The end of an era
I was surprised by how much the news of Michael Jackson's death affected me. Despite all the supreme weirdness of the later years, the allegations, the freaky plastic surgery, his influence on music is undeniable.
Thriller was the first album I owned. MTV Greece is playing Michael Jackson videos round the clock (and the fact alone MTV deigned to play actual MUSIC again is noteworthy in itself) and I'm struck by how all those years later, there has yet to be someone who came even CLOSE to his performance levels (and clips of wee!Michael from his Jackson 5 days made me sad for entirely different reasons).
I was joking about becoming old this weekend due to hitting the big 3-0, but damn, this is the first time I felt it. For all that my music tastes have evolved into supposedly too cool for pop, the little girl in me is devastated.
Thriller was the first album I owned. MTV Greece is playing Michael Jackson videos round the clock (and the fact alone MTV deigned to play actual MUSIC again is noteworthy in itself) and I'm struck by how all those years later, there has yet to be someone who came even CLOSE to his performance levels (and clips of wee!Michael from his Jackson 5 days made me sad for entirely different reasons).
I was joking about becoming old this weekend due to hitting the big 3-0, but damn, this is the first time I felt it. For all that my music tastes have evolved into supposedly too cool for pop, the little girl in me is devastated.