I was playing TF2 and we got to talk about this. It was pretty strange, while roasting REDs by the barrel, to discuss this. We turned on all speak so everybody could join in.
And that sums up my feelings on the news. I was not, in a way, terribly surprised, but at the same time it was a bit of a shock. If that makes sense. I mean, I guess it had to happen sooner rather than later but I didn't see it coming now.
As for how I feel about his death, well, two things: personally I'm not affected one way or the other. I never was a fan and I honestly never interested myself in him, his music or his life. So for me, personally, it doesn't matter a whole lot. I mean, it's not that I don't care or are callous about it. It just has zero impact on my life. But I feel it in the sense that I always find it sad when someone dies. I imagine that it's different for the fans.
On the other hand I do feel sorry for the people close to him and I hope that they'll be all right. I'm perhaps mostly thinking about the media induced hell they'll likely end up going though.
And I might end by saying that no matter how you feel about MJ or his music it's silly to deny the impact he had on music and popular culture. Personally I don't like his music a whole lot but that says nothing about it's importance. And even I must admit that a few of his songs were pure genius.
And that sums up my feelings on the news. I was not, in a way, terribly surprised, but at the same time it was a bit of a shock. If that makes sense. I mean, I guess it had to happen sooner rather than later but I didn't see it coming now.
As for how I feel about his death, well, two things: personally I'm not affected one way or the other. I never was a fan and I honestly never interested myself in him, his music or his life. So for me, personally, it doesn't matter a whole lot. I mean, it's not that I don't care or are callous about it. It just has zero impact on my life. But I feel it in the sense that I always find it sad when someone dies. I imagine that it's different for the fans.
On the other hand I do feel sorry for the people close to him and I hope that they'll be all right. I'm perhaps mostly thinking about the media induced hell they'll likely end up going though.
And I might end by saying that no matter how you feel about MJ or his music it's silly to deny the impact he had on music and popular culture. Personally I don't like his music a whole lot but that says nothing about it's importance. And even I must admit that a few of his songs were pure genius.
