Michael Jackson R.I.P.

Originally posted by Timk68:Bono also seemed to take that back in Sydney 1993 during his MacPhisto speech at the end - goodbye Michael .

Originally posted by kris_smith87:I’m unsure what to think of the whole thing. I was never a huge fan but can’t deny that his music is good. What I do find interesting though is that I know a huge MJ supporter who is also someone who shouts about believing all victims. I wonder how she reconciled this.

Originally posted by TheRealEdge:All that depends on whether you believe the witnesses or not, or whether you're a fanatical Jackson supporter who will defend him to the death.

Do we still play his music? Well, there's an argument that we still enjoy art created by people from history with dubious behaviour and hang/present that art in public galleries.

Originally posted by LikeASong:[..]

I wasn't there, I don't know what he did and what he did not. I can only guess (and guesses are biased). There should be a reason why he paid millions to the families to silence their claims, but who am I to say.

On the other hand, in my opinion there is no argument: art is art and it can (and should) be enjoyed regardless what their creator's did. Same applies for U2: do I like all of Bono's political statements, meetings with (ex-)presidents, religious views, etc? Or the bands' decision to move their business outside Ireland or to sell their rights to LiveNation? No I don't - not even close. Does that turn me into a U2 hater? God, no!

Originally posted by deanallison:[..]
I don’t know what to make of Michael Jackson, I don’t really think about it tbh because we’ll probably never get definite answers but if he or any artist was found guilty of something like he was accused of it would absolutely stop me enjoying there work. It’s one thing disagreeing with someone’s views and not letting that tarnish how you see there work but when it comes to the things that Michael Jackson was accused of that’s a totally different matter.