I feel sorry for the guy. He obviously had some mental disturbances, and he wasn't that old.
For his mental disturbances, I can forgive him, and many people who find it as a fault have no idea about his life.
Being thrown into the Music Industry since the age of 5, to his current death, isn't an easy task. He's had to survive the Tides of Time in order to still live on to how he is. He had no childhood. He was a kind-hearted man, and I have never thought once, that he was in any way malicious.
And I am not saying this because he has just died. This has always been my view on it, and I have frowned at MJ jokes. People have no idea what the man went through.
i come from a punk rock generation so i never cared for his new music.however,his classic jackson-5 stuff was pretty cool.yet his habits and choice of "partners" are disturbing.
again,i know he had problems.yet when i heard i was shocked.he is an icon and deserves some memorial.