Random Rants

I was totally stunned and extremely surprised to hear of Michael Jackson’s death today. It is said that you will always remember where you were when you found out an icon of your generation died and this is certainly no exception.  I will certainly remember not only where I was today but exactly what I was doing and why I was there.

Today I happened to be in San Diego. I was there for a job interview. I called my interviewer at 3:15pm (pacific) to ask her for parking instructions. Parking can be quite a problem in ocean-side towns and San Diego does not stray from that tradition in the least. Just after receiving parking instructions from my interviewer she asked me “hey, did you hear Michael Jackson died?”

I am a huge music fan! Not just in what I hear and like to listen to, but more importantly for what music does for the world. I truly believe music is the most powerful and important artistic  expression created by the human race. I also believe art lives in the core of every human soul.

Michael was a true musical genius perfecting his art in every way. That is what allowed him to so easily touch the souls of so many. Michael was, is, and always be an icon. He will forever live on in how he has changed all of us.

Michael wrote and performed the perfect song for this event. Please enjoy You Are Not Alone and remember a legend.

Tags: death, Michael Jackson, music, muzik

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