Ever since the July 7th memorial to the King of Pop I was pondering this blog entry. Ever since his passing and up to this day one thought doesn’t leave the back of my mind. This IS It and he will never write another song. Today the prime-time stations are not waiting time on his bank accounts, his medical history, his family, his police record and so on. We are left now with his work. Music that transcended genre, lyrics that made people thinks and erased country borders, movement that kept us glued to the TV and made us think that we all can fly.
May people on this earth are gifted, are Aces at what they do, invent things that change our lives and so on. Regardless of what we do, we are all guilty of short-sided views of the world. Most often our perception of it is limited by what we do or where we live. Common practices and prejudices often make it difficult to see the big picture, or imagine a different conclusion to the typical beginning.
Very few people are great in a multitude of areas and are capable of changing the world. And Michel Jackson did Change the World. The changes he made are taken for granted now. We think little about segregation while watching Music Videos or TV shows. We don’t look at all at the Labels on CD albums. Copyrights and royalties are handled by agents and lawyers and basically are expected by the young and new performers. We don’t remember that it wasn’t always so. Every now and that I notice a jacket in a Russian sop-opera, a dance move in a concert, or a melody that will remind me of Michel. I know that the resemblance is not an attempt to steal an idea; it is a result of well accepted norm and fashion that originated from MJ. They don’t even know whose building blocks they just used.
After the experience of This Is It documentary I am left with the feeling that the Mozart of the 20th century is gone and he will never write another song. The rehearsal processes for This Is It illustrated how aware Michael was about every detail of the product he didn’t get to produce. He was part of the audition process from the legions of dancers; he knew the skills of every musician. He noticed every mistake and missed note from every instrument or person. The old videos for Thriller and the Earth Song were filmed anew with the dancers on the tour, to serve as the backdrop for the dancers on stage. The scope was gigantic the effect unparallel. He was as always bigger than life. He had so much more to give and wanted to do so. And I am left with the thought that he will never write another song.
I still remember Usher touching the casket at the memorial service, when the thought first entered my head. He will never write another song, but this man heard the ones that are written. The dancers on the This Is It tour learned from him and will never forget the lesson. There are enough of those who managed to do the same. Those that leaned are the ones who will Change the World again. One song, one patented pare of shoes, one copyright investment, or one supported charity at a time.
May people on this earth are gifted, are Aces at what they do, invent things that change our lives and so on. Regardless of what we do, we are all guilty of short-sided views of the world. Most often our perception of it is limited by what we do or where we live. Common practices and prejudices often make it difficult to see the big picture, or imagine a different conclusion to the typical beginning.
Very few people are great in a multitude of areas and are capable of changing the world. And Michel Jackson did Change the World. The changes he made are taken for granted now. We think little about segregation while watching Music Videos or TV shows. We don’t look at all at the Labels on CD albums. Copyrights and royalties are handled by agents and lawyers and basically are expected by the young and new performers. We don’t remember that it wasn’t always so. Every now and that I notice a jacket in a Russian sop-opera, a dance move in a concert, or a melody that will remind me of Michel. I know that the resemblance is not an attempt to steal an idea; it is a result of well accepted norm and fashion that originated from MJ. They don’t even know whose building blocks they just used.
After the experience of This Is It documentary I am left with the feeling that the Mozart of the 20th century is gone and he will never write another song. The rehearsal processes for This Is It illustrated how aware Michael was about every detail of the product he didn’t get to produce. He was part of the audition process from the legions of dancers; he knew the skills of every musician. He noticed every mistake and missed note from every instrument or person. The old videos for Thriller and the Earth Song were filmed anew with the dancers on the tour, to serve as the backdrop for the dancers on stage. The scope was gigantic the effect unparallel. He was as always bigger than life. He had so much more to give and wanted to do so. And I am left with the thought that he will never write another song.
I still remember Usher touching the casket at the memorial service, when the thought first entered my head. He will never write another song, but this man heard the ones that are written. The dancers on the This Is It tour learned from him and will never forget the lesson. There are enough of those who managed to do the same. Those that leaned are the ones who will Change the World again. One song, one patented pare of shoes, one copyright investment, or one supported charity at a time.
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