I pulled down a few videos of his the other day on You Tube.
It started with a nostalgic desire to see Captain EO -- an attraction I really enjoyed. Watching it reminded me of the incredible talent he had. And, quite frankly, how good looking he was (guys can assess that without being gay).
Then I watched such great videos as "Beat It" "Billie Jean" "Thriller" -- and I was amazed again at just how great he was.
But time went on and he couldn't deal with how it wasn't possib;e for his brand of talent couldn't keep pace. What he didn't realize is that music started to suck after the 80's and how he couldn't dumb his act down enough for the Gen Y and Millennials.
But that doesn't excuse his complete break with reality. I urge everyone to watch the great videos he made -- he was Black then and there was no reason to change a thing.
Such a waste. Had he not gone nuts, he probably could have spent some down time and then used his talents to help some new artist or group to really achieve great heights.