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Ten years ago, Michael Jackson died

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The “King of Pop” is dead. Ten years ago, this news Michael-Jackson shocked Fans around the world. His work will never be forgotten, his Person is more controversial than ever.



25. June 2009 will keep many music fans probably always be remembered: The sudden death of the singer is not upset – just – Michael-Jackson-Fans in the world.

In this case, the Image of the child was gebröckelt of Superstars in the months – more likely years – before his death to witness His groteskeren “plastic surgery”, its idiosyncratic nature, with a part known, part mystery women, young, its striking proximity to children. The innovative music productions had also subsided a long time ago. But Michael Jackson was not finished with his career, and started once more to a large project: “This Is It” was to be his last big Show that he wanted to perform 50 Times in London. But then he died suddenly of an Overdose of drugs. The consternation over Jackson’s sudden death pushed the wrong notes initially in the Background.

Milestone in the video clip-history

Without a doubt, Michael Jackson has earned during his lifetime the title of “King of Pop”. His most fertile period, the collaboration with the music producer Quincy Jones, with the ground-breaking albums, “Off the Wall” (1979), “Thriller” (1982) and “Bad” (1987) emerged.

The Hits from the latter two albums were the most successful and most innovative music videos of all time: Director John Landis (including the “Blues Brothers” and “an American Werewolf in London”) has with the video clip “Thriller” is a stand-alone 13-minute short film shot by Michael himself sits with his girlfriend in the cinema chair and watching a horror movie in which the main character Michael Jackson is a werewolf. His girlfriend is too much, the two leave the theater. On the way home, Michael sings to her “Thriller”. The path leads you through a cemetery. Zombies awaken, and keep track of the two, while Michael also turns into a Zombie.

The girl escapes and wakes up suddenly from a nightmare, the “real” Michael reassured you. Then he turns around and looks amazing with the yellow zombie eyes, grinning into the camera. The Story is not what made the Clip so unforgettable. It is the iconic dance scene from the Zombies: The choreography, the costumes, the camera work, with half a Million dollars was “Thriller” of the most expensive and elaborate video clip that was filmed up to that point. The icing on the cake, and sat Horror-actor Vincent Price, with his voice and the evil Laugh.

Morphing salon is capable of

John Landis was hired for the Song “Black or White” from the Album “Dangerous” (1991) again. The Director brought the then-child star Macaulay Culkin (“home Alone”): In his nursery, he allows him to loud rock music to listen to, the father complained. Subsequently, the Small rolls an oversized Guitar in the living room, strikes a loud distorted power chord that carries the father through the ceiling in the African Steppe. And then the Song begins: Michael Jackson dances with Africans, Mongols, Indians, Russians, Indians through different worlds – at the end of Morphing are displayed in sequences, in which people from all ethnic groups to transform into each other. The message is clear: All people are equal, no matter what skin color you have.

Whether Moonwalk, the zombie dance or “oblique” Gangster: Jackson’s dance scenes were sensational

After the song, the Film goes on. A Panther is leaving the movie Studio and turned into a dark side street in Michael Jackson. Begins a destructive and lascivious dance. Between its spectacular steps and movements, he touches the step, a smashes screaming window panes and clubs on cars. The four-minute part of the video was not broadcast in the United States. Jackson wanted to represent only the instincts of a predatory cat, and against racism contact. Subsequently also the Nazi were then – and KKK-symbols inserted into the Video that were destroyed by Jackson during the “Panther Dance”.

Serious allegations of child abuse

Despite numerous scandals of the throne of the “King of Pop seemed” to be after his death to be irreversible. However, the documentation of “Leaving Neverland” of the British Director Dan Reed, who appeared to 2019, casts a large shadow on the Person Michael Jackson. Again and again, Jacko has been accused of “” in the life of child abuse. In “Leaving Neverland” tell Wade Robson and James safe Chuck, as the singer year have you need as a minimum on his “Neverland”-Ranch will always miss. “He said that if someone were to find out, what we did, we would have both for the Rest of our lives in prison,” says Robson in the four-hour Film.

In 2005, Wade Robson defended the “King of Pop” before the court. Now he’s making some serious accusations

Wade Robson and James safe Chuck had already collected in 2013, allegations against the 2009 deceased Jackson. As the singer in 2005, had the responsibility for child abuse and nine other counts before the court, was Robson, however, as a witness occurred and had indicated that Jackson had never behave inappropriately. Jackson had been spoken to then free.

Again and again, it was reported in US media, Michael Jackson has paid to the families of numerous alleged abuse victims hush money in the millions. Fans of the pop star argue against it, the families have caught the whiff of big money and the only reason why the charges levied.

May you hear his music?

After the airing of “Leaving Neverland” had decided on numerous radio stations around the world to take the Songs of Michael Jackson from the program. Under the Hashtag #mute Michael Jackson critics on Twitter called for, not to listen to the Songs of the singer more. In an interview with DW, the philosopher, and the ethics called-Professor Maria-Sibylla Lotter these reactions “appalling” and pledged to look at the art from the personality of the artist separately.

Sculpture by the American artist Paul McCarthy in the Federal art hall Bonn: Can you separate the work and the artist?

The also rein Wolfs, Director of the bundeskunsthalle in Bonn agreed. In the run-up to the current exhibition of “Michael Jackson: On the Wall” there had been discussions about dealing with the “King of Pop”. He think it is a mistake to throw works because of the private failings of the artist from the cultural Canon, so wolves to the DW. “You have to contextualize the problem and the connection of art and Person are discussing.”

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