I must say Michael Jackson’s death was a big disaster for me, and this news recalled my brokenhearted memory for the year of his death. Honestly, I had to say that I do not like Michael Jackson on very beginning. When he was extremely popular, he came to Taiwan to hold his world tours in 1993 and 1996. I was too little to understand the meaning of “Michael Jackson” because I was only a five year old kid when he held the History World Tour in Taipei in 1996. I started to know Michael Jackson through his scandal and strange conducts. Hence, Michael Jackson was a symbol of eccentric for me. In June 26, 2009, when the media wantonly reported his death, I just did not understand why people so grieved about his death. Therefore, I tried to figure out the answer, and I soon realized that I was wrong. With the feelings of remorse, I began to understand his background, personality, dance and music.
According to the data, he had an extraordinary background. I knew that Michael was a child star, and formed a band with his brother. When he was 21, he released his first solo album, and started to become famous. The most serious controversy was his color. At the beginning, I considered that he was really an eccentric who bleached his skin, but the true was that he was a patient of the Vitiligo which would make the skin turn white gradually. Furthermore, he was accused of child sexual abuse twice, and he was acquitted on all counts. I finally realized that how the world misunderstood Michael Jackson just like me. He was the most kindhearted and caring person in the world. He was very concerned about the children. Every time he held the world tour, he had go to a local hospital or an orphanage to visit the sick children. I still remembered what Michael said “If there are no children in the world, I would die.”
When it comes to his music, I have to admit that Michael’s music is the best sound I had ever heard. His music took root in R&B, pop, and soul.I found that he had a beautiful, attractive, and elegant voice. When he sang the ballads, his voice is very gentle and affectionate like his famous ballad—“You Are Not Alone”. In the other hand, his fast-paced songs always let the audience feel powerful and enthusiastic like – “Black or White”. The most important vocal technique of Michael is the “vocal hiccup”. He would gulp the breath when he sang, and made the voice quiver with anxiety or drop to a whisper. His musical genre included new jack swing, club, pop, and rock. The musical themes of Michael were very extensive. In "Beat It", he decried gang violence in West Side Story. “Man in the Mirror” is an anthem ballad of confession and resolution. “We Are the World” and “Heal the World” are the songs for the charity anthem.
Michael’s dances always led the trend. His dance would make you want to dance with him even though you could not dance. When he danced you would find that every movement for him would emit the strength and vitality. Michael was good at robot dance, breaking, tap dance, and modern dance. When it comes to his dance, we would not forget the moon walk from “Billie Jean” and the 45 degree anti-gravity lean from “Smooth Criminal”. Besides, Michael was a person who would create the personal logo. He wore the black hat, single white gloves, shiny black suit, white socks and black shoes when he performed “Billie Jean”. We also could not forget his special gesture and shout in his performance.
After I understood Michael’s background, personality, music, and dance, I suddenly realized that how shallow I was when I heard a person’s negative news. Apart from talking about his negative news, he is a legend, the one who is recognized by the one of the best entertainer in the world. As the status of an African singer, he has a great achievement on America history. His music can soothing the people, bringing the love and peace to the whole world, and make me believe that the world is always beautiful and hopeful. His gentle personality makes me understand the true meaning of forgiveness. Although he passed away, his spirit would leave forever.
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