
He died.
The number one Soul Music Superstar died during Black Music Month.
A heart-attack they say. All I know is I feel sad, and my girlfriend is damn-near inconsolable.
I’ve fielded phone calls from people. Made one to my son who when he was a child-thought that Prince and Michael were the same person. Not even close. Stones/Beatles. White/Hayes. Jackson/Prince. Flair/Hogan. Each pairing had their similarities and their differences.
Wanna know the difference?
Michael Jackson was the STAR. The ENTERTAINER. The pre-TMZ headline when Harvey Levin was
only holding a microphone on the street for People’s Court.
Michael was IT. Michael had IT. Michael moved LPs. When VHS & Beta were nascent formats, Michael made “Thriller” and helped grow an industry. I don’t what else to say. Michael helped build MTV too…even though at first they didn’t want him. He’s 50 years old. It aint fair.
I’ll play some CDs to help remind me of the better times.
I know we will all miss you, but..........
...................me- Donald Cleveland, the man who spent his first record money at age 10 on a copy of The Jackson 5 “The Love You Save”,
I will miss you too. Just that little bit more.
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