On this day, June 25th, 2009, Michael Joseph Jackson, the most successful and famous musician and entertainer in history had died from cardiac arrest. He was singly, without even a grain of doubt, the most astonishing singing and dancing talent that God put in a human being, and most certainly one of the greatest humanitarians that the world has ever seen. During his 40 year career, Michael Jackson had broken down racial barriers both in music and in music television; won every possible music and music video award and entered the guinness book of world records 11 times. This amazing artists entered the rock n roll hall of fame twice, and embarked on a world tour that broke every record of financial income and attending fans. With his world wide influence, ha had managed to raise close to one billion dollars for his Heal The World Foundation, which used it’s funds to build hospitals, shelters and deliver supplies to those who were in need.
In 1982, Jackson released Thriller, which is today considered the biggest selling album of all time, with his Bad album taking the place as the second biggest selling album of all time, Dangerous as the third and HIStory as the fourth biggest selling album of all time. It is without a doubt that this man, Michael Jackson, is the most influential and famous artist of the modern age, but also of all time.
“If we all had a little bit of Michael Jackson in us, I think it would make the world a better place.
“ - Tracy Morgan
“I mean, people make music from left to right and that’s wonderful, but there is no one like Michael Jackson. There is no other voice like his. No one will ever be like him.”
“ And in 1958, the Lord has touched a young man, Michael Joseph Jackson, with an abundance of His blessings and talent, and with that talent He would later touch and change the world.”
“He was ,I think, singly the greatest dancer and musician the world has ever seen. And I think that the world has lost the greatest entertainer that it had probably ever known.”
“There aren’t too many people out there anymore that can really drop my jaw. And Michael Jackson remained one of those people until the very end.”
