Michael Jackson: Never Can Say Goodbye
I’ve tried to write this blog several times now and just can’t quite seem to come up with the words to suggest how the death of Michael Jackson has impacted me. Mostly I feel emptiness and sadness for the man who I have adored since I was a kid. I’m saddened that one of the world’s greatest entertainers was taken from us so close to the beginning of his triumphant return to the stage in a 50 concert residency in London. I also find myself saddened for a man whose life was seemingly robbed of him and “sold for gold” at such a young age. This will be focused on for years to come, so I don’t want to now. But most of all I’m saddened for his children, family and friends who have lost such a bright light in their lives. Most of all I’d like to get into just why Michael Jackson was such an important entertainer, but I simply do not feel qualified to do so. I can say that my feelings are summed up in that famous Jackson 5 song, “Never Can Say Goodbye”. Thankfully, his music survives so I, and the rest of the world, won’t have to.
