I feel the pain of the family, friends, and fans of Michael Jackson at his untimely passing. It is a shock when someone dies, especially someone so loved. I was speaking to a friend today who went to console her friend who is a big fan of Michael’s, and in speaking to her I remembered when John Bonham died. I had a friend who ran a record shop who was a very big fan of Led Zeppelin. When I heard the news, I went straight over to his shop. The closed sign was on the door, but I knew he was there. He answered my calls to him, and when he let me in, we stood there hugging each other crying. I never forgot what he said, “Look at me – a grown man crying like a baby over someone I never knew. I may not have known him, but I knew him through his music, and it was so special to me. John feels like family, and this hurts.” I expect lot of Michael’s fans are feeling the same way today.
Some people dismiss the grief of fans as silly, but I say it is never silly to grieve the loss of someone who touched your life, even if you didn’t know them personally, and clearly Michael Jackson touched many lives with his music. Memories in Music would be pleased to add the memories of any of his fans that would like to share them on our website. Michael Jackson fans now, and his future fans, will be so happy to know your stories of seeing him in concert or meeting him, because they will never get that chance – but they can experience that joy through you.
If Michael influenced your life for the better, that is just something more to add to his amazing legacy. It is a sad day, but there is something good to think about – Michael’s music remains, and because it will, you will never really have to say goodbye.
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