You Rock My World

let me jump on the bandwagon about the king of pop like every other news out there. i'm sure it was a shocker to all. everyone either liked him, or hated him. everyone knew the name and the legacy. everyone knew the man. quite a feat, but then again he's been in the limelight since he was like 9?

could all the scrutiny throughout his lifetime been the cause of his uniqueness? it is a possibility no doubt. i think the saddest thing of it all, is that he left in a time when he wasn't in the brighest of light. he never got a chance to redeem his fame.

but how else do i remember him?

when i was in secondary 2, somewhere nearing the end of the year. the english language society was having its farewell party, and each sec had to do a performance. just the day before, michael had released his latest song "you rock my world" (although it never garnered much popularity, but i still think it was awesome. maybe the problem was that it seemed a similar formula to his previous hits. it had a very distinct michael jackson sound. something from the 80s/early 90s. but people were already living in the new millenium)

in between those acts for the farewell party, they started showing that video on tv. everyone just stoped and stared at the screen.

odd thing is, the tv wasn't hooked up to the audio system in the hall, so we were watching the tv, but listening to some melancholic draught. still we watched, and waited till somebody fixed the audio without getting out of our seat. see the power?


then there was the other unforgettable incident. occuring at the time of the infamous bashir interview, heightened by sexual allegations and bankruptcy. where i made a public outcry that i wanted to be michael jackson.

that michael jackson was my inspiration.

that he was my idol.

public speaking 2003, impromptu speech section. dazed by watching the bashir interview just the night before, i gleamed when i read the title for the competition, "inspiration".

my logics and gist? well, at a time of such trouble wooes, debts running up USD300mil, people still adored him.

people still paid for his appearance. he was still earning millions more. and people would still die to meet him. and he'd never get stares for grabbing his balls in public. no, people want to see him grabbing his balls. who else had such a grip over so many? i was overwhelmed that a person with so much flak that could erase all of him, still had the other side of the world backing him.


i'll never get a chance to see him perform live. rumours say he faked his death to get away from all the spotlight. if that's true, michael if you're reading this, please stop the act and let me be your audience.



but, if that's false, then rest in peace mikaeel jackson. you rock my world you know you did!