MJ is in the distinguished company of artist/entertainers like Bing Crosby and Elvis. I can't think of any individual music artist/entertainer in the past 20+ years that is comparable to these guys.
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They aren't even in the same realm.
A CNN story that I watched the other day said that his European tour sold 1 million tickets in 5 hours.
And that is after he hadn't performed in years, with a good percentage of the population thinking that he was a child molester.
His influence on music, video, and society as a whole are undeniable. I agree with Mike33, he's up there on level footing with Elvis.
Somehow, I don't see Eminem ever achieving a fraction of what MJ did, starting with 4 consecutive #1 Billboard singles off the first major label Jackson 5 album.~
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are you fucking kidding me?Comment
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The question should really be, "Why do people forget that MJ was a child molester when he died?"
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The only other musician that can be compared to MJ in terms of being popular for so long and always being edgy is.... Madonna.Comment
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Eminem is a great talent but he's not even in the same galaxy as Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson was without question the single most popular and successful artist globally of the last century. Bring it, haters.
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True... not even Madonna is close.
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no possible way.
MJ was a global icon, not just in the US. Almost everyone loves MJ's music, from the 80s to now, while Eminem is only more recent and his fan base is well short of MJ's
I cant really imagine anyone's death who would have such an impact like his did, including Ophra, Obama, or even Ryan Secrest
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From the 80's, he took it to an incredibly different level, there is no doubt. But he also experienced success as a member of the Jackson 5, and it was in 1967 that they won the competition at the Apollo and subsequently got signed by Motown.no possible way.
MJ was a global icon, not just in the US. Almost everyone loves MJ's music, from the 80s to now, while Eminem is only more recent and his fan base is well short of MJ's
I cant really imagine anyone's death who would have such an impact like his did, including Ophra, Obama, or even Ryan Secrest
Michael was 9 then. And the J5 got to be huge in pop music in the 70's. I remember that, because I am old as dirt.
So he is something that we very rarely ever see. Matter of fact, I can't think of anyone else that was both a child star and an adult star. (edit: Maybe Elizabeth Taylor? I don't know her story, but I think she was pretty young in National Velvet) In essence, he lived almost his entire life in the public eye.
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.Last edited by selena; 07-02-2009, 09:41 PM.~
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Werd.
Millions imitated him. In the 80s tons of people wore the white glove and walked around wearing the red leather jacket. Hell, we were at a wedding about 3 months ago and the DJ played Billy Jean and dozens of people from age 20-50 got down and started doing the MJ spin and the moonwalk...including us.
MJ is unparalleled. I doubt anyone else even comes close to the kind of impact and influence he had.
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The only people remotely close would will be Michael Jordan and Oprah
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you can't be serious...MJ has been the most famous person in the world for 30 yearsComment
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