As for the guy who asked why MJ would sell his soul when he already had all the talent he could want? Consider this: Michael Jackson of the Jackson 5/Jacksons was already a star, but by the time he finally dropped his first successful LP, he became a superstar. How many child stars do you know can just make a smooth transition into a stellar, let alone decent career?
I kinda agree, unfortunately. He was the ultimate puppet. As he made more positive music/ started rebelling against the higher powers, his careerstarted taking a turn for the worse.
Think about Thriller. That song/video is about the undead/evil sprits/demons/creatures coming out of the darkness. With that video, he was one of the firstblack artists to get play on MTV and really opened the door the most for black entertainers. MTV was the biggest television outlet for music artists and theirpopularity was boosted ...
My mind is just flooded with ideas of how pop culture/his career mayhave been masterminded.