Michael Jackson

I have lots of memories of Michael Jackson. His music was and still is a major part of my life. He without a doubt deserves 2 have his star on the Walk of Fame. I never got 2 meet him but I did see him live in 1989 for his final show of the Bad Tour and it was the best show that I've ever seen. If I never saw another concert of any other artist I would be content with that

This is not a complete profile nor truthful in its essence, this is a ''filling'' articol.
First, ''bizarre landscape'', ''visiting alien if he lost applause'' and then ''lost his ways as a musician''? Based on what, good people? Did you ask the millions who carry on his legacy? Or did you ask the haters, the ones who believed all the worst things were said about him just because it was written black on white?
Cause if you ask me, a Michael Jackson fan, I would tell you that he was a man who grew up in less than perfect surroundings and developed a sensitivity forgotten by today's contemporan's world, a world where he never forgot where he came from, how a child pain feels like and where giving and spreading love had no limits. You choose to forget that his projected message has always been a positive one, about loving each other, especially the children that do represent our future and healing our planet. How do you choose to not include that on a profile? How do you choose to ''look through him and judge'' and close your ears and eyes to everything this visionary man wanted to share with us? And how can you be blind at all the motion he created in this world in life AND in death, where millions are better people because he showed how?
You speak about surgeries, lack of money and controversy. That does not define Michael Jackson. Why would you care about personal battles everyone has over genius, inspiration, the art he created? Why would you write about human nature and condemned it instead of helping future generations to see true creation at its best? In the end, Michael still wins. Cause it is not what you write or didn't, is what we pass on to our children as his legacy, is what we know, what we feel Michael Jackson brought to this world. And he brought love, shelter and help where needed, smiles, excitement, music, dance, flow! A recipe not matched by any of todays's artists. Do you really not see all that? Or you just don't want to? Don't you see that a love message is worth much more than an ironic, skeptical, incomplete, sensational wanna be one? How can you not recognize greatness where you find it? I only pitty the ones who embrace greed over giving, hate over love, lies over truth! Cause when God will ask me ''Who taught you to be a better person?'' I will say ''My family and Michael Jackson!''. And there will be a long line to have the same answer.

Michael Jackson was the greatest preformer of all time, and he was unique. There will never be another like him. He inspired many new artists. He spent years studying the great preformers and did his best to give us the best intertainment he could give, and surpassed all others. He gave himself to help make the world a better place and he did. He made alot of people happy. His humanitarian efforts were many and he was a generous kind human being. I will miss him as will many people all of races and ages until I am gone from this earth. forever fan

Behind the Stars' Picture of Michael Jackson should be the profile written by professionals certainly with talent and capability to recognize the same, not this one written by Mr Boucher and Ms Woo. To authors:
Michael Jackson's great rare & unique talent as artist musician is enough to give a big respect and to glorify such God's gifted person. We all have a responsibility to built the better place for next generations, and if we do not know to keep and recognize the Beauty and God's gift, understand human suffering and help to people then our mission will be never complete. It is better that each of us try to find a sense of life and believe as Dostoevsky wrote: The Beauty will save The World!
Please, Mr Boucher and Ms Woo work on yourself and don't be angry if Michael Jackson had more talent than many of us...
Vesna

Definitely the best child singer and the very best entertainer in the world. He was a great protector of kids and donated millions of his money he made honestly to childrens charities and hospitals think about this when you pick on him May God Keep him wrapped in his arms of love.

Michael Jackson is the greatest entertainer that ever lived. His music was beautiful, and it always had some sort of the meaning behind it, no matter how unusual it was. He had the greatest dance moves the world has ever seen. No matter all the troubles he went through, or the fact that he's not here with us anymore, stops them from being the greatest star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

This was one of the most poorly and clearly biased articles done by the LA times. I am shocked that such a respectable newspaper has such incompetent writers. "A bizarre landscape"? How about speaking on how he touched millions, and how 15 of the top spots on Amazon.com were filled with his music literally hours after he passed. I love you MJ, and you will always have your fans supporting you.

I never met MJ but have known him all of my life. I grew up with his music, that today reminds me of several milestones in my life. Michael absolutely deserves a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Millions around the world love his music & he opened doors for so many artists (who would not otherwise have an opportunity). MJ saved MTV and the music industry. He was an instrument of nature that will never be duplicated.

People get this right: King of Pop was not self-declared nickname. It was given to Michael Jackson by Elizabeth Taylor in the 80's

I think that almost every artist that has gone after Michael Jackson has been influenced by him in some away and he has been a huge inspiration around the world through his orginality. He was a legend & will always be one. I won't forget that, nobody could take his place or ever replace his legacy. I think he most definitly deserves a star on the hollywood walk of fame. I believe through his music he lives forever x .