It was pretty surreal to see sites like Google struggle under the pressure. Rest in peace MJ.

Eh, people are all broken up over MJ's death. His life was really screwed up, and he had so many mental / emotional issues. Really tragic stuff. He's better off now, whether or not there's an afterlife.

I envy anyone that leaves this miserable and doomed world.

But with that aside, he was a brilliant musician, he knew how to connect emotionally in a way no musician has before.

@smduff,

where's your proof he's a pedophile? Do you eat everything the media feeds you? Maybe you're just a sheep and one of the reasons why the world is doomed?

If your a 13 year old and your parents know you're hanging out with a billionaire they'll probably try to make a buck to take advantage of the hospitality.

Wow. I would never have expected those sites to crack under pressure.
But this shows the sheer number of fans he did have.

I don't want to say anything bad about a dude that just died. But I will say he was talented and odd character.

I don't think many, if any at all, egos could survive being as popular and as rich as he was without becoming warped in some ways.

his death showed peoples true colors, and its exactly what ive ben saying all along, no matter how many little boys hes touched u had to like him. when u think about it he actually shaped MTV with thriller. and as for that "heated debate" on pedophiles it doesnt really matter, he has 8 out of the top ten albums and 6 of the top ten singles on itunes, more than u, or any of us, could ever accomplish by dying, or living to i guess.

^^^ probably after about 80 or 100 years he'll only be remembered for his great music and massive influence. But, 80 to 100 years is a pretty long time.

duff,

I don't think that's an opinion anyone should have. I don't believe pedophiles marry as many times as Jackson did. Kids were his gateway into a childhood he never had. He enjoyed their company not for sexual reasons but to remind him what he never had.

Did you listen to his songs about peace and love? The guy probably didn't have one nasty thought in his body and became crazy when "we" accused him of that.

No one should ever accuse someone based on rumor, otherwise you'll be labeled a sheep.

ADDED:

Why was it 2 kids out of the many, many, many kids Jackson hung out with? Like priests you see multiples coming out to accuse a pedophile yet with Jackson it was a corrupt few that did out of the many others that testified ITS ALL BS. And he was found not guilty too when he did go to trial so don't play the paid off card.

Not to jump into the fray too much......However, there was a very well respected doctor in my hometown where I grew up who was the only family doctor in town. My brothers and I went there regularly for check-ups. When I was 13 his offices were raided and the cops found over 100 files of pics and videos of him with little boys over the course of 20+ years.....they were stashed right next to the room we would get checked up in, and the pics and vids were all taken in the same room!!!!

He had a wife and 3 or 4 kids. No, I was not a victim and neither were my brothers. I'm sorry Bruce, but we can't base whether someone is a pedo or not on how well they perform on stage, or even how much they contribute to society or surrounding community. Whether MJ was or not at this point doesn't matter regardless......his chapter is over.

A man that goes from woman to woman is not a pedophile. Or at least not the profile. Jackson was married a lot.

That's not true. Many of them lead pretty 'normal' lives. A Duke University Official has just been charged with trying to pimp out his 5 year old son.

Not to mention Michael went from Lisa Marie Presley to that Debbie Rowe lady. It wasn't exactly very convincing.

You respected him and was a huge fan, I can see that. Just don't fool yourself into thinking he wasn't capable because he had a few hit records and 2 marriages that seemed like shams.

I'm leaning towards M.J not being a pedophile. (Though I would not rule it out.) I think it was more of a case that he didn't have much of childhood, mostly due to his tyrannical father working him so hard, so that lead to him as an adult trying to reclaim his lost youth. He had an unhealthy fascination with the mindset of children, but I would not be so sure it spilled over to the sexual side of things.

With the caliber and cadre of lawyers at his disposal, it is doubtful that he would ever be found guilty even he was guilty though, I would imagine.

Unfortunately even the suspicion of being a pedophile is enough to ruin a person, for life. Doubly so for a world famous music idol.

quote RabidChinaGirl

Really tragic stuff. He's better off now, whether or not there's an afterlife.

Yeah, the world has lost one of the greatest pop singers of all time. His musical talents were limitless, there will be no one like Michael Jackson in the future.

In terms of next life, Michael's karma will decide his types of next life according to Buddhism. If he's a real innocent pop singer, he'll get a better life, if he's not, he'll get an equivalent karmic repercussion in the next life.

Note: I don't have a particular religion. I believe in all religions and respect them. I just take some good ideas from every religion particularly from Buddhism.

kik,

I'm also a rationalist, realist and I can deduce well. If you never got to play as a child outside with other children, and you grow up to become lonely. You'll want the company of that which you missed out on. Just because hes an ADULT and theyre CHILDREN does not mean SEX!

Pedophilia is a disorder and MJ did not exhibit anything that would make you question if he had that disorder. But the media wanted him to, so people like you, believers of the BS, are born.

My friends at school told me he was dead, I dident believe them. But in ICT I checked on the BBC News, and, they were right! He is dead. And he died at 10:6 at night. There was a documentry on him beacause he died. Now that I know that Micheal Jackson is dead, I will give my friend £5. I told my mum, and she said "What? He can't be dead." Then, the news came on. And the woman, provely, said "Micheal Jackson's body has been taken by helicopter to hospital." And my mum said "Gosh! Oh my god! I liked some of his music!". We went home and watched the documentry.

