Arguably Michael Jackson is one of the most genuinely weird people in the music industry. It's not like Marilyn Manson where it's a marketing strategy, or "worked at". Jackson, is quite genuine I think. I wonder how history will treat him (as I see already it hasn't been too kind to him in popular culture). The guy, however, has contributed so much to music over the past 30 years, it would be a crime to just write him off as just "that weirdo". His voice has such a refined quality to it, and the songs he's brought to the masses (I'm unsure if he wrote them or had writers) are amazing. Think of "Man in the Mirror", "Dirty Diana", "Beat it", "Thriller", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Smooth Criminal", "Billie Jean", "Black or White" and "Off The Wall" along with all the Jackson 5 songs... Even just listening to those songs as lessons in songwriting and structure, they're really the blueprint for how to write a classic song (or hit). Anyway, just felt like listening to some Michael Jackson this morning, and took the opportunity to share my thoughts :)

Labels: Music