TMZ says Jacko is dead at 50

[SheepGuy]

Originally Posted by Useless Warrior

What saddens me the most is that I wasted so much time listening to his music in my youth, and didn't fully realize what shit it was until Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, etc came along. At the same time MJ was being forced upon us by corporate radio, Britain was jamming to plenty of excellent progressive/alternative rock bands -- and that's purely unjust.

One of the reasons I love the Sex Pistols is because they signalled the end of the disco era. The Clash and a lot of talented bands followed after them and they brought the "edge" back into rock n' roll.
When punk turned to new wave and new wave began to lose it's edge, grunge came along and reminded people about the rebel nature rock needs once again.
To me Michael Jackson was a holdover from the disco era, and I only listened to radio stations that refused to play his music. I hated his music, and was glad when it faded away.

Sorry the dude died, but I'm more sorry about the 18 year old Iranian girl who was shot in the heart at the demonstration in Teheran. She stood up for something she believed in and was killed for it. That is a heartbreaker to me.
When rich famous celebrities die it is big news, so big that for a while people don't realize anything else is going on in the world. The guy had the best life money could buy, and pumped himself full of pain killers just to be able to tolerate it.
That is sort of sad, now that I think of it, but sort of stupid too.

And hey, if it takes people's minds off of the very real problems in the world and gets them out shopping and buying records like lemmings, well I guess they'll forget about wars, global warming, starvation, over population and such. That's what celebrities are for.

RIP

[jacklynlick]

Originally Posted by SheepGuy

One of the reasons I love the Sex Pistols is because they signalled the end of the disco era. The Clash and a lot of talented bands followed after them and they brought the "edge" back into rock n' roll.
When punk turned to new wave and new wave began to lose it's edge, grunge came along and reminded people about the rebel nature rock needs once again.
To me Michael Jackson was a holdover from the disco era, and I only listened to radio stations that refused to play his music. I hated his music, and was glad when it faded away.

Sorry the dude died, but I'm more sorry about the 18 year old Iranian girl who was shot in the heart at the demonstration in Teheran. She stood up for something she believed in and was killed for it. That is a heartbreaker to me.
When rich famous celebrities die it is big news, so big that for a while people don't realize anything else is going on in the world. The guy had the best life money could buy, and pumped himself full of pain killers just to be able to tolerate it.
That is sort of sad, now that I think of it, but sort of stupid too.

And hey, if it takes people's minds off of the very real problems in the world and gets them out shopping and buying records like lemmings, well I guess they'll forget about wars, global warming, starvation, over population and such. That's what celebrities are for.

RIP

WOW! Well said, Sheepguy!
Jax

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by SheepGuy

One of the reasons I love the Sex Pistols is because they signalled the end of the disco era. The Clash and a lot of talented bands followed after them and they brought the "edge" back into rock n' roll.
When punk turned to new wave and new wave began to lose it's edge, grunge came along and reminded people about the rebel nature rock needs once again...

Another great punk band was the Plasmatics. Wendy O. Williams was one of my idols growing up. She committed suicide leaving this note.
"I don't believe that people should take their own lives without deep and thoughtful reflection over a considerable period of time. I do believe strongly, however, that the right to do so is one of the most fundamental rights that anyone in a free society should have. For me much of the world makes no sense, but my feelings about what I am doing ring loud and clear to an inner ear and a place where there is no self, only calm."

[Simon]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Another great punk band was the Plasmatics. Wendy O. Williams was one of my idols growing up.

I still have my Plasmatics Legal Defense Fund button. Wendy used to get in trouble all the time for performing wearing only electrical tape covering her nipples. And I thank her for inspiring many of the girls I knew back then to try that outfit for themselves.

RIP Michael and RIP Wendy too.