Michael Jackson Dies At Age 50

Michael Jackson Dies At Age 50

By Devindra Hardawar/June 25, 2009 9:32 pm EST

It’s probably hard for someone who hasn’t lived through the 80s to grasp the fact that Jackson was once considered a badass. Another iconic representation of this is the Martin Scorsese directed music video for Bad (here’s a Youtube link to the 7-min version of the video):

Michael Jackson – Bad (Long Version) sélectionné dans Rock / Pop et Clips

Jackson also had a penchant for the cinematic, which perfectly coincided with the rise of MTV and music videos in the early 80s. The John Landis-directed video for Thriller is a prime example:

Landis also went on to direct the video for Black or White.

The saddest aspect of Jackson’s death to me is that he never got the chance to overcome all of the gossip and controversy surrounding his personal life and wow us again as an entertainer. His last album, Invincible, certainly didn’t accomplish that, and I always thought it would make for a helluva comeback story.