| | This wasn't the big Random Secret I had lined up, but I couldn't just tack this post onto the end of a summer reading. Michael Jackson (yeah, you guessed it) deserves a whole post of his own.
To be honest, I feel a little bit silly for feeling as sad as I do. I'm actually really sad. All this evening, I've been watching The Recording Academy's youtube channel [http://tr.im/pXSe] and all the MJ videos they're posting from "out of the vault." I got all teary-eyed watching Janet Jackson talk about how much she loves her big brother and how proud of him she is, etc. The Academy is also retweeting artists reactions to MJ's death... Check it out; they're pretty cool to read... gives me chills. [http://twitter.com/thegrammys] He's pretty much influenced or inspired every musician who's doing music right now.
Except for the mother I never knew and a second cousin that was stillborn, I've never experienced death. (Well, obviously I haven't experienced death as I am still alive, but you get my point.) I mean... I know distant family friends, my elementary school teacher's wife, and friend's grandparents who have passed, but this is the first time I feel like I'm actually connected to the person that passed away. I feel an actual hole, like I lost something. Which realistically, is really stupid because I never knew MJ personally. But I'm allowed to admit all this because it's a Random Secret and not just any regular post.
The bottom drawer of my dresser is empty of clothing because I like music better than I like clothes. The day after every concert I go to, I buy the newspapers that reviewed the show and I keep them all in that drawer. Today, I bought every single newspaper that had MJ on the front page. I haven't read all the articles yet, but once I do, they're going in that drawer. It's hard to believe that I'm never going to see him. I hate lost art.
Two things helped me feel better tonight:
• this video of him with Britney Spears, performing The Way You Make Me Feel in Madison Square Garden on his 30th Anniversary Celebration Special in 2001. The King of Pop and the Pop Princess herself... probably the poppiest moment in history... haha. [http://tr.im/pY20]
• this MJ tribute song by The Game, featuring Chris Brown, Mario, Diddy, Usher, and B2M. It's called Better On The Other Side. [http://tr.im/pY20] Really cool how they threw this down in like, two days.
Oh, random: I keep hearing people say things like "Moonwalk on into heaven, MJ," but that doesn't quite line up with my own beliefs about the state of the dead. It's such a sweet sentiment, though.
Random again: I'm having a weird revelation with the way I'm feeling about MJ's death right now. This is Part Two of my Random Secret...
This afternoon, I was staring at Twitter's Trending Topics, and I thought to myself, I don't ever want MJ or #michaeljackson to stop trending. And when you break that down, I was essentially thinking, I don't want people to ever stop talking about Michael Jackson. Because if people keep talking about him, he'll live on in that way... through the stories we tell of our own experiences with his music and him as an entertainer. And then I had my revelation:
This is what Jesus disciples probably felt like after he died went back to heaven! They never wanted to ever stop talking about his life and influence and impact on everyone around him! If they kept talking about him, he would live on in that way... through the stories (gospels!!) they told of their own experiences with his ministry. For 2000+ years to come, people would always know about why he lived the way he did and what he came here to accomplish.
I can NOT believe I just compared Michael Jackson to Jesus. Don't read this journal anymore..! lol. |
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