It’s been fascinating to hear and read so much about Michael Jackson – the balancing of commentary on his strangeness v.s. his contribution to music and culture at large, the questions about his attitude to race and his own color. Dying prematurely is like seeing obituary pictures of someone who passed at a ripe old age but is pictured in their prime. It's an instant time and revision warp. His "moonwalk" will clearly be a large part of his enduring legacy, hence the video above. But the most poignant aspect of his work for me was that for the last two decades in a hip-hop environment of what were, shall we say, not the nicest lyrics - Michael Jackson's focus on love and justice and harmony was a surprisingly hopeful and courageous stand.
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