this is it.
I took my mother to see This is It yesterday. I was introduced to Michael Jackson at a very young age; my mother has always been in love with him. So until I was about thirteen years old, I was the girl in class still listening to MJ and Madonna. Of course, I eventually grew out of both those artists. But This is It definitely rekindled my love for Michael Jackson.
He was such an amazing artist. And after watching the movie, it’s easy to see why. He knew his music. I mean, look at the bass line in “Billie Jean.” When the song was first released, the producer didn’t like it and wanted it taken out. But it’s Michael Jackson. And who but MJ could get away with that? After listening to multiple covers of the song, no one. And artists who have tried to remove the bass line from their versions have been criticized.
The thing was, everyone respected MJ and his ideas. When he was rehearsing for his upcoming tour, he made every single decision. If he didn’t want to deal with timing, everyone else watched him meticulously for the cue. He hand-picked all of his dancers out of thousands of hopefuls, and if one of his songs was even one second off he’d have it done over and over until it was perfect. He knew what he wanted, and he knew what his fans wanted to hear.
The man truly was a genius.
My latest MJ obsession. 
