I don't care much either way, people live, they die. Still, most people who grew up in the '70s and '80s couldn't help but hear Michael Jackson once or twice. Though not usually my cup of tea, I will crank up some of his earlier Jackson 5 or solo stuff when it comes on the radio, and I recall attempting to break dance to songs from the Thriller album when I was four or five. It is easy to see how he became so popular, from childhood star to pop star who crossed boundaries and became one of the biggest names in music. Unfortunately, during the '90s he became almost as well known for his legal issues as for his music. Anyway, this thread is about MJ the artist, not the man or his death.