My favourie song from him was Thriller, especially the first part. He was an excellent dancer, singer, and popstar.

Rest in peace, Micheal Jackson. I hope that Steps won't play Tragedy at your funeral.

I would just like to throw this in:

Okay, he's dead, and we can grieve, but don't say he's the best performer ever. Okay, he was popular, and he made some catchy tunes, but it's a slap in the face to every other star who didn't die a tragic death. (No one here has said that Michael Jackson is the best performer ever, but I see it a lot on other sites.)

Rest in peace Michael Jackson.

He was so great and popular that his death caused a tidal wave.

http://www.michaeljackson.com/ recently started taking "memories" about MJ. Everyone who has something to say can post there. It's amazing to see how many people post their memory every single second. Just refresh the page a few times then wait 20 seconds and refresh, check the number of people who posted... it's crazy.

quote MrGrimm

I would just like to throw this in:

Okay, he's dead, and we can grieve, but don't say he's the best performer ever. Okay, he was popular, and he made some catchy tunes, but it's a slap in the face to every other star who didn't die a tragic death. (No one here has said that Michael Jackson is the best performer ever, but I see it a lot on other sites.)

Rest in piece Michael Jackson.

Some catchy tunes? Average performers do catchy tunes, legends inspire and change the world with their art. No other performer has achieved his greatness.

I'm not saying he wasn't great. Sheesh. And I like how people minus me, as if to say, "No, Michael Jackson was the best singer ever."

The guy dies, and all of a sudden he's a legend. In my opinion, people are just jumping the band wagon now that he's no longer thought of as a pedophile.

quote MrGrimm

I'm not saying he wasn't great. Sheesh. And I like how people minus me, as if to say, "No, Michael Jackson was the best singer ever."

The guy dies, and all of a sudden he's a legend. In my opinion, people are just jumping the band wagon now that he's no longer thought of as a pedophile.

Amen brother.

People are all of a sudden acting as if his death was the holiest of all deaths known to mankind.

I told my mom: "His death seems to be held in higher respect than that of Jesus' even!". She concurred.

This is pathetic, and makes me pretty sick to see how much of an idol he was to so many people.

Yes, he might have been done well in the music industry, whatever. That doesn't and shouldn't make him God status though.

He's dead, there's one less *possible* pedo on this earth, you won't find me crying.

I definately agree that now he's a only a legend because he's dead. He felt betrayed by most of us when those allegations came out, because the majority believed it. Yes he liked kids, but only because he never had a childhood himself. He was fascinated by kids and their lifestyles because that's what he craved. But its very sad that it takes the man's death for people to realise how much of a significant contribution he made to music.

To me, he was always a legend, before death and after, and he will always be innocent imo.

Y'know, and I'll probably get flamed for this, but if Kurt Cobain from Nirvana were still alive today, people would think of him as a dumb white guy who takes too many drugs, instead of idolizing him as a legend.

"And when you die, you'll become something worse than dead... you'll become, a legend..." -band, Faith No More. And so true. Becoming a legend AFTER death sucks so bad.

quote MrGrimm

I would just like to throw this in:

Okay, he's dead, and we can grieve, but don't say he's the best performer ever. Okay, he was popular, and he made some catchy tunes, but it's a slap in the face to every other star who didn't die a tragic death. (No one here has said that Michael Jackson is the best performer ever, but I see it a lot on other sites.)

Rest in peace Michael Jackson.

i have to agree with you there

i'm not saying he was a bad singer he was one of the best but according to stats he was not the most famous or beloved

but he is loved by his fans im just saying not the most

Its hard to say Grimm, Cobain was at the peak during his death, and MJ was 20 years passed his peak and was at the bottom of a hill trying to climb back up.

Cobain kept getting better, like Lennon, and we'll never know how they would have turned out.

MJ's thriller is Cobain's Nevermind, but both had exceptional talent. MJ faded away while Cobain burned out.

BUT the sad thing is your doctor kills you with an overdose.

Well, Cobain could only have gone down. There's no way you can stay so popular for so long. It's what happened with MJ before he died. Think about bands like Guns N' Roses, they were pretty popular back in the day, but now I don't hear anyone talking about them.

But you're right, it's hard to say.

My argument against Guns is they were no where near the talent of Nirvana. Its no joke that their third album surpassed their 1st and 2nd, maybe not in sales but in quality for sure.

So what would the fourth had been? Maybe a bigger success than Nevermind!

I'm not so sure about Cobain's/Nirvana's chances of continued success either. Cobain was talented but he was thoroughly, 100% grunge . Once grunge music's popularity was destined to fade, and once Cobain perhaps mellowed out after getting older, I can't imagine what he would be singing about.

It is possible but that he'd invent himself into a new genre, but I don't know. But this all moot I guess, because he was such a junkie that there wasn't much chance he was going to get old anyways.

srsly off topic but this article has the most comments

anyway R.I.P MJ