A middle-aged man donning pajamas in a wheelchair, looking haggard and fallible. His skin seems to be flaking beneath a surgical mask, covering the bottom half of his face. A pair of large sunglasses shields his resigned eyes. Welcome to the very sad world of MJ. Like most of us, I can’t help but to feel saddened by the way his life has panned out.
What could have been: An experts’ image of Jackson (left) and how he looks today after surgery (right)
His record-breaking career seems like a thing of the past, and he has lost the fire over the years, ridden with debt, and feeling unmotivated. The fall of King of Pop, one of my favorite artistes growing up, and I’ve been lucky to have watched this genius graced Malaysia in 1996 - the greatest live act I’ve ever witness - MJ is a performer in a class of his own.
He has been emotionally devastated, unable to bounce back, from 2 court cases over the years. These days, he seemed more disoriented, his face expressionless. He would never be the same again. MJ, as you know, have never lived his childhood, as a result of his stardom.
He tried to relieve his childhood by creating Neverland, and surrounded himself with children, animals and a false reality - so much so that he never learned how to cope in the real world. Alone in his madness, he became gradually weirder, and no one seemed to care. It didn’t matter that Jackson was found not guilty. He was ruined - not just his reputation, but his self-esteem, too.
No one made records like him. Thriller, released in 1982, remains the biggest-selling album of all time with 100 million sales, and Jackson still commands an audience - if he wants it. In Jackson’s defence, the standards of excellence he set himself so many years ago are so high that they’re practically impossible for even him to meet! [ source ]
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