15
Mar
2012
Long live the genius, the legacy of Michael Joseph Jackson.
A summary of the words spoken by eminent professors,thinkers, social critics and historians Dr. Michael Eric Dyson & Dr. Cornel West on the Tavis Smiley show, on PBS, 6-30-09.
"Any great artist is wrestling with their sadness and loneliness, their fears, anxieties and insecurities, and they're transfiguring those into complicated forms of expressions that effect our hearts minds and souls and reminds us of who we are as human beings, the fragility of our human status and the inevitability of death...
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aw shit, i was watching the video and listening to Michael & the other people talk and looking at videos of Michael, and it made me start daydreaming about all the good times so i had to resort to reading the text you wrote. It was a great article and everything you put down is very true and very relevant. i really dont have much words, because i suck at it, but i tell you what, it sure did spark alot of emotion inside of me, oh how much i miss Michael.... *sigh*
The quotes are from the video, very profound and moving, I agree!!!!
Sabine,
I must be losing my mind..I would have sworn I left a comment here the other day when I saw this... I totally agree with you...Very profound and moving.... Very beautifully done!
nancy
I added a link at the bottom where you can go and read the whole entire transcript.