Michael Jackson dies at age 50, what will he be remembered for?

Yes, you are right and he will be most remembered for all his good deeds, despite those controversial topics surrounding him. Sometimes you never know, celebrities are like us too; they tend to feel lonely, despite their popularity and richness. I like your note there on that.. Have a nice day and thanks for this discussion..;)

Thanks for the contribution that you made to the discussion. You brought up something that no one else, including me thought of! :-) Have a great night!

Yes, you bring up a very good point. He did contribute a great deal to charities and such. We have let so much bad press over shadow any of the good he has done in his life and there were many of those things as well. I do feel sorry for him a bit though. Isn't that funny that I would feel that way for someone who had it all? Thing is, I don't think he did have it all. I don't think he was a very happy person, for years. Thanks for brining up such good points.

It's great to hear that you got so much inspiration from him. That's a true statement about his talent.

He will always be remembered, good or bad, he made a lot of contributions. Everyone has his bad side. Jackson had his share of the bad side. But he has helped a lot of people. He co-wrote the song, "We are the World," that song was song by various popular and legendary artists like Stevie Wonder, Cindy Lauper, Kenny Rogers, Ray Charles, etc. everybody helped and that song saved Africa from famine in the late 1980s. I will always remember him for his songs, his Christmas songs, like "Someday at Christmas," Give Love on Christmas Day,". Other songs, included the one that Mariah Carey remade, "I'll Be There," "Ben," a song about friendship and the theme song of the movie "Free Willy 1" and Free Willy 2," these were about that Willy the Whale. The song was "River Jordan." I also like the songs, "Music and Me," "Happy" yes, and "One Day in Your Life." These are sad, sad songs and these really touch the heart and they are full of meaning. And oh, he also sang "She's Out of My Life," one that he dedicated to his former sweetheart, Tatum O' Neil. That song makes me cry.

opps, I erred there, the song was sung...(not song) sorry

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Oh i forgot he will also be remembered for not being proud of being an african american and trying to be white.

I think that many people will remember him for that, yes. But shouldn't there come a time that we let go of things, such as time like these. He's gone now so shouldn't the world be a little more forgiving for that? I don't know, just a thought.

Yes, I agree. May he rest in peace. He was still pretty much on top when my kids were younger so they will remember him always for his music. I am wondering how many of those who are younger than they are will remember him though.

yes agree with you

That is true. No one but him, the boy and God knows that and never did. I think this is going to cause major controversy over the next several months and possibly even years. Elvis Presley still isn't allowed to rest in peace and look how long he's been gone. Michael will always be that little boy singing out ABC and Rockin' Robin to me. Oh and let's not forget Thriller which is one of my all time favorite songs of his.

no matter what, he will always be remembered. he will be remembered for his songs. i believe hi songs will live forever....will be sung by the future generation. he will be remembered for the "USA for Africa" thing.

Yes your are quite right I think that is about his behovior. I am gald that I was able to reminde you of the catoon. I wonder if anyone easle rembmers that.

Good question. Not sure if they remember it or not. I think when the cartoon first came out that it was up against the Osmond Brothers cartoon. They were big rivals as far as trying to get attention focused on them back in the late sixties and early seventies. So they each had a cartoon of their own on different networks when it first came out.

True, but he did make himself an easy target later in life for those sorts of allegations. No one will ever know the full truth about him except himself and God and that is all that counts in the end anyway. I lost interest in him years ago but he will long be remembered in my heart as that little kid who hit the big time. I forgot about that cartoon. I remember when it came out! Thanks for reminding me.

That is very well possible that he did that because of the way he was treated, but that doesn't excuse any acts such as he was accused of. Unfortunately, the world will not forget those bad things either. But hopefully, they will be more forgiving now so that his family can have some peace. I worry about the children though because you know the press is going to hound and follow them like crazy to watch their every move. Michael is no longer there to protect them from that.

Yes, it may have well been that that casue him to behave the way he did. And I do understand that he didn't have a good childhood with his father and all. But in the end, we are all responsible for our own actions. I believe whole heartedly in God. Michael now faces his and that is the only thing that matters. None of our opinions will matter one bit. He was a great performer in his dance and singing. He was a perfectionist with his performances. He had to have every single move and word just the right way or he would have to do it over again. He would practice for hours and no matter how good he was or how the audience percieved him, he was still unhappy with himself and his image of himself and that is why he did all the operations. It's really sad.

Thank you for your contribution Gracie and he certainly was an amazing artist.

No, they can't take that away from him. I think that was his only escape from it all really.

Yes I agree with you on a lot of points. I do think that we all control the final destiny of our lives here on Earth though. Many people go through horrible abuses and do to help others in every way possible and never hurt others mainly because of what they lived through. Others fall by the wayside and do hurt others and use the abuse as a reason to behave that way. That in no way implies that I think he did all of those things. I have had it in the back of my mind for years, but I don't know that he did it and I am not his judge and juror nor will I ever be. Thanks for the contribution to the discussion.

Yes, that is a certainty. As well as it is certain that people will start "spotting" him places just like Elvis. It's really sad that people hang on to things of the past isn't it?

Yes, he definitely had his share of surgeries. I truly was appalled with the last few though. He took that way way too far, in my opinion. I am not sure what he was trying to accomplish. I think that he looked just fine the way he was originally.

Yes, I think he will be remembered for both things plus how he became so strange through the years. They are doing a memorial on MTV now. They are currently showing an old American Bandstand one with his brothers.

He actually started doing all the transformations long before he was ever "labelled" as a child molester. And that well may be true why he did it, but I still don't get it. He was a very good looking black man. He became unrecognizable to his fans as the same person who knew his talent when he was very young. I feel bad for him that he didn't ever feel that he was accepted by us, the fans. That wasn't true at all. As for why cry for him now? Well, I will tell you that I was one of the first ones that came to his defense when he was accused of child molestation. I felt that just because he had indeed turned into a bit of a strange bird, that didn't mean that he hurt young children. I have always maintained in my heart that he couldn't have done those things. I will also have to admit that doubt runs deeply through my mind about it as well. Why did he pay that boy off? Why not go through the court system to get his name cleared? So, I had that on my mind also. That all happened when my children were still fairly young so I looked and them and wondered how I would feel if it were them. I have never come to any conclusion about the truth of the matter. It is something that Michael has to face now. He is responsible for whatever he did in his life now that he is facing God. I also always maintained that a man had a right to earn a living and so I didn't get totally buggy about "not buying his music" like many others did. Sooooooooooo, in other words, Michael was definitely accepted for who he was until he made it nearly impossible to recognize who that was. Thank you for your comments. It makes sense.....

Yes, I heard about his preparations for his upcoming tour. I wonder how well it would have been recieved though. There was always a shadow over him because of the charges that were brought against him among other things. I just hope that he now has the peace he longed for and the acceptance as well.

Yes I think he will be remembered for both as well. I also have to wonder how long it will be before people jump on the "michael jackson didn't really die" stuff. You know how they have done with Elvis Presley for years and years.

Yes, with his skin, that was a great big thing. I didn't worry about that so much, just always wondered how he could be so black and then so white. He had so many operations to change his total appearance as well, which I never understood. I thought he wasn't a bad looking man but then he kept on going with the operations until he barely had a nose left. I don't get it. Anyway, yes, he was always so down about his looks, I really can't figure that out. He didn't look anything like himself after a while.

He was a great performer, I feel for his family as well. RIP Michael Jackson