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Wordy fellow.

We are using the legacy of Michael Jackson (the greatest performer in any artistic field, ever) as an opportunity to ‘learn’ about something we participate it in everyday?

The objectionable part of that particular passage is his characterization of MJ as "the greatest performer in any artistic field, ever," but to his larger point: We're all guilty of enabling MJ's excesses, whatever they may have been, because we bought his records? Do those of us who never paid more than fleeting attention to MJ get a pass? :P

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What about all those artists that are in the limelight that are still doing great music and are fine human beings. For example, someone like Peter Gabriel. I realize he's not the "King of Pop", but he's been in the business for 40 years and is still making really fresh, great music and also working hard on humanitarian issues and also nurturing new talent.

Contrast that with isolating one's self in a self-made "fairy tale land" mansion and playing with boys.

I don't buy this blame game.

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What about all those artists that are in the limelight that are still doing great music and are fine human beings. For example, someone like Peter Gabriel. I realize he's not the "King of Pop", but he's been in the business for 40 years and is still making really fresh, great music and also working hard on humanitarian issues and also nurturing new talent.

Contrast that with isolating one's self in a self-made "fairy tale land" mansion and playing with boys.

I don't buy this blame game.

a fine point, well made.

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Wordy fellow.

We are using the legacy of Michael Jackson (the greatest performer in any artistic field, ever) as an opportunity to ‘learn’ about something we participate it in everyday?

The objectionable part of that particular passage is his characterization of MJ as "the greatest performer in any artistic field, ever," but to his larger point: We're all guilty of enabling MJ's excesses, whatever they may have been, because we bought his records? Do those of us who never paid more than fleeting attention to MJ get a pass? :P

Yeah, I never bought a single album of his, so I guess that lets me off. By the same token, in my late teens I'm afraid I funded quite a bit of the Rolling Stones' excesses. Somehow I have yet to feel any guilt.

But godawmighty the guy is wordy.

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Yeah, I never bought a single album of his, so I guess that lets me off. By the same token, in my late teens I'm afraid I funded quite a bit of the Rolling Stones' excesses. Somehow I have yet to feel any guilt.

I did get a nice thank you note from Kieth Richards' heroin dealer once...

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Yeah, I never bought a single album of his, so I guess that lets me off. By the same token, in my late teens I'm afraid I funded quite a bit of the Rolling Stones' excesses. Somehow I have yet to feel any guilt.

I did get a nice thank you note from Kieth Richards' heroin dealer once...

It's little touches like that which really make all the difference.

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