was but we wanted to give him a taste of the real life."
ALICE COOPER, SINGER
"Michael Jackson was easily as influential as James Brown, and that's saying a lot. He was the Fred Astaire of his time.
"Nobody moved like Michael, he was truly the King of Pop."

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

[Monster Dave]

Thanks Beck.  He was the undisputed king of pop and I hardly think that there's any performer or fan who wasn't emotionally touched by his performing talent. His legacy will surely live on and he will be remembered more than likely in a brighter light posthumously, like most great people who have left their indelible mark in history.

I do want to say though that it's important not to let one death trump 2 others: Rest in Peace Ed and Farrah.

[derby]

I do want to say though that it's important not to let one death trump 2 others: Rest in Peace Ed and Farrah.

...and dave.

[angler]

I do want to say though that it's important not to let one death trump 2 others: Rest in Peace Ed and Farrah.

Don't forget Sky Saxon - lead singer of The Seeds - a seminal garage rock/pre-punk from the 60's.  He passed yesterday as well.   Pushin' Too Hard was their hit......

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The most loved & admired pedophile on the planet 



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[Monster Dave]

The most loved & admired pedophile on the planet 



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The way that history looks upon those iconic figures is often in the best of light. Most people don't hang on the negative when it comes to people who breached the spectrum of both good and disreputable in history. Most people don't first think about Van Gogh for having cut off his ear and being crazy, although it is a part of his "legacy." He's most often admired for the beauty of his artwork.

That being said, I don't condone the things that MJ was accused of having done in his life. In fact when his autopsy is revealed, all hell is probably going to break loose. So celebrate now, because I have a feeling that dark days are ahead for his reputation. Speculation is that his hear attack was caused by a drug related overdose.   

[NAKID]

...and dave.

Dave?

[somegirl]

Dave?

David Carradine

[swampduc]

The way that history looks upon those iconic figures is often in the best of light. Most people don't hang on the negative when it comes to people who breached the spectrum of both good and disreputable in history. Most people don't first think about Van Gogh for having cut off his ear and being crazy, although it is a part of his "legacy." He's most often admired for the beauty of his artwork.

There's a difference between mental illness and pedophilia. When you think of Adolf Hitler, do you think of the autobahns? or the Holocaust?

EDIT - didn't mean to compare MJ to Hitler, just sayin' he'll probably be remembered just as much for the negative stuff as for the positive.