Do you guys think him gearing up for his upcoming London shows had something to do with it? I believe maybe he worked himself too much maybe...or who know's maybe i'm wrong. I just can't make sense of this.

I'm watching the TV,and they are showing how press was trying to get film of the ambulance that was taking him to the hospital. That is in such poor taste,and I find it disgusting.

UCantHavaDaMango said:

Hi Rani Sweety very sad.. sorry u had to hear commetns like that from your co-workers!

bboy87 said:

He's in a better place where he belongs, the world was presented with a gift that was loved AND abused by many....now, the higher power felt it was time to take his gift back.

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(CNN) -- Michael Jackson, the show-stopping singer whose best-selling albums -- including "Off the Wall," "Thriller" and "Bad" -- and electrifying stage presence made him one of the most popular artists of all time, died Wednesday, according to multiple sources, including the Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press.
Michael Jackson, shown in 2008, was one of the biggest pop stars in history.

Michael Jackson, shown in 2008, was one of the biggest pop stars in history.

CNN has not confirmed this information.

He was 50.

He collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, California, about noon Pacific time, suffering cardiac arrest, according to brother Randy Jackson. He died at UCLA Medical Center.

Jackson's blazing rise to stardom -- and later fall from grace -- is among the most startling of show business tales. The son of a steelworker, he rose to fame as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, a band he formed with his brothers in the late 1960s. By the late '70s, as a solo artist, he was topping the charts with cuts from "Off the Wall," including "Rock With You" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough."

In 1982, he released "Thriller," an album that eventually produced seven hit singles. An appearance the next year on a Motown Records 25th-anniversary special cemented his status as the biggest star in the country. Timeline: The life of Michael Jackson »

For the rest of the 1980s, they came no bigger. "Thriller's" follow-up, 1987's "Bad," sold almost as many copies. A new Jackson album -- a new Jackson appearance -- was a pop culture event.

The pop music landscape was changing, however, opening up for rap, hip-hop and what came to be called "alternative" -- and Jackson was seen as out of step.

His next release, 1991's "Dangerous," debuted at No. 1 but "only" produced one top-ranking single -- "Black or White" -- and that song earned criticism for its inexplicably violent ending, in which Jackson was seen smashing car windows and clutching his crotch.

Man...they showed a clip of him performing "I Want You Back" with the Jackson bros, and I was just like, "Oh, god..."

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I was a fan of Michael's way before Prince. I used to kiss the tv anytime he was on a show. I remember the day he was on Motown 25 I was about 8 and I stayed home sick with an asthma attack that day. But when he did Billie Jean I jumped up and started screaming and dancing while my mother gave me the sideeye. "Sick, huh?" He always had that effect on me.

CNN needs to find and interview that Dove Lady.

bboy87 said:

But out of that sadness, there will be happiness & joy once again:


This is exactly how I choose to remember Michael!
[Edited 6/25/09 16:10pm]

NMuzakNSoul said:

I'm more calm but the tears haven't stopped. I don't care if people flame me for being sad. He was my hero. I loved him like he was my family. His music got me through being constantly teased in school, my parents divorce when I was 9, my cousin passing away 2 years ago, whatever problem I had, his music made me feel better and that's what he was about: Love

TonyVanDam said:

Well, the Holy Trinity of Pop Music is now broken.

FUCK IT, I need to get drunk! This is crazy....

The King of Pop is Dead?

CNN needs to find and interview that Dove Lady.

I was just on the bus listening to Dangerous, and then I get a text from a friend saying he's dead....I got home, turned on the news and see that its true.....

I don't even know what to do right now....

bboy87 said:

CNN has confirmed it

http://www.cnn.com/

noimageatall said:

OFF-TOPIC: Barry White lived longer, and he died at 53(?). Rick James died at 50-something as well.

SCNDLS said:

I know ....that was a magical era to witness as a teen music lover...at our age it kinda brings us one step closer to realizing we're not young anymore, and are in fact, not immortal after all

NMuzakNSoul said:

I'm more calm but the tears haven't stopped. I don't care if people flame me for being sad. He was my hero. I loved him like he was my family. His music got me through being constantly teased in school, my parents divorce when I was 9, my cousin passing away 2 years ago, whatever problem I had, his music made me feel better and that's what he was about: Love

you're either in tears or feeling numb