Obituary of Micheal Jackson

As part of my homework, I had to read an obituary section from Economist Magazine and write something about it. I have to admit that this is my second time visiting this website. I have ignored it during a long time, but now I realize that I have wasted my precious time on other sites. The Economist is really fabulous.

I chose the obituary of Micheal Jackson because I could access to it without subscription. At first, I was about to write about Luciano Pavarotti yet the article was limited only to subscribers. It's such a pity that I couldn't have a blog about him. Among free articles, there is only one about Micheal Jackson I could leave comments on. I don't know much about other people, some I haven't even heard of. Then I immediately decided to choose Micheal Jackson.

For sure, he is not my idol. I'm just interested in only one of his songs, Heal the world. I know if I say that "I don't like Micheal Jackson", millions of his fans will kill me but I don't want to be a liar, to tell people that "Ha, I love MJ, I love his songs, I'm crazy for him...". I'm neutral, I don't adore him, nor hate him.

However, my choice of Micheal Jackson isn't too bad, huh? He changed the world of pop music that makes me really really appreciate him. And the most adorable impression he left in my mind is his passion for his career. When I saw him dancing and singing on the stage, I was seeing the spirit of the song and his love for the song. That was one of the reasons why he's such famous. Millions of his albums were bought around the world. Lots of people are affected by him. They sing his songs, they dance like him, they wear what their idol put on... The only thing makes a gap between him and me is that he changed his skin color. I can't bear if a person rejects his origin. He even chose white skin for his children. There are a lot of Black men and they are well-known, such as Martin Luther King, John Hope Franklin...

Although he's dead, his songs are still alive, especially the song Heal the world. He contributed a large part in making people change attitude toward Black men, in changing the world music path, in affecting millions of people